"New U.S. Embassy in Berlin Showcases American Art"--it's me with Thierry Noir, the (French) artist who not only restored the piece but also painted the original version on the wall 20-some years ago. The piece from the Berlin Wall was installed earlier in the morning, and then the Elsworth Kelly statue you see on the website was installed using the same crane in the afternoon.
Here are some pics from my personal camera:
the piece being lifted by the tallest moveable crane in Europe
on the other side, the piece being lowered into the courtyard
almost there
Mr. Noir dating the piece
me with Mr. Noir
It's interesting--the painted side actually faces in towards a window in the embassy, so it will be best viewed from the inside. The wall was also deliberately placed so that the painting faces west, and the east side is blank.
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