Christo's Art Fabric Terror Attacks New Scenic Vista
Will Christo ever announce a new art project that makes everyone say, "Sounds good"?
Jeanne-Claude, Artist and Wife of Christo
Jeanne-Claude, the wife of wrap-happy artist Christo and his artistic collaborator for more than 50 years, died from a brain aneurysm last night at the age of 74. Her favorite project, she said: "the next one." [AP]
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Park Ave & 33rd St.
[Submit your own Gawker Stalker sightings to stalker@gawker.com] Jan. 21 @ 9 p.m. Christo and Jeanne-Claude of The Gates just now at Artisanal. They were sweet and amazing.
2 Columbus Circle
The Museum of Arts and Design is planning a redesign for the ugly-as-sin aesthetically challenged 2 Columbus Circle building in which the original facade would be redone in a terra cotta scrim. (Proposed design, right.) Or we could just have Christo wrap it, declare it "art," and save the money.
A new look for a…
Give Christo the duct tape
"For the past week, I've had this nasty cough that wakes me up a lot in the middle of the night, so I've been hearing the Brian Lehrer show replay on WNYC around 2 a.m. Last night the topic was about terrorism, again. This was good: A listener suggested Christo wrap the city in duct tape."
A city wrapped in tape [Amy…
Christo wraps New York
Bulgarian artist Christowhose specialties include "wrapping," "draping," and "surrounding"is planning to wrap Central Park in 26 miles of saffron-colored fabric. We're pretty neutral on the Central Park project but we do have a few suggestions:
