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In January of 2003
after 25 years of courting New York City officials, artists Christo
and Jeanne-Claude obtained permission from current mayor Michael
Bloomberg to install their latest art creation, The Gates: A
Project for New York. The exhibit consists of a series of 7,500 16-ft
gates bearing saffron-colored panels that will drape in a river-like
succession. "The Gates" was placed at 12-ft intervals along 23 miles
of foot paths throughout New York City's Central Park. In keeping with
their artistic style of producing art that replicates the forms of
nature and architecture. |