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>CHRISTO ANNOUNCES NEW PROJECT
>
>(Reuters) World famous artists Christo and
>Jeanne-Claude have today announced a new project
>that is slated to be begin immediately.
>Responding to U.S. Homeland Defense Secretary
>Ridge's call for artists to rally the cause
>through anti-terrorist art, Christo has received
>permission to wrap the White House in Washington
>D.C., using duct tape
>and plastic sheeting. Much like the artist's
>1995 project "Wrapped Reichstag" in Berlin,
>"Wrapped White House" will, according to the
>artists' plan, seal the building and those
>inside. Of the project the artists said, "We are
>very excited to use our art making methods in the
>international fight against terrorists. By
>wrapping the White House we hope to help keep
>terrorism under wraps, so to speak." Unlike
>"Wrapped Reichstag" which was a temporary
>project, "Wrapped White House" will be the
>artists' first permanent work of public art.
>
>100,000 square meters (1,076,000 square feet) of
>clear high-strength polypropylene plastic, and
>15,600 meters (51,181 feet) of silver duct
>tape, 13.2 cm (4 inch) wide, will be used for
>the wrapping of the White House. The work will
>be completed in as little as one week. The
>artist's have contacted other artists across
>the U.S. who are now in-route to Washington D.C.
>in order to finish this work in record
>time. Materials have been provided without
>charge by the German Government. Recalling the
>"Wrapped Reichstag," German Chancellor Gerhard
>Schroeder stated, "Wrapping the symbol of
>German Democracy was a defining moment for the
>new Germany. Wrapping the White House will
>likewise be a defining moment as democracy is
>restored in America
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