Christopher Lehmpfuhl

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The once and future home to Berlin' s City Palace, the Schlossplatz is an ever-changing space that reflects its city' s dynamic history. Published to coincide with the completion of the reconstructed building, this volume collects Christopher Lehmpfuhl' s atmospheric panoramic paintings of Berlin' s historic center as it undergoes dramatic change. Lehmpfuhl documented the vast construction site over a decade-returning again and again to the same handful of sites in every season. From the excavation of cellar vaults dating to the fifteenth century to the completion and dismantling of a temporary art gallery, from the creation of new city parks to the final laying of the foundation stone for the new palace, these magnificent landscapes illuminate the lifecycle of a metropolis. Lehmpfuhl painted each work on site, in every kind of weather, and the paintings' thick and swirling strokes reflect the energy of a city in constant flux. Behind-the- scenes photos of Lehmpfuhl at work demonstrate his signature technique-applying large amounts of paint by hand directly onto the canvas-and reveal the sheer physicality of his effort. The result is a love letter to Berlin, and a unique artistic glimpse into the laborious process of reimagining and rebuilding a city.