I would’ve been seven years old when the late Christo and Jeanne-Claude installed “The Gates” — 7,503 16-foot gates adorned with fabric flowing along 23 miles of walkways — for 16 days ...

For 16 days in February of 2005, a festival atmosphere took over New York’s Central Park, where Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s installation The Gates attracted an estimated four million visitors ...

“Christo and Jeanne-Claude never wanted to have their projects ... s ambitious vision and deep connection to the city. Patricia E. Harris of Bloomberg Philanthropies reflects on the lasting ...