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The Gates
is a site-specific art installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The artists installed 7,503 metal "gates" along 23 miles (37 km) of pathways in Central Park in New York City. From each gate hung a flag-shaped piece of saffron-colored vinyl fabric. The exhibit ran from February 12, 2005 through February 27, 2005. The project is sometimes referred to as The Gates, Central Park, New York, 1979-2005 in reference to the time that passed from the artists' initial proposal until they were able to go ahead with it. The Gates were greeted with mixed reactions. Some people loved them for brightening the bleak winter landscape; others hated them, accusing them of defacing the landscape. Some cyclists saw them as an obstruction which could cause accidents, although cycling is not legal on those paths. The artists sold pieces of their own artwork, including designs for The Gates, to finance the project. They offered a cost of $21 million |
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- Central Park
- Central Park
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