It's a building with a curious, difficult history that is inexorably linked to the history of Berlin, [he said] That's very potent. You can't make a show here without some reference to all of that. And it certainly makes a show here so much more interesting.

On the neo-renaissance pile in the centre of Berlin, which he created as a challenge and an inspiration. - Anish Kapoor in Berlin: 'in short, Britain's fucked'