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15 February 2005
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Isn't it a $24M semi-private joke?
Posted by: Eli | 15 February 2005 at 14:09
The Daily Show bit last night about the gates was funny too. The make us look at the whatness of our whereness ... recontextualize and reimagine what we know ... for instance, I had to recontextualize what I thought I knew about what $21 million dollars could be used for ...
Posted by: erobin | 15 February 2005 at 14:22
It is their private money. Who cares how they spent it?
Posted by: ALAIN | 15 February 2005 at 18:37
Yeah, the Daily Show bit was priceless. Or maybe worth $24M.
I personally think it's cool. It's a temporary thing, and I lament that it will be gone by the time I get back to NYC on business in early March. Oh well, I'll still visit my art director friend at DC, so I'm sure I'll get plenty of nifty Batman and other free comix! That's way cooler than anything Cristo can come up with.
Posted by: NTodd | 15 February 2005 at 19:50
I think spending that much money on art is just fine. That money could be going to weapons of war, whereas all but one of Christo's installations have never killed anyone.
But statements like It is their private money. Who cares how they spent it? rub me the wrong way, because they betray ignorance of basic economics. Private money does exist, but it''s not very useful except in certain limited situations, and none of it is in US dollars.
Posted by: Chris Clarke | 24 February 2005 at 14:58