Gladly Saffron-ing Fools

I'm curious.

What kind of mind looks at Central Park, one of the most glorious public spaces in all of creation, a stunningly landscaped oasis of tranquil nature in the midst of possibly the most frenetically-paced region of the human universe, and thinks:

"You know what would look nice here? A whole bunch of bright orange metal frames, with curtains hanging from them."

The Gates, the latest installation by "so-cool-we-have-no-last-name" artist team Christo and Jeanne-Claude, is admittedly an impressive testament to the artists' perserverance and organizational skills. I can't imagine spending 25 years pestering city officials to get permission to do something on this scale, or raising the funds to realize something like this; and hey, none of this comes out of my pocket, and it brings people to the city, where they hopefully spend money and improve the overall economy of the place, so who am I to complain? Just as long as they return the cloth to the poor Buddhist Monks that they stole it from...