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World famous installation artists Christo and Jeanne Claude are planning their next project for the Arkansas River. They were in Salida on Monday to talk to folks about their work and their vision for Over the River. Stephen Raher reports.
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World famous installation artists Christo and Jeanne Claude are planning their next project for the Arkansas River. They were in Salida on Monday to talk to folks about their work and their vision for Over the River. Stephen Raher reports.
Broadcast History
August 2, 2005. Rebroadcast August 6.
Transcript
*** CHRISTO AND JEANNE CLAUDE IN SALIDA ***
ERIC WHITNEY: Last month we reported on the growing arts community in Salida. This week, Salida is once again in the news for artistic reasons, but this time on a much larger scale. World-famous installation artists Christo and Jeanne Claude are in Colorado this week for the planning of their next work, Over the River. They held a public meeting in Salida on Monday. Stephen Raher attended and has this report.
STEPHEN RAHER: Over the River has been in the planning stages for more than ten years. The last time the Bulgarian-born Christo and his French-born wife and collaborator Jeanne Claude visited Salida was in 1997. They met with local residents in a drab multi-purpose room with fluorescent lights. But since then, Salida has seen a revival in the local art scene. As evidence of the thriving art community, this week’s meeting was...
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