THE 'COVERED REICHSTAG'
Berlin, August 1995
world's eyes turned toward Berlin last July when an art project debated in three decades lake could be carried out: the cover art of the German Parliament (Reichstag). The building itself, opened in 1844, burned in 1933, ruined the end of World War II and rebuilt in the sixties, was always considered one of the few great symbols of the German democratic tradition and therefore unsuitable for be subject to presenting art in a personal capacity, as was the case of Hungarian artist Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude.
For this colossal work is needed 1 million m2 of polypropylene fabric with vapor-plated surface of aluminum and 15 600 meters of rope, 3.2 cm in diameter, the same material, blue.
exposure to the world of packaging for two Reichstag weeks was certainly an attitude of reflection among its viewers. For the older generation could bring to mind certain memories, happy or sad, glorious city of Berlin in the twenties or the capital of Hitler's empire. Could perhaps result in a vague fear of the revival of a central metropolis and on the other hand, the slight hope in a city for art and freedom.
The younger generations, in turn, draws attention on Berlin, the city of crumbling wall, could not fail to ask themselves searching for answers existing questions, realizing that this is a changing city, where not just rebuild old foundation for building new and whose deployment and future German capital in the commercial, cultural and political, is evident.
Reichstag artistic coverage has become an event of global significance as it has led meditation on the future of a reunified Germany and has given way to free interpretation - whether in the manner of the old or new generations, not only Germans, but of groups from all continents - the symbolism surrounding this art installation, made up of shiny satin curtains protecting a giant cement and glowing in shades of light that seem to project a future in all directions.
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Posted in The Zeitung, Journal of the Goethe Institute in Lima, N. 8, December 1995
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