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he came to a part of my state that was probably not too famous for one of his projects at first I questioned the value but then I relaxed and came to appreciate
by wavefunction 6y ago
he came to a part of my state that was probably not too famous for one of his projects
at first I questioned the value but then I relaxed and came to appreciate the work he had created, the dialog, the introspection and the choice of place
https://christojeanneclaude.net/mobile/projects?p=over-the-river https://christojeanneclaude.net/mobile/projects?p=over-the-r...
it was an impoverished place from a capitalist perspective, but a place rich with stark beauty he acknowledged and leveraged into his art
- wwarner 6y agoIt's really too bad that Over The River was never finished. I always like the idea a lot, and would have gone out there to see it. Anyway he and jean-claude moved on and did other pretty great things.
- mc32 6y agoHe did do the pink surrounded islands thing in Florida which was a pretty big endeavor on water.
- wyclif 6y agoThat was the first thing I'd ever seen by him when I was a kid (in a photo that was part of a National Geographic piece). I wish I could have seen it in person. I remember thinking how audacious it was to wrap an island in pink plastic and call it art. It was also my first exposure to large scale temporary art installation pieces.
- cull 6y agoOver the River was one of many projects that Christo was deeply passionate about. When I spoke to him about the project six years ago he was still hopeful about it; it had been a non-realized project started with Jeanne-Claude. And he spoke of finishing their vision even after her passing, which seemed to affect him greatly. I am saddened of his passing.