The Gates (2007)

Though I was not in a position to at the time, I had really wanted to see The Gates when it was exhibited. Watching this is the closest I can come to that. Unlike The Floating Piers, the work was constructed while Jeanne-Claude was still alive and she seems to be somewhat of a calming influence on him. Like that other work, this required the couple to work through many decades of government bureaucracy before finally having the chance to pull it off. The interviewers somehow found the grumpiest New Yorkers to express all forms of disgust at the two week, in the middle of winter installation. It makes for a great contrast to the delight the artists themselves show at seeing their work finally realized.