RIP Christo
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https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52872186
"Bulgarian-born artist Christo, best known for wrapping buildings and famous landmarks in fabric or plastic, has died at his home in New York, aged 84."
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one of the significant
one of the significant artists of our time. I have pix somewhere of his umbrellas along I-5 back in the 90s.
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Not my pic, but the site
Not my pic, but the site where he placed these is about 5 miles from my place. Tejon Ranch still has one of the umbrellas standing at their headquarters.
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Is that the guy who draped
Is that the guy and his wife who draped Central Park with miles of arches with red fabric? If so he got a lot of criticism for spending millions on it and not giving to the poor. Must have been cool experience riding a bike through it on acid. I lived in NJ an hour and half train trip from NYC but never went to see it.
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Running Fence, Sonoma County.
Running Fence, Sonoma County.
Rest in Peace
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I appreciated the man's sensibility. Thank you and R.I.P.
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Oh they were orange
Oh they were orange. If I recall right it cost $20,000,000
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One of a kind. RIP
One of a kind. RIP
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Oh man, Loved "The Gates" in
Oh man, Loved "The Gates" in NYC.
We need more like him.
Rest.
<<<they were orange
"Saffron" officially , I believe. :-)
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I have loved his (and his
I have loved his (and his late wife's) work forever. It moves me. They got me.
Buildings, famous landmarks, islands, so many creative and beautiful pieces of art. Love it.
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My very favorite work by
My very favorite work by Christo were the wrapped trees... and the walking on water installation ^^^^^ a close second.
Wonder who will be the next artists who create on a similar scale?
https://coveringchristo.wordpress.com/rationale/
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saw the news on jr's
saw the news on jr's instagram (the french artist, not the zone troll)
big bummer