Merkel Portrait, Manifesta Plagiarism, and Nick Cave Visit Berlin
The official portrait of Angela Merkel was unveiled at Berlin's Bode Museum, receiving mixed reviews. Critics described it as 'almost styleless' and 'administrative realism at a supposedly reliable level.' The painting by Jérémie Queyras was noted for its ambiguous composition and unresolved hand placement. Meanwhile, plagiarism allegations have emerged at Manifesta 16 Ruhr, where artist Dorothee Bielfeld claims Nasan Tur's installation 'Elevation' mirrors her 2010 work 'Aufrichten.' Manifesta defends the work's artistic independence. Additionally, Nick Cave visited the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett before a concert, viewing works from the collection.
Key facts
- Angela Merkel's official portrait by Jérémie Queyras was unveiled at Berlin's Bode Museum.
- Critics in Die Zeit, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Die Welt offered mixed reviews, calling it 'almost styleless' and 'administrative realism.'
- The portrait avoids Merkel's iconic 'Raute' hand gesture, focusing instead on hand placement as a compositional problem.
- Dorothee Bielfeld accuses Nasan Tur of plagiarizing her 2010 work 'Aufrichten' for his installation 'Elevation' at Manifesta 16 Ruhr.
- Manifesta has conducted an internal review and emphasizes the participatory concept of Tur's work.
- Bielfeld demands the removal of Tur's installation, citing lack of research into existing works.
- Nick Cave visited the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett before performing at Waldbühne with The Bad Seeds.
- The Kupferstichkabinett holds approximately 550,000 prints and 110,000 drawings, watercolors, pastels, and oil sketches.
Entities
Artists
- Jérémie Queyras
- Angela Merkel
- Dorothee Bielfeld
- Nasan Tur
- Sung Tieu
- Nick Cave
- Max Liebermann
- Diego Velázquez
Institutions
- Bode Museum
- Manifesta 16 Ruhr
- Kupferstichkabinett
- Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- The Bad Seeds
- RUHR.2010
- Gertrudkirche
- Essen
- Berliner Waldbühne
- Ocula
- Monopol
- Deutschlandfunk Kultur
- Die Zeit
- Süddeutsche Zeitung
- Die Welt
- Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Essen
- Ruhr
- Venedig
- Italy