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Christo's 'Gates' Open in Central Park New York's Central Park houses a new exhibit by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the husband-and-wife team who first dazzled the art world in the 1960s with their massive works. Saturday, saffron-colored drapes dropped over 7,500 gates that line Central Park's 23-mile footpath.
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Christo's 'Gates' Open in Central Park

The new exhibit by Christo and wife Jeanne-Claude shrouds the park in saffron colors.

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Goodbye to 'The Gates'

Our commentator, an arts critic, contemplates how Christo's Central Park installation "The Gates" forever changed the way New Yorkers perceive their collective landscape. Still, he says the park's return to its old self feels good.

Goodbye to 'The Gates'

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Christo Does Central Park

Artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude debut "The Gates" in Manhattan's Central Park today. More than 20 years in the making, the large-scale art project consists of 7,500 large saffron cloth panels hanging in 16-foot high door frames.

Christo Does Central Park

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Central Park's Bright New Clothes

Christo and Jeanne-Claude's temporary work of art called "The Gates" will consist of 7,500, 16-foot-high gates along 23 miles of footpaths. Free-hanging saffron-colored fabric panels will be unfurled on Saturday from each gate, coming down 7 feet above ground.

Central Park's Bright New Clothes

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Miles-Long Christo Art Exhibit to Open in Central Park

An enormous work of art opens Saturday in New York's Central Park. The Gates Project is the brainchild of artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The husband-and-wife team's work consists of 7,500 squared arches topped with orange flags.

Miles-Long Christo Art Exhibit to Open in Central Park

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Christo's 'Gates:' Preparing for a Short Stay

Workers are preparing New York's Central Park for an ambitious art project. The artists Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude are planning to install 7,500 gates -- free-hanging colored panels -- along 23 miles of paths. But they will remain up for only 16 days.

Christo's 'Gates:' Preparing for a Short Stay

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