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Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Through the Gates and Beyond
Christo and JeanneClaude Through the Gates and Beyond Author:Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE UNWRAPPEDIn 1981 two artists -- Christo and Jeanne-Claude -- proposed an installation in New York’s Central Park that would span twenty-three miles. They received a 185-page response from the Parks Department that could have been summed up in one single word: “no.” But they persisted. This biography of contemporar... more »y artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude is a story of the power of collaboration, and vision, and of the creation of the spectacular Gates and other renowned artworks.« less