How about those Christo "killer" umbrellas installed somewhere in
California!  I think it was in the grapevine (5 fwy).  That was a scary,
sad and weird episode.

O

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On Tue, 5 Aug 1997 11:43:29 +0400 "Hank T. Foreman"
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>>It's not too early to be thinking about the best art of this half of
>the 20th
>>Century.
>>
>>I suspect that the following will be in the running:
>>
>>*       Running Fence - Christo
>>
>I think this work should not be a candidate...owing to Christo's lack
>of
>environmental concern and outright disobedience of an ecological
>impact
>study.  The message of rampant individualism outweighing everything,
>even
>in the face of an official request to not carry the work into the
>marine
>areas, is too great and harmful to support by listing Running Fence as
>one
>of the most important works of this century.  Thanks for listening!!
>
>(:  Hank  :)
>
>Hank T. Foreman, Acting Director
>Catherine J. Smith Gallery
>Appalachian State University
>Boone, NC  28608
>704-262-3017
>