Jeanne-Claude, creator of the "The Gates," the 2005 art installation in Central Park, has passed away. http://tr.im/FiLq
Jeanne-Claude, with Christo and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg February, 2005
Courtesy for photo: Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times
According to the New York Times, 19. November 2009:
- The artist Jeanne-Claude has died. She was 74. The Associated Press is reporting that the artist, who, with her husband, Christo, created “The Gates,” the 2005 art installation in Central Park, among many other works, died Wednesday night at a New York hospital from complications of a brain aneurysm.
Comment: I did not see The Gates, but my very good friend Louise Birkeland, Bergen, did. And she was thrilled by actually walking through the Gates in Central Park. Here is a part of an appraisal by Michael Kippelman.
AN APPRAISAL
In a Saffron Ribbon, a Billowy Gift to the City
By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN
Published: February 13, 2005
It is a long, billowy saffron ribbon meandering through Central Park -- not a neat bow, but something that's very much a gift package to New York City. "The Gates," by Christo and his wife, Jeanne-Claude, was officially unveiled yesterday.
Thousands of swaths of pleated nylon were unfurled to bob and billow in the breeze. In the winter light, the bright fabric seemed to warm the fields, flickering like a flame against the barren trees. Even at first blush, it was clear that "The Gates" is a work of pure joy, a vast populist spectacle of good will and simple eloquence, the first great public art event of the 21st century. It remains on view for just 16 days. Consider yourself forewarned. Time is fleeting.
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