Christo and The Gates
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- GreedoLives0
We went down last weekend to take a look...it really wasn't that impressive. Probably looks a lot better from up high in a building or from an airplane.
- jevad0
I think Jon Stewart said it best on the Daily Show coverage...
- Rand0
"Despite their reticence, or perhaps because of it, the question has taken root in the usual places. On the Internet, bloggers have calculated the probable prices of extruded vinyl and rip-stop nylon, but have come up millions of dollars short. Journalists have pestered the artists' representatives to break down the costs, to no avail.
A New York filmmaker who dared to dissect the $21 million figure on his Web site was savaged in an anonymous e-mail message, which included a suspiciously European-sounding putdown: "You ridiculous apprentice of nothing!"
- Rand0
"Approached by a reporter who offered his hand in greeting, Christo hesitated before slowly reciprocating with a gloved hand, palm down, in the manner of royalty. Asked how he calculated the total cost of the project, Christo's eyes narrowed and he stepped back, waving his hand dismissively.
"How do you calculate 26 years of meetings, negotiations, planning, design?" he said.
Well ... how do you?
"There is enough money to pay for it, that is the important thing," he said, moving away. "Now please, let us continue with our photographs."
The reporter slinked away, empty-handed, feeling much like an apprentice of nothing."