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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PR- 060-05
February 12, 2005

MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG AND ARTISTS CHRISTO & JEANNE-CLAUDE UNFURL FABRIC OF THE GATES, CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK CITY, 1979-2005

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and internationally acclaimed New York artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude today at 8:30 AM unfurled fabric panels of The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005.  The Mayor released the first five panels of the work of art, symbolizing each of the City’s boroughs.  Throughout the morning, over 600 workers in teams of 8 released the saffron-colored fabric that is attached to each of the 7,500 gates.  The Gates will be displayed along 23 miles of paved paths throughout Central Park through Sunday, February 27, 2005.  It is free and open to all. Park hours are dawn until 1:00 AM. 

For more information on The Gates, please visit www.nyc.gov/thegates and www.christojeanneclaude.net.

 

TELEVISION RE-BROADCAST
Additional re-broadcasts of today’s event, as well as various The Gates b-roll packages, will be available via The Switch on CTY3.  Contact: Seth Unger, NYC TV, at sunger@doitt.nyc.gov

PHOTOS FROM SATURDAY’S UNFURLING
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Caption: New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg with artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude after unfurling the first fabric panels of The Gates (Central Park, February 12, 2005).  Credit: Edward Reed.

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Caption: New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg with artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude joined by 3rd Grade students from Public School 35Q in Queens, New York (Central Park, February 12, 2005).  Credit: Edward Reed.

Additional images are available on http://www.nyc.gov/thegates

High-resolution digital images for publication can also be provided by Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s exclusive photographer, Wolfgang Volz, by email: w.volz@gmx.net; fax: 49-211-966-0446; website: http://www.wolfgangvolz.com. All images are copyrighted.







MEDIA CONTACT:


Edward Skyler / Robert Lawson   (212) 788-2958



GENERAL CONTACT:

Megan Sheekey/Warner Johnston   (Department of Parks & Recreation)
(212) 360-1311

Masa Yanagi (Christo and Jeanne-Claude)   (212) 439-0928


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