AT&T vs. Christo and Jeanne-Claude

I am an At&t customer. I like my iPhone. Despite the ridiculously high bill I get every month, and the lack of service in my apartment, I'm happy with my cell phone provider. I was just watching Glee* on Hulu, one of my favorite passtimes, when this commercial for At&t kept playing. At the end, there's a disclaimer saying that the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have no direct or indirect affiliation with At&t. 

For some reason, I find this incredibly irritating, and I thought maybe I'd share with you to make a judgement for yourself. Maybe I just think that Christo and Jeanne-Claude are incredible artists and shouldn't be touched with a ten-foot pole. It also helps make me really excited for my modern art history class next semester.

 

Christo and Jeanne-Claude
The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Paris 1975-85
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
©1985 Christo

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude
The Gates, Central Park,
New York City, 1979-2005
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
©2005 Christo and Jeanne-Claude

*I had no idea that Cee Lo Green's song featured on the show was actually an edited version until way later.