Tuesday, June 2, 2020

CHRISTO and JEANNE-CLAUDE in pictures

    Art World

    In Pictures: See Highlights of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Groundbreaking, Monumental, and Often Temporary Art

    See some of the artist duo's highlights from around the world.
    Sarah Cascone, 
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    The artist Christo, known for creating monumental, yet temporary, public art installations around the world with his late wife Jeanne-Claude, died on May 31 at the age of 84.
    Their work often involved large swathes of fabric, draped over structures or blowing in the wind. Bringing their expansive vision to life sometimes took decades, as the artists engineered the concepts, raised the necessary funds, and cleared legal and environmental hurdles to secure permits and permissions—that could require getting permission from the government, judges, landowners, environmental groups, and local residents, to name just a few stakeholders.
    The Gates, their famous installation in New York City’s Central Park in 2005, took 26 years to complete. Over a half century of work, the duo realized 23 of their ambitious projects—and another 47 exist in concept alone.
    Here, see photographs of some of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s most important completed works, from their Berlin Wall protest piece, Wall of Oil Barrels—The Iron Curtain, erected illegally in Paris in 1962, to 2018’s The London Mastaba, a massive stack of 7,506 barrels floated on Hyde Park’s Serpentine Lake in London.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wall of Oil Barrels - The Iron Curtain (1961–62), Rue Visconti, Paris. Photo by Jean-Dominique Lajoux, ©1962 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wall of Oil Barrels – The Iron Curtain (1961–62), Rue Visconti, Paris. Photo by Jean-Dominique Lajoux, ©1962 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wall of Oil Barrels - The Iron Curtain (1961–62), Rue Visconti, Paris. Photo by Jean-Dominique Lajoux, ©1962 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wall of Oil Barrels – The Iron Curtain (1961–62), Rue Visconti, Paris. Photo by Jean-Dominique Lajoux, ©1962 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude Valley Curtain (1970–72), Rifle, Colorado. Photo by Harry Shunk, courtesy of the Shunk-Kender Archive, ©1972 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude Valley Curtain (1970–72), Rifle, Colorado. Photo by Harry Shunk, courtesy of the Shunk-Kender Archive, ©1972 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude Valley Curtain (1970–72), Rifle, Colorado. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1972 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Valley Curtain (1970–72), Rifle, Colorado. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1972 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude Valley Curtain (1970–72), Rifle, Colorado. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1972 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude
    Valley Curtain (1970–72), Rifle, Colorado. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1972 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude Valley Curtain (1970–72), Rifle, Colorado. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1972 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Valley Curtain (1970–72), Rifle, Colorado. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1972 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude Valley Curtain (1970–72), Rifle, Colorado. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1972 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Valley Curtain (1970–72), Rifle, Colorado. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1972 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo courtesy of Christo and Jeanne-Claude/SAAM.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo courtesy of Christo and Jeanne-Claude/SAAM.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76) Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo by Gianfranco Gorgoni ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California (1972–76). Photo by Gianfranco Gorgoni ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.

    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California (1972–76). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1976 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands (1980–83), Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1983 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands (1980–83), Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1983 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands (1980–83), Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1983 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands (1980–83), Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1983 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands (1980–83), Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1983 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands (1980–83), Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1983 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands (1980–83), Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1983 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands (1980–83), Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1983 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands (1980–83), Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1983 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands (1980–83), Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1983 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands (1980–83), Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1983 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands (1980–83), Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1983 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands (1980–83), Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1983 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands (1980–83), Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1983 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Pont Neuf Wrapped (1975–85), Paris. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1985 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (1984–91), Japan/USA. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©1991 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Reichstag (1971–95), Berlin. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1995 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Reichstag (1971–95), Berlin. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1995 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Reichstag (1971–95), Berlin. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1995 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Reichstag (1971–95), Berlin. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1995 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Reichstag (1971–95), Berlin. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1995 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Reichstag (1971–95), Berlin. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1995 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Reichstag (1971–95), Berlin. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1995 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Reichstag (1971–95), Berlin. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1995 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Reichstag (1971–95), Berlin. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1995 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Reichstag (1971–95), Berlin. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1995 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Reichstag (1971–95), Berlin. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1995 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Reichstag (1971–95), Berlin. Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©1995 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates (2005), Central Park. Photo by Spencer Tucker, courtesy of NYC Parks.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates (2005), Central Park. Photo by Spencer Tucker, courtesy of NYC Parks.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates (2005), Central Park. Photo by Spencer Tucker, courtesy of NYC Parks.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates (2005), Central Park. Photo by Malcolm Pinckney, courtesy of NYC Parks.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates (2005), Central Park. Photo by Malcolm Pinckney, courtesy of NYC Parks.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates (2005), Central Park. Photo by Malcolm Pinckney, courtesy of NYC Parks.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates (2005), Central Park. Photo by Malcolm Pinckney, courtesy of NYC Parks.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates (2005), Central Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates (2005), Central Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates (2005), Central Park. Photo by Malcolm Pinckney, courtesy of NYC Parks.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates (2005), Central Park. Photo by Malcolm Pinckney, courtesy of NYC Parks.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, (2014–16). Photo by Wolfgang Volz ©2016 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba (2016–18), Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park. Photo by Wolfgang Volz, ©2018 Christo.

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    Sunday, May 31, 2020

    andamos aos andaimes

    Andamos aos andaimes


    Ia eu tranquilo no meu treino de bicicleta pela marginal de Leça (para mudar do percurso habitual) e deparo com as ruínas/vestígios de uma célebre piscina de marés que agora é apenas tapumes... com o nome do arquiteto português de maior sucesso interplanetário. Que tristeza.

     Antes, na zona do castelo tinha visto um placard da Câmara a anunciar apoio a famílias nesta época de quarentena. Outras o terão feito sem este exibicionismo.

     A explicação estava mais à frente, nuns andaimes mal-paridos em pleno passeio em cima do mar, e que nos custaram 300.000,00 €. Isto porque foram impingidos como obra do artista/empreiteiro Cabrita. 
    Entretanto a pandemia encarregou-se de mandar isto para o esquecimento.

     Como tal sugiro que o Cabrita acabe a construção... ou devolva o dinheiro. Nesta segunda hipótese - a única que defendo - o dito cujo autor pode levar os detritos (dado que os caboucos já estão tapados) e introduzir um dos pilares metálicos... lá onde o sol não lhe brilha. Como não faltam pilares apontados para as gaivotas pode até convidar os seus amigos que também vivem a chular o orçamento do estado ou autárquico e sugerir-lhes introdução similar.

     Teríamos assim um final 
    mais barato e mais teatral 
    do que o que se constata agora 
    na maldita marginal.
    ...|...

     quase um de junho vinte vinte
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    Sopra-mos, Sopranos!

    Sopra-mos, Sopranos!



    Nos meus treinos de bike tenho feito "perímetros" do Porto, o que dá cerca de 30 km. A maior parte dos portuenses acha que é menos mas foi controlado de carro e dá mais de 28.000 metros... por isso!
    Avenida do Parque, Avenida Brasil, marginal do rio, Ponte Luiz I, as outras pontes todas até à Ponte do Freixo, a subida da Circunvalação até ao cruzamento de Costa Cabral e daí sempre a descer em direção ao mar. Este é o sentido para quem está em forma... se fizer no sentido dos ponteiros do relógio não tem a mega subida.

    Antes costumava fazer o mar, tanto para norte como para sul da cidade, seguindo os passadiços sobre as praias... e para variar decidi rumar a norte, via Matosinhos e Leça. Mas lembrei-me que eram percursos planos, nada consentâneo com a minha readquirida super-forma.

    Mas como qualquer domingo que se preze nesta altura do ano temos uma feroz sopradela de norte.
    E então, realizei: com esta nortada contra, qualquer percurso plano vira inclinado e o esforço passa a ser o de subir!
    Planos viram subidas, subidas (que não há) virariam super-subidas, descidas (que não as vi) talvez virem planos.
    A piscina do Siza em obras... uma "obra abandonada" do Cabrita, a refinaria, o kartódromo e, de repente, sinto-me a descer... mas estou a subir. A primeira subida que aparece - no sentido nascente-poente - está abrigada por prédios a norte e sem a nortada a incomodar sinto o esforço mínimo de uma descida... apesar de estar a subir. Percebem? Não? É simples! Basta passar a seguir para a reta do obelisco com o vento norte a atacar forte e percebemos que o plano é inclinado contra nós!

    O regresso foi sempre a descer... sim era plano, já deviam ter percebido isso, mas com o vento a ajudar até parecia que estava numa bicicleta elétrica, essa vergonha da tecnologia que qualquer desportista deve desdenhar!

    Bom, parece que afinal tenho alternativa 
    aos perímetros da circunvalação... 
    desde que o vento faça a sua aparição!

    ...|...

    Quase 1 de junho 2020, com muito alegre povo na rua...

    T f T = The fLIPADOS Team

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    Saturday, May 30, 2020

    vegetable indecisiveness

    vegetable indecisiveness


    [photos by TfT » The fLIPADOS team








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