About The Gates
Jake Dobkin walked a few NYCPhoto people through Central Park last night to do some long-exposure photography of The Gates. Whether or not you're willing to call this installation "art", it's unquestionably a compelling presence, both in the park and in the daily conversation around here. For my part, I'm really impressed that Christo and Jeanne-Claude made it happen; they've proven their success in the Art of Impossible Political Maneuvers (and will be remembered largely for that, I predict). Having said that, I should point out that The Gates are tough to actually mingle with -- they don't enhance the sight lines nearly as well as I expected them to, and they occasionally surround you in a retina-stunning field of saffron polyvinyl. Though it was great to be taking pictures in the park on a February night (with my jacket unzipped, no less), I'd have to say that The Gates is probably best seen from afar -- as is most of C & J-C's work -- and that this piece is a massive pain in the ass to photograph well.
(ahem) but I like these pictures anyhow. I've got a small "Tyranny of Saffron" set on flickr that includes daylight shots of people and Gates.
Other "The Gates" Ninjas: Bluejake, Matt Law, Youngna, and Metroplus.
Posted by tangentialist at February 16, 2005 05:42 PM | more tangentialism
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