hey friends,
#GatesAR launches today as the first interactive experience inside the
@bloombergconnects arts and culture app. It will be live for the next six weeks!
This augmented reality experience brings Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates back to Central Park, reimagining the iconic installation at eight locations. Along the way, explore stories from the artists’ journey in bringing this visionary project to life 20 years ago.
Huge thanks to our incredible partners—
@dirtempirenyc ,
@christojeanneclaude ,
@yavachev , and Bloomberg Philanthropies—for helping bring The Gates back to life.
See you in the park! 🧡🎨
Full press release in BIO for more details
@bloombergdotorg @centralparknyc @nycparks
#TheGates #augmentedreality #centralpark #newyork #Christo #Jeanne-Claude
Image Credits:
Preview image of "The Gates: An Augmented Reality Experience" in Central Park to be available through the Bloomberg Connects app in February 2025
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© 2025 Joe Pugliese and Dirt Empire
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005
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Photo: Wolfgang Volz
© 2005 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation
Christo
The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York City)
Drawing 2004–2005 in two parts
Pencil, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, technical drawing, aerial photograph, and fabric sample
38 x 244 cm and 106.6 x 244 cm (15 x 96 in and 42 x 96 in)
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Property of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation . Part of The Gates Documentation Exhibition
Photo: André Grossmann
© 2005 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation