FEBRUARY
27, 2005 --
Long
before the incident of Wednesday 23, LPR concluded that "The
Gates" have the color of the "orange alert" envelopes
that accompany PVB summonses.
(University
of Tennessee fans might see their team's color in "The Gates.")
Even
before the LPRmobile was seized, LPR regarded "The Gates" as
protest against the thousands of PVB summonses that afflict drivers
in
New York every day -- as if the city had this as its motto: To every driver
a summons, to every car a tow.
Mayor Bloomberg, introducing Christo and
Jeanne-Claude, to the media, February 11, at the Metropolitan Museum, noted
that they had sought to put" The Gates" in Central Park for more
than a quarter of a century, and noted that their accomplishment showed that
perseverance succeeds.
(Perhaps it also did not hurt that the mayor is a friend of Christo and Jeanne-Claude
and has purchased
their artwork.)
Thank you Christo and Jeanne-Claude for your magnificent contribution to New
York.
LPR is aware that you have disclaimed any intent beyond creating a work of
art.
For LPR, you have provided a symbol of
freedom and friendship. For LPR The Gates represents "communion of interests
and sympathy of sentiments" with the people.
From February 12 to February 27, in Central Park there were so many smiling
Gates -- and so many smiling faces.
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