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Few world cities have had as turbulent a past as Berlin. This formerly divided capital has continued to evolve since the fall of the Wall in 1989 and is once more a vibrant cultural centre. Captivated by its eclectic architecture and abundant greenery, artist Fabrice Moireau pays tribute to the iconic sites and hidden corners of this great city in his vivid watercolour and detailed pencil sketches, paired with insightful introductions and captions by long-time Berlin resident Boris von Brauchitsch.
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Fabrice Moireau, geboren 1962, studierte an der École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d'Art in Paris. Er hat u. a. London, Paris, Rom und New York in seinen Zeichnungen verewigt. Sein virtuoser Umgang mit den Stimmungen des Lichts macht den besonderen Reiz seiner Zeichnungen aus.
Boris von Brauchitsch wurde 1963 in Aachen geboren, studierte Kunstgeschichte, lebt in Berlin und Ingenio (Gran Canaria) und arbeitet als Fotograf und Autor, überwiegend im Bereich der Kunst- und Fotografiegeschichte. Zuletzt erschien seine Monografie Caravaggio im Suhrkamp Verlag (2007)
Summary
Few world cities have had as turbulent a past as Berlin. This formerly divided capital has continued to evolve since the fall of the Wall in 1989 and is once more a vibrant cultural centre. Captivated by its eclectic architecture and abundant greenery, artist Fabrice Moireau pays tribute to the iconic sites and hidden corners of this great city in his vivid watercolour and detailed pencil sketches, paired with insightful introductions and captions by long-time Berlin resident Boris von Brauchitsch.
