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

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. 8

Source: HBO

Web site:

http://www.hbo.com/

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