Wrapping the Reichstag. (project by artist Christo)

The Architectural Review | August 1, 1995| | Copyright

Like a bulky long-distance parcel wrapped to withstand rough handling en route, the Reichstag sat in its open field as though Christo had just pushed it out of the door of a passing shuttle. Did the Reichstag still exist or would David Copperfield remove the drapes to reveal thin air? As the breeze buffeted the material folds between the ropes the hidden form appeared to breath, sigh and fidget under its constraints. Light effects on an overcast day made the spiky, wrapped Reichstag look in reality as unreal as Christo's graphite drawings before the event. This silver ...

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