On the way to the Gates

When I go to travel Potsdam in Germany in 1995, I saw the big wrapped building. At first, I thought the building was being remodeled or under construction because it was too huge to think that it was an artwork. After listening about artwork of Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The truth gives me a shock. I never forget the moment when I saw the building in German with shimmering fabrics.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude want to create unforgettable images about a special place or an ordinary life place in people’s mind. Actually these monumental, temporary works make us think twice and remember. However, these artworks also bring out a lot of issues and social argument at the same time. This phenomenon makes us think about our environments and out life values. Furthermore, these huge projects require involving many kinds of collaborators such as specialists or normal citizens. The people who involve the Gate project directly or indirectly would think about their living place during long processing period.
The project of Christo and Jeanne-Claude not only produce good point but also bring out social issue of art value. Some people, who think the project give damage to their benefits, object their projects and give many questions “ is this necessary work for us?” “How about invest money to other social business?” many people accept the Hollywood movie spend lots of money and make similar effects as this artwork. Christo and Jeanne-Claude ask us how to differentiate between a movie set and their projects. Their projects contribute more benefit than Hollywood movie to our society.
I’m expecting to see “The Gates” project for Central Park, New York City” in January 2005. The project will give people unforgettable memory about Central Park and New York. They would think about our beautiful nature and think to good to give us big present in our life.