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Tarpaulin showing a mock­up of the Berlin Palace

  • Plastic tarpaulin
  • Catherine Feff
  • Berlin (City)
  • 1993

A full­scale mock­up of the Berlin Palace, which was blown up in 1950, went on display from July 1993 to September 1994. Catherine Feff and her team painted a remarkably realistic ­looking palace facade on a tarpaulin measuring 10,000 square metres. It was subsequently suspended from scaffolding at a height of thirty metres beside the East German Palace of the Republic to illustrate the original impact of the Berlin Palace in the urban space. Initiated by Wilhelm von Boddien, the mock­up triggered a debate lasting many years: Should the Berlin Palace be rebuilt or should the Palace of the Republic be preserved? In 2002, the German parliament decided to build the Humboldt Forum, re­constructing important parts of the Baroque palace facades.

Detailed information

Object type
Plastic tarpaulin
Involved Persons/Corporate Bodies
Catherine Feff
Period Produced
1993
Exhibition Format
Original
Material
Plastiv
Technique
painted
Dimensions
330 x 450 cm
Places / Cultures
Berlin (City)
Exhibition Location
EG, Saal 3
Exhibition & Module
DA01 Flashbacks / DA04 01 Video Panorama / DA01 Flashback 03 Tarpaulin showing a mock-up of the Berlin Palace / DA04 01 08 Palace of the Republic 1973-2008 / MG Media Guide / MG Tour 02 A special place
Persons / Corporate bodies
Boddien; Wilhelm von; Förderverein Berliner Schloss
Owner/Managing Institution
Förderverein Berliner Schloss e. V.
Credits
Dauerleihgabe Förderverein Berliner Schloss e.V.
Inventory Number
o. Nr.
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