Free Premiere Screening of the HBO Documentary Film, THE GATES on January 13, 2008

Free Premiere Screening of the HBO Documentary Film, THE GATES on January 13, 2008

Artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude and Filmmakers Antonio Ferrera and
Albert Maysles will Attend

WHAT: The National Gallery will host a special free, open to the
public screening of the HBO Documentary Film, THE GATES,
examining the decades-long effort by artists Christo and
Jeanne-Claude to bring their most ambitious work of art
The Gates, Central Park, New York City 1979-2005, to
fruition. In 1979, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude
proposed one of the largest public works of art in
history: a "golden river" of 7,503 fabric-paneled gates in
Central Park. Transcending controversy, it was finally
completed in 2005. Featuring meetings and conversations
between Christo and Jeanne-Claude and government officials
of the City of New York in the 70s through 2005, THE GATES
chronicles the artists' 26-year commitment to transform
the winter darkness of the park into a garden of light and
color. Directed by Antonio Ferrera, Albert Maysles, David
Maysles, and Matthew Prinzing, THE GATES premieres on HBO
February 26, 2008 commemorating the third anniversary in
Central Park.

WHO: Christo and Jeanne-Claude, known for their completion of
dozens of high concept, high profile works of landscape
art in numerous urban and rural locations around the globe
will attend the special screening to introduce the film
and conduct a Q&A. As they did for previous projects such
as Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin 1971-95, The Running Fence
Marin and Sonoma Counties, California 1972-76; and The
Pont Neuf Wrapped Paris 1975-85; as well as The Umbrellas,
Japan-U.S.A 1984-91, The Gates, Central Park, New York
City, 1979-2005 was financed by the artists through the
sale of preparatory studies, drawings, collages and scale
models, plus sales of earlier works of the 50s and 60s.
The National Gallery of Art has one of the largest and
most comprehensive public collections of work by Christo
and Jeanne-Claude. Filmmakers Antonio Ferrera and Albert
Maysles will also be on hand at the screening to introduce
the film. Albert Maysles, who helped pioneer the cinema
verite movement in the '60s and '70s with such
documentaries as "Gimme Shelter," "Grey Gardens," and
"Salesman" has documented most of the couple's large scale
projects.

WHERE: National Gallery of Art - East Building Auditorium
4th Street at Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

WHEN: Sunday, January 13, 2008
5:00 PM Screening (98 min.) and Q&A with Christo and
Jeanne-Claude.
The event is free of charge but seating is on a first
come, first-seated basis.

MEDIA CONTACT: Suzanne Pinto, HBO, 212-512-1904, Suzanne.Pinto@hbo.com.

PRNewswire -- Jan. 2

Source: HBO

Web site:

http://www.hbo.com/

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