The gates

Resource Information

The work The gates represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Colby College Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The gates

Statement of responsibility

HBO Documentary Films ; CVJ present ; a Maysles Films production ; for Home Box Office ; producers, Antonio Ferrera, Maureen A. Ryan, Vladimir Yavachev ; directed by Antonio Ferrera, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Matthew Prinzing

Contributor

• Alive Mind Media
• Alive Mind Media
• CVJ (Firm)
• CVJ (Firm)
• HBO Documentary Films
• HBO Documentary Films
• HBO Films
• HBO Films
• Maysles Films
• Maysles Films
• Christo, 1935-2020
• Christo, 1935-2020
• Ferrera, Antonio
• Ferrera, Antonio
• Jeanne-Claude, 1935-2009
• Jeanne-Claude, 1935-2009
• Maysles, Albert
• Maysles, Albert
• Maysles, David
• Maysles, David
• Prinzing, Matthew
• Prinzing, Matthew
• Ryan, Maureen A., 1962-
• Ryan, Maureen A., 1962-
• Yavachev, Vladimir
• Yavachev, Vladimir

Subject

• Artistic collaboration -- New York (State) | New York
• Artistic collaboration -- New York (State) | New York
• Central Park (New York, N.Y.) -- In art
• Central Park (New York, N.Y.) -- In art
• Christo, 1935-2020
• Christo, 1935-2020
• Conceptual art -- New York (State) | New York
• Conceptual art -- New York (State) | New York
• DVD-Video discs
• Documentary films
• Documentary films
• Environment (Art) -- New York (State) | New York
• Environment (Art) -- New York (State) | New York
• Installations (Art) -- New York (State) | New York
• Installations (Art) -- New York (State) | New York
• Jeanne-Claude, 1935-2009
• Jeanne-Claude, 1935-2009
• Video recordings
• Video recordings

Genre

• DVD-Video discs
• Documentary films
• Video recordings

Language

eng

Summary

Starting with an original attempt in 1979, this film documents the ambitions, planning, and ultimate achievement of Christo's project to install a series of cloth-hung gates in Central Park. The film follows the artists Christo and Jeanne Claude and they navigate through various meetings, arguments, facing an opposing host of city officials, private representatives, artists, and citizens. Over 20 years later the artists fulfill their hope of creating a shared artwork for the community, the camera capturing the ultimate result and public reactions

Cataloging source

OUN

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Directors of photography, Albert Maysles, Antonio Ferrera ; editors, Antonio Ferrera, Matthew Prinzing ; executive producers, CVJ, Sheila Nevins

Language note

In English

Runtime

98

Technique

live action