Anyone with an interest in contemporary art on a heroic scale should find Christo's practice fascinating.
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11/01/07
The Gates (2007)
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Synopsis: Albert Maysles (GIMME SHELTER, GREY GARDENS) co-directs this documentary about Christo and Jeanne-Claude's epic art installation in Central Park. For more than two decades, the artists toiled to bring their vision into the heart of New York City, and THE GATES chronicles their setbacks... [More]
Genre: Education/General Interest
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People say the $20 million cost of 'The Gates' would have been better spent feeding people, he notes, 'but this feeds the soul.' To a lesser extent, so does the documentary about it.
11/02/07
The documentary is pretty much what you'd expect: Two decades of ignorant contempt, followed by the city finding it was really surprisingly fond of 'The Gates.'
11/02/07
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