art thegates photo Christo
Obligatory "The Gates" posting
Early Sunday morning we drove into Manhattan to
see The Gates. I have
admired Christo and Jeanne-Claude ever since I'd heard about Running
Fence the year I left California.
After snagging a free parking site across from
Hunter College we walked to the entrance on 69th St. and walked around
as long as we could stand the chilly wind. As usual at this time of
week, there was a hush on the city and the only signs of pique we saw
were a couple of boisterous dogs sorting out the dominance hierarchy.
The installation was the sort of thing best appreciated from one of the
posh apartments overlooking the park from 5th Avenue such as the perch
enjoyed by Pale Male and Lola a
little ways further uptown.
I took a picture of someone taking a picture of their dogs underneath a Gate.
