Bulgaria-born Christo Begins to Wrap Central Park

Society | December 3, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Bulgaria-born artist Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude, famous for wrapping Germany's Reichstag in fabric, began the Central Park project with the delivery of 15,000 steel bases.

A total of 7,500 16-foot metal frames will be erected throughout the park at 15-foot intervals. The fabric will be installed on Feb. 12, 2005 and will remain there for two weeks.

The project is worth USD 20 M, paid for completely by the two artists.

The idea for "The Gates, Central Park, New York, 1979 to 2005," project dates back to 1968. Over the years Christo and Jeanne-Claude sought unsuccessfully the support of four successive New York mayors, but it was at the beginning of April this year that Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is a patron of the arts, greenlighted it.

Extra security measures will be provided by the city on pedestrian paths with panel installations along with private security provided by the artists, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe said.

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