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 Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda, CA 92886 (714) 993-5075; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail: [log in to unmask] On Tue, 5 Aug 1997 11:43:29 +0400 "Hank T. Foreman" <[log in to unmask]> writes: >>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 >