The Gates: Central Park

 What i like the most about the Gates project, is how two different cultures can understand the value of the same artwork in a totally different way. The Gates was founded in 1980 by a group of dedicated civic and philanthropic leaders. This foundation made a wonderful spot to attend on vacation. The park is eight hundred and forty three acres wide. On February 12,2005, seven thousand, five hundred and three saffron-colored fabric panels were dropped from the top of seven thousand, five hundred and three saffron-painted gates, each sixteen feet tal, to billow wind about seven feet above the ground. The gates were positioned twelve feet apart, and were various lengths and widths. The Gates is located in New York City, NY and was the creation of Christo and Jeanne-Claud, the husband and wife team that has wrapped buildings around the world for the last forty years. The Gates was only temporary work, up for a few weeks and then dismantled, leaving abosolutely no traces of their presence behind. The total cosdt of the project was twenty-one million dollars, all financed by the artists. I admire how that for many people, The Gates project represented the rejuvenation of the city after the tragedy of 9/11, a festive celebration of life.