Art in the Reichstag Building

A film by Wolfgang Kabisch, 45min

The Reichstag Building in Berlin was inaugurated as the new German parliament in April 1999. To mark the occasion nineteen artists were commissioned to create new works that directly refer to the building and its history. With other works either purchased or on loan, these artististic projects represent one of the most important collections of contemporary art in Germany. The film presents the artworks and their concepts and also shows how the artists came to conceive and finally install their works.

Participating Artists:

Georg Baselitz
Joseph Beuys
Christian Boltanski
Grisha Bruskin
Carlfriedrich Claus
Lutz Dammbeck
Hanne Darboven
Rupprecht Geiger
Gotthard Graubner
Hans Haacke
Bernhard Heisig
Jenny Holzer
Anselm Kiefer
Markus Lüpertz
Georg Karl Pfahler
Sigmar Polke
Gerhard Richter
Ulrich Rückriem
Katharina Sieverding
Günther Uecker