{"product_id":"christo-and-jeanne-claude-on-the-way-to-the-gates-central-park-new-york-city-20th-anniversary-edition-9780300282344","title":"Christo and Jeanne-Claude: On the Way to the Gates, Central Park, New York City: 20th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBack in print in an expanded edition, this richly illustrated survey of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's entire career is timed to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of their acclaimed \u003ci\u003eGates\u003c\/i\u003e project\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Christo (1935-2020) and Jeanne-Claude's (1935-2009) landscape-scaled, outdoor projects were astounding temporary works of art in public settings that captured headlines across the globe. For sixteen days in February of 2005, their most celebrated installation, \u003ci\u003eThe Gates\u003c\/i\u003e--7,500 saffron-colored fabric panels suspended from the tops of vinyl gates--stood along 23 miles of walkways in New York City's Central Park. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book celebrates the twentieth anniversary of \u003ci\u003eThe Gates\u003c\/i\u003e with photographs of their installation alongside reproductions of the preparatory drawings that Christo created as he planned the project. An essay by Jonathan Fineberg surveys the career of Christo and Jeanne-Claude and their life journey through projects such as \u003ci\u003eSurrounded Islands \u003c\/i\u003ein Miami, \u003ci\u003eThe Umbrellas \u003c\/i\u003ein Japan and California, \u003ci\u003eWrapped Reichstag \u003c\/i\u003ein Berlin, and many more. This expanded edition also includes an epilogue that considers the artists' works after \u003ci\u003eThe Gates\u003c\/i\u003e--including \u003ci\u003eFloating Piers\u003c\/i\u003e in Italy and \u003ci\u003eL'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped \u003c\/i\u003ein Paris--and a 2017 interview Fineberg conducted with Christo, one of the artist's last. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new edition is published on the occasion of two documentation exhibitions, curated by the artists in their lifetimes and presented to the public as the artists wanted them to be seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristo and Jeanne-Claude: The Gates and Unrealized Projects for New York City\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Shed, New York\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (February 12-March 23, 2025) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSurrounded Islands Documentation Exhibition\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (Opens February 23, 2025)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Fineberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300282344","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43834468794505,"sku":"9780300282344","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_9fc82d7e-6155-4b17-a243-84b0a6cc06f8.jpg?v=1743487725","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/christo-and-jeanne-claude-on-the-way-to-the-gates-central-park-new-york-city-20th-anniversary-edition-9780300282344","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}