Saturday, November 28, 2009
christo and jeanne-claude
I love Christo's art. Excuse me, the art of Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Valley Curtain, The Umbrellas, Surrounded Islands, Running Fence, Wrapped Trees, Pont-Neuf, the in-progress Over The River project here in Colorado, etc. Even when they offended my environmental sensibilities (they did, but I got over it), I've always admired their belief in their vision, their persistence, and maybe especially, their controversiality. Their self-confidence challenged the Pharoahs' grand scale egomania, but to their credit, they left no pyramid behind. I mention them now to honor Jeanne-Claude's passing. http://christojeanneclaude.net/
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Don't everyone speak up at once!!! I guess Christo and Jeanne-Claude will remain as controversial as the Pharoahs.
I hadn't known. I remember getting all crazed about the umbrella display, thinking what the??
But, by the time they did 'the gates' I was kinda liking it.
So sad to lose your perfect partner.
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