New Frank Gehry Designed Theater Set for 2012 Opening in NYC

NEW YORK, NY.- A nonprofit theater selling tickets for just $20 is bringing one of the world’s most renowned architects to New York’s pricey theater district. An arts center designed by Frank Gehry and originally intended for ground zero will anchor a new complex that will also include apartments with some low-income housing, a hotel, a cafe and a bookstore, the city announced Tuesday. Despite the recession, the $800 million, 59-story Signature Center “is [...]

Artist Jeanne-Claude, Who Co-Created ‘The Gates’ with Husband Christo, Dies at Age 74

NEW YORK, NY (AP).- Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 Central Park installation “The Gates” and other large scale “wrapping” projects around the globe with her husband Christo, has died. She was 74. Jeanne-Claude died Wednesday night at a New York hospital from complications of a brain aneurysm, her family said in an e-mail statement. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he spoke with Christo on Thursday morning and offered condolences on behalf of all New Yorkers. The two artists met [...]