On Feb. 12, 2005, the husband-wife artist duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude unveiled the biggest, splashiest and most talked-about public art project New York City had ever seen. “The Gates” caused an ...

The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation, The Shed, Central Park Conservancy, NYC Parks, and Bloomberg Philanthropies will present a comprehensive, multiplatform celebratory retrospective of The Gates ...

"The Gates," which landed 7,503 arches across New York's Central Park in 2005, returns in virtual form. Christo and Jeanne-Claude are pictured at The Gates in New York City in February 2005. Photo by ...

Installed in Central Park in February 2005, The Gates consisted of 7,503 saffron-colored gates adorned with free-flowing fabric that spanned 23 miles of pathways and transformed the iconic park for ...

In February 2005, Central Park was transformed into an orange-hued wonderland, as 7,503 gates with flowing fabric panels lined the park’s walkways. The installation, which spanned 23 miles (37 ...

Christo and Jeanne-Claude shared a birthday: June 13, 1935. The couple were collaborators to such a degree that we know them by their first names, paired together like a multisyllabic stage name.

Six-hundred workers have begun installing “The Gates,” a $20 million (and counting) ephemeral artwork designed for Central Park by the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. In all, there are 7,500 “Gates ...

Saffron colored fabric billowed like giant prayer flags over Central Park near the Loeb Boathouse, temporary home to renowned environmental artists Christo and Jean-Claude who were holding an ...

"On February 12, 2005, weather permitting, New York artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude will complete their temporary work of art, The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005." "First ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The artist Christo, was a leader in ...