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The Gates were a group of gates comprising a site-specific work of art by Bulgarian artist Christo Yavacheff and French artist Jeanne-Claude, known jointly as Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The artists installed 7,503 vinyl "gates" along 23 miles (37 km) of pathways in Central Park in New York City.
- 12 February 2005
- Site-specific art
API. Images & permissions. Open access. The Gates was a site-specific, public work of art conceived by Christo and his wife and collaborator of many decades, Jeanne-Claude, and installed on twenty-three miles of pathways in New York’s Central Park from February 12-27, 2005.
Nearly thirty years after the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude first conceived of The Gates, this logistically complex project was finally realized over a period of two weeks in New York’s Central Park.
- I had the pleasure of bringing my kids and their friends, before, during and after winter break in February 2005. 16 year old kids have their own i...
- That would be _The Umbrellas_. A woman was killed when one of the umbrellas in the California part of the project toppled over. Another worker died...
- Christo and Jeanne-Claude describe the construction of "Surrounded Islands [Biscayne Bay]" on their website and explain that the fabric was attache...
- the pink material was probably nylon, so no.
- No, they are not on display in Central Park any longer.
- What happened with the gates when they were taken down? Was the material recycled or reused?
- They wanted to show an areal view of a golden river and to evoke an organic feeling as the saffron sheets move in the wind.
19 de feb. de 2017 · For sixteen days in 2005 The Gates tempted millions of people to visit Central Park. The 7,500 structures in this epic public artwork – “gates” holding saffron-colored fabric – lined 23 winding miles through the iconic park. Photo by Malcolm Pinckney/NYC Parks.
6 de dic. de 2023 · However Central Park, a much-loved urban oasis, is one of the most famous examples of urban planning. The Gates reinforce and highlight pre-existing routes within this manmade environment. Critiques of The Gates that are rooted in the issue of the artwork’s relationship with nature are therefore curious since the Park itself is not ...
4 de oct. de 2022 · For nearly a century, the names of Central Park’s gates existed mostly on paper—on New York guide maps and Park plans. The commissioners left the Park’s entrances bare, intending for them to be developed by private investments that never materialized.
Complete coverage of "The Gates", a public work of art by Christo & Jeanne Claude, in New York's Central Park. Video, photos and sample drawings of The Gates are included.
