NEW YORK — Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 installation in Central Park called “The Gates” 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 Gates” festooned 23 miles of Central Park’s footpaths with thousands of saffron drapes hung from specially designed frames.

More than 5 million people saw “The Gates,” and it was credited with injecting about $254 million into the local economy.

The family statement said Christo was deeply saddened by his wife’s death but was “committed to honor the promise they made to each other many years ago: that the art of Christo and Jeanne-Claude would continue.” That included completing their current installation, “Over The River, Project for the Arkansas River, State of Colorado” and “The Mastaba” a project in the United Arab Emirates.

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