Christo and Jeanne-Claude Over The River
Project for the Arkansas River,
State of Colorado
In Progress
Over The River
There has been a great deal of positive and informative media coverage published about Over The River. Please follow the links below to read each article in its entirety.


December 19, 2009
Behind The 'Valley Curtain'
Rifle residents recall artists' project as going 'smoothly'
By Debbie Bell, The Daily Record

Years before they considered draping miles of the Arkansas River with shimmery fabric, world-renowned artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude suspended the "Valley Curtain" across Rifle Gap, just north of the small town of Rifle. More than 37 years later, former town leaders still speak with enthusiasm for that project and its 142,000-square-foot bright-orange nylon fabric. 
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December 16, 2009
A Realistic Look At Art Project
By Jay Bouton, The Daily Record

A recent letter to the editor was curiously titled "Over the River Facts," listing all of the drilling and excavating equipment, cranes, anchors and other assorted evils that will be necessary to bring the project to fruition.  The writer thoughtfully asks, "And what effect would the project have on seven generations from now?"  And I must thoughtfully ask, quite seriously: Are you serious?
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December 11, 2009
Over the River
By Susan J. Tweit, The Mountain Mail and Salida Citizen

Art, it is said, reveals the familiar in new light. By that definition, "Over the River," the landscape-scale project envisioned by artists Christo and the late Jeanne-Claude, is already a success even though it's possible installation is still years away.
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June 1, 2008
Over the River offers far-reaching benefits
By Doug Shane, Maggie Divelbiss and Bill Dvorak, The Pueblo Chieftain

As residents of Southern Colorado and representatives of the business, arts and rafting communities, we are very excited that the Upper Arkansas River Valley has been chosen by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude as the location for their next work of art. Known as Over the River, this project has the potential to positively affect every sector of our region -- from economic development and tourism to recreation and culture.
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May 15, 2008
Don't pass up Christo project
By Barbara O'Brien, The Denver Post

Colorado has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Christo and Jeanne-Claude -- the internationally renowned artists who have brought the world such great works of art as The Gates in New York's Central Park, The Wrapped Trees in Switzerland and The Umbrellas in Japan and California -- are planning their next project here in Colorado.
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