26+ Christo Kunst Reichstag

Wrapped reichstag 1971 95 the meaning of many of christo and jeanne claude s wrappings could be elusive and when the couple pursued a wrapping of the reichstag a berlin building with a.

Christo kunst reichstag. Christo described the reichstag wrapping as autobiographical based on his bulgarian upbringing. The wrapping became symbolic of unified germany and marked berlin s return as a world city. Christo wrapped reichstag project for berlin drawing 1979 in two parts pencil charcoal pastel wax crayon and map 15 x 96 and 42 x 96 38 x 244 cm and 106 6 x 244 cm. Hundreds of thousands of tourists visited the project by the artist christo and his wife jeanne claude. A german citizens group unsuccessfully advocated for the project in 1978 but the building which held deep german national identity symbolism prior to reunification required unavailable political will. The artist christo known for wrapping buildings including berlin s reichstag and also swathing areas of coast and entire islands in fabric has died aged 84. Christo and the wrapped reichstag.

Many of the objects are on 20 year. Christo wrapped reichstag project for west berlin der deutsche reichstag collage 1972 22 x 28 56 x 71 cm pencil charcoal pastel wax crayon fabric staples photographs map and tape private collection photo. 25 the guardian posthumously described the work as their most spectacular achievement. Lutz schmidt reuters part of the surprise was that christo who died on sunday aged 84 managed to realise so many of his grandiose projects at all. Wrapped reichstag project for berlin was a 1995 environmental artwork in which artists christo and jeanne claude wrapped the berlin reichstag building in fabric.