In lieu of the real thing, Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s large-scale preparatory drawings capture the heart of it, imaging the experience from a visitor’s perspective. The gates cast warm orange ...

In 1979, artist duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude developed a monumental project meant for New York City’s Central Park, known as The Gates. Comprised of several thousand steel structures (or ...

“fly in an airplane (they took separate flights); make sketches (Christo’s job); and manage their taxes (Jeanne-Claude’s job).” At the time of Jeanne-Claude’s death last week of a brain ...

NSU Art Museum curator Bonnie Clearwater tours the exhibition featuring newly acquired photos, models, drawings, letters, and documents related to Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 1983 conceptual art ...

In February 2005, Central Park was transformed into an orange-hued wonderland, as 7,503 gates with flowing fabric panels lined the park’s walkways. The installation, which spanned 23 miles (37 ...

Christo and Jeanne-Claude draped Central Park in a magnificent ... The exhibit includes drawings, models, and animated models of The Gates. These exhibits bring The Gates alive again for a new ...