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... all a part of the project. Prescient words, Barry.

Bill

On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 at 6:40 am, Barry Alpert <
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> REMEMBERING THE RUNNING FENCE, REVISITED
>
>     via Christo & Jeanne-Claude
>
>
> We believe in “Once upon a time . . .
> We promise it will not be another 33 years before . . .
>
> With the fence, you could still see the lonely tree . . .
> whether you like it or not, you are all a part of the project,
> well, it was not wholly illegal.
>
> We were illegal aliens for 3 years.
> We were living in an illegal building.
> We believed in “Once upon a time . . .
>
>
> Barry Alpert / Silver Spring MD US / 4-7-10 (1:34 PM)
>
> Drafted during both the screening of the new film by Wolfram Hissen about
> the major mid-seventies work and the live Q & A afterwards with Christo.
> One or more younger doubles of Jeanne-Claude amongst the audience created a
> haunting resonance.  Their son, Cyril, who has published 5 books of poetry
> (including one entirely focused on his parents’ art), took a seat in the
> front row.  I should have talked to him, but he was invisible during the
> after-event.
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