Tuesday, February 22, 2005
The Somerville Gates
Nice has marvelled at the transformative nature of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Central Park masterpiece, The Gates. We thought we'd never seen anything like it for a long, long time.
Until Hargo came along. The Somerville, Mass. artist -- and tabby cat lover -- has released to the world his vision for transformative, environmental art. Except, whereas The Gates works to redefine the 800+ acres of Central Park, Hargo's The Somerville Gates has a more modest focus: All 2,400 square feet of his Cambridge area apartment. But smaller is better, and much easier. Hargo's masterpiece took a mere 0.002 years to complete as opposed to the 26 years it took Christo and Jeanne-Claude. $3.50 vs. $25+ million. Does beauty not show in might? We certainly think so. Judge for yourself at www.not-rocket-science.com/gates.htm.
Great job, Hargo. We can't wait for your next installation.
Photos: Hargo
Until Hargo came along. The Somerville, Mass. artist -- and tabby cat lover -- has released to the world his vision for transformative, environmental art. Except, whereas The Gates works to redefine the 800+ acres of Central Park, Hargo's The Somerville Gates has a more modest focus: All 2,400 square feet of his Cambridge area apartment. But smaller is better, and much easier. Hargo's masterpiece took a mere 0.002 years to complete as opposed to the 26 years it took Christo and Jeanne-Claude. $3.50 vs. $25+ million. Does beauty not show in might? We certainly think so. Judge for yourself at www.not-rocket-science.com/gates.htm.
Great job, Hargo. We can't wait for your next installation.
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Photos: Hargo
