Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Over the River
Co-host Celeste Headlee is broadcasting from member station KUVO in Denver, Colorado today and tomorrow, and in southern Colorado, there’s a story that’s been brewing up a storm of opposition. The controversy starts with the work of two well-known artists: Jeanne-Claude and Christo. The pair are most famous for draping fabric over public monuments and natural landscapes, like the famous Gates Project in New York’s Central Park. Jeanne-Claude passed away this past November. Her longtime husband and collaborator is working to finish some of their last projects. The Over the River Project is one of them.
The project would take place over a 42 mile stretch of the the Arkansas River, in southern Colorado. Christo would install about six miles worth of fabric panels that would drape over various parts of the river. Rafters, hikers and highway drivers could see the panels from various vantage points for several weeks, until the project was taken down.
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