Painting Information

Artist: Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Title: The Gates

Year: 2005

Movement: Contemporary Global

Museum: New York City Central Park (Temporary)

Art Docent Lesson Details

  • Installation Art

    Contact your School Rep for more information on how to borrow this Installation for your school.

  • Sample Presentation

    This presentation was shown to the students in class prior to going outside to walk through the installation.

    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AsCyhBt4krUYRCwFxLtrbthlJR_sYxi3dZrOkeHc0NY/edit?usp=sharing

  • 20th Anniversary Retrospective in 2025

    20th Anniversary Retrospective in 2025

    A multi-platform celebratory retrospective will mark the 20th anniversary of The Gates which include an exhibition at The Shed in Hudson Yards and an augmented reality experience in Central Park powered by Bloomberg Connects.

    Experience a portion of The Gates in augmented reality (between East 72nd Street and Cherry Hill). Immerse yourself in this reimagined masterpiece.

    The Shed exhibition and Bloomberg Connects AR experience run
    February 12 – March 23, 2025