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Judge Approves Christo's Controversial Colorado Project
It looks like artist Christo may soon be "hanging those sheets over the river," as a federal judge once described a proposed art project in southern Colorado that has stirred much debate.
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Christo Clears a Legal Hurdle in Colorado
A Colorado district court judge has ruled in Christo's favor in one of the lawsuits facing his controversial "Over the River" (OTR) project. Work on the piece, which would involve suspending a canopy of shiny, polypropylene fabric over a 42-mile stretch of the Arkansas River for two weeks, has been
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Judge Officially Pauses Christo's Colorado Project
In keeping with Christo's announcement last month that his planned Colorado project, "Over the River," would be indefinitely postponed, federal judge John Kane has ruled that the artist cannot move ahead with the project until a lawsuit attempting to stop it is resolved.
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Christo Announces Indefinite Delay in Colorado
The artist Christo appeared in Cañon City, Colorado, yesterday to announce the postponement of his controversial "Over the River" project. The 77-year-old artist did not give a new date for the project, saying only that the current legal issues need to be resolved before the work can go forward.
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Court Ruling Further Delays Christo’s Colorado Project
A judge has halted ROAR's lawsuit against Christo's "Over the River," but only so that a previous appeal of the project can be reviewed.
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Christo’s Colorado Project Faces "Serious Traffic Review"
Just a few months after the exhibition date of Christo's "Over the River" project was pushed back by a year, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officials have announced that the work will be extensively examined for its potential impact on traffic on Highway 50, the central road that runs
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Christo’s Colorado Project Postponed, Environmentalists Continue Fight to Stop It
The artist Christo continues to battle to realize his “Over the River” project in Colorado, announcing last week that the controversial work hopes to go up a year later than planned. The new exhibition date for “Over the River,” which involves the creation of a canopy of shiny polypropylene fabric o
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Environmental Law Students Sue Christo Over "Industrial-Scale" Colorado Project
This week, students at Denver University's Environmental Law Clinic have taken action to block artist Christo's massive "Over the River" project to be built almost entirely within the federally-protected Arkansas Canyonlands Area of Colorado.