'The Gates, Central Park, New York, 1979-2005'
Christo and Jeanne-Claude

'The Gates': An Appraisal Michael Kimmelman assesses the massive public art project in Central Park. 'The Gates:' Panoramic Images Views from around Central Park of the Gates and their surroundings, taken on their final weekend. Viewing the Gates Interactive map containing satellite image of Central Park and best viewing locations for 'The Gates.' Unveiling 'The Gates' As Christo and Jeanne-Claude looked on, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg brought down the first of over 7,000 fabric panels. Opening 'The Gates' "The Gates" was unfurled Saturday for the start of a 16-day stay transforming miles of footpaths in Central Park. It's a Wrap Some of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's public arts projects, from 1968 to the present. FORUM SNAPSHOT A Collection of Reader Views on 'The Gates' Participants in the Artists and Exhibitions Forum shared their thoughts on the public art installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. RELATED SITES • The Art of Christo and Jeanne-Claude Christo's Official Web Site • Works of Art by Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wolfgang Volz, photographer and collaborator • Christo and Jeanne-Claude: 1997 Interview U.S. 1 Newspaper, Princeton, New Jersey • Christo and Jeanne-Claude: 1995 Interview Journal of Contemporary Art • Redefining Landscapes Art a GoGo FILMOGRAPHY The Complete List Documentaries on Christo's work, from 1983 to the present.

Dressing the Park in Orange, and Pleats
By JAMES BARRON
(Feb. 13, 2005) The giant $21 million art project "The Gates," which had already filled the park's 23 miles of pathways with thousands of saffron-colored portals, blossomed on Saturday.
• Video: Unveiling 'The Gates'

'The Gates' Unfurling to High Hopes
By RANDY KENNEDY
(Feb. 12, 2005) Standing side-by-side with the artists of "The Gates" on Friday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg basked in the glow of a near-perfect blockbuster project.

EDITORIAL NOTEBOOK
At Last, the Gates Wave in Central Park
By CAROLYN CURIEL
(Feb. 12, 2005) With "The Gates," the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have added a certain humanity to the grandeur of their public art.

Above the Park, When 'The Gates' Open
By JAMES BARRON
(Feb. 11, 2005) For people with apartments overlooking Central Park, the opening of the huge art project promises to be a social event, not just an artistic one.

Art in the Park Calls for More Than Velvet Ropes
By JENNIFER 8. LEE
(Feb. 11, 2005) "The Gates" project has prompted one of the largest efforts by the New York Police Department to protect a single installation of art.

Mayor Hails Central Park 'Gates' as Art and Tourist Lure
By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM
(Feb. 11, 2005) Mayor Bloomberg called the project "a once-in-a-lifetime work of art" that will draw thousands of tourists to the city.

Central Park Makeover: Reality Show, in a Way
By CAROL VOGEL
(Feb. 10, 2005) The paid volunteers installing Christo's "Gates" in Central Park share a common bond: a resolve to be a part of the city's biggest public-art happening ever.

Barbarians (Well, Mostly Art Lovers) at 'The Gates'
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
(Feb. 9, 2005) Thanks to "The Gates," New York will draw record numbers of visitors this month, which will include a far-flung group of followers of the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

A Filmmaker's 50 Years of Reassuring Intimacy
By KATHRYN SHATTUCK
(Feb. 8, 2005) Albert Maysles is well practiced in finding the connections between the environmental art visualized by Christo and Jeanne-Claude and the people who experience it.

Art Project Pilgrims Prepare to Install 'The Gates'
By CAROL VOGEL
(Feb. 5, 2005) Hundreds of workers put their lives on hold to install "The Gates."

PUBLIC LIVES
Handling the Nuts and Bolts of Colossal Art
By ROBIN FINN
(Jan. 12, 2005) Vince Davenport, the engineer of the $20 million Central Park art extravaganza.

PAST PROJECTS
Christo in Japan: He's at It Again, and Again It's New
By SUSAN CHIRA
(July 22, 1987) Christo, the artist who wrapped Paris's Pont Neuf in golden cloth and Miami's Biscayne Bay islands in pink, now plans to dot Japan with blue umbrellas.

Christo's New Wrapping in Paris
By JOHN RUSSELL
(Aug. 8, 1985) What could not have been foreseen was the sheer elegance, the perfection of French craftsmanship that had gone into the wrapping of the Pont Neuf bridge.

Christo Drapes Miami Isles in Pink
By GRACE GLUECK
(May 5, 1983) "Surrounded Islands," as the Miami spectacular is called, is the fifth of Christo's major exercises in ephemerality.