Running Fence

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Running Fence was an installation art piece by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, which was completed on September 10, 1976. The builders removed it 14 days later, leaving no visible trace.[1]

It consisted of a veiled fence 24.5 miles (39 km) long extending across the hills of Sonoma and Marin counties in northern California, United States. The 18-foot (5 m) high fence was composed of 2,050 panels of white nylon fabric hung from steel cables by means of 350,000 hooks. The cables were supported by 2,050 steel poles stuck into the ground and braced by steel guy wires anchored to the earth.[1]

The route of the fence began near U.S. Highway 101 and crossed 14 roads and the private property of 59 ranchers to reach the Pacific Ocean near Bodega Bay. The required environmental impact report for the piece was 450 pages long.[1]

The piece is said to have been partly inspired by fences demarcating the Continental Divide in Colorado.[2]

The piece was the subject of a 1978 documentary film Running Fence by Albert and David Maysles.[3]

The piece is commemorated by a quarter-acre regional park located at 15000 Bodega Highway, Bodega, California.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Running Fence. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Running Fence (1978). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ "Watson School Historic Park". Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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