February 21, 2005
When The Gates Creators Attack
Wow, it seems like Christo and Jeanne-Claude are like the Sean Penn and Madonna of the art world - at least for a few moments - as Newsday reports that the most famous public-art touting-and-building couple, plus their photographer Wolfgang Volz, tussled with a Newsday reporter and photographer:
Jeanne-Claude, whose saffron hair has evoked comparisons to the billowing bright sheets in Central Park, seemed to see red yesterday when a Newsday photographer tried to take the couple's picture in the park's northwest corner.Newsday adds that Volz stepped on the photographer's foot, but luckily the photographer wasn't injured. While Volz apologized, the Parks department said that couple has been "overwhelmed" by the attention they've received. Oh, please. Let's see, when you raise $21 million and install an amazing public art exhibit in Central Park, attention will be paid - they totally want to be rock stars. And Gothamist gives them props for that. Maybe they need to take notes from rockers and rappers and have a posse. Jeanne-Claude has emphasized that the pictures can't be sold for commercial purposes. Hello, underground The Gates photo market!In the course of a few minutes, Jeanne-Claude lectured the photographer not to reproduce images of "The Gates" for profit, as some hawkers in the park have done, and Christo bristled when a Newsday reporter tried to direct a question to him alone.
And Adam Kuban of Slice ran to Central Park in the wee hours to take pictures of The Gates in snow. His photos, including the one above, are at Flickr.
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Yeah. Who do they think they are? Some newly acquired baseball player?
Damn Gates. I lost my phone on the way to take those photos this morning. Thanks a lot, Christo!
The Gates are beautiful in the snow. I went out and took a bunch of photos this afternoon.
you can take the trash out of europe, but you cant take the eurotrash out of the french. uh er..or something like that...
A few more shots of the .
A few more shots of the Gates in Snow on Flickr. Why all the hate about them Slice? If you don't like it they're gone next week. Not worth getting all pissy about.
Walked on his bright yellow sidewalks in Kansas City years ago. Kids loved it. Great day out. You'd think the guy was into, you know, having fun with this stuff. Guess not. Zees Frogs, zay have a different world for everything.
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