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The Temporary public art unit uncovers two selected temporary projects, The Wrapped Reichstag by Christo and Jeanne-Claude and At Crossroads by Kalliopi Lemos, including an interview with Kalliopi Lemos. Christo’s Wrapped Reichstag project idea emerged in the 1970s (the temporary veiling of the Reichstag took place June 24–July 7, 1995). The Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapping of the Reichstag in 1995 announced the beginning of a new period, but also caused great polemics in the German parliament, and was the biggest visual transformation of such kind in Berlin. Another project presented in this section is At Crossroads by London-based Greek artist Kalliopi Lemos: composed of nine authentic wooden boats, it was installed in front of the Brandenburg Gate as the last part of a trilogy which Lemos started in 2006. Four boats were constructed at the bottom of the installation so as to form a cross, referring to Berlin as a crossroads.
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Arandelovic, B. (2018). Temporary Public Art. In: Public Art and Urban Memorials in Berlin. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73494-1_5
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