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| Jeanne-Claude and Christo, 2005. |
Christo has a new installation, his first in about a decade. So I though I would share some images from The Gates, the delightful deployment of orange fabric-and steel-portals throughout New York's Central Park, installed in February, 2005. My snapshots of Christo, and his late wife and collaborator Jeanne-Claude, were taken when we fortuitously glimpsed them during our visit; not the greatest photos, but the images do capture Jeanne-Claude's wonderful saffron hair, perhaps the inspiration for the color of the portals.
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| A phalanx of 7,532 gates marches through Central Park. |
Although my aging feet might disagree, I believe walking is the most enjoyable form of locomotion and this installation celebrated the pathways of Central Park.
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| The metal stanchions widened to accommodate the walkway width. |
Louisa May Alcott, born in November, called that month "the most disagreeable month in the whole year" (Little Women, Chap. XV), but February comes a close second in my view. The billowing orange fabric, like fluttering sunshine, seemed to bolster and amplify the weak winter light.
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| The curtains create a proscenium for pedestrians. |
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| Visitors of all ages. |
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| Reflection on water near the pond. |
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| Trail of orange visible through the branches. |
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| Artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. |
