Ulf Poschardt, Almodóvar, Knut Osper, and More in Art News Roundup
Ulf Poschardt defends his controversial video on the Venice Biennale, calling contemporary art 'fat and lazy' and aiming to 'save modernity.' Pedro Almodóvar urges Europeans to resist Trump, Netanyahu, and Putin, calling them 'monsters,' while presenting his film 'Bitter Christmas' at Cannes. Romain Gavras is adapting the 2025 Louvre jewelry heist into a film. Cologne gallerist Knut Osper dies at 81, known for selling a Gerhard Richter painting for €8.7 million. Alexander Gutzmer argues against the false dichotomy between social and aesthetic architecture, citing Pritzker winner Smiljan Radić.
Key facts
- Ulf Poschardt defended his video on the Venice Biennale in a 'Zeit' interview, calling contemporary art 'fat and lazy.'
- Poschardt aims to 'save modernity' and cited the Situationists and Guy Debord.
- Pedro Almodóvar called Trump, Netanyahu, and Putin 'monsters' at Cannes, wearing a 'Free Palestine' pin.
- Almodóvar's film 'Bitter Christmas' is competing for the Palme d'Or.
- Romain Gavras is making a film about the 2025 Louvre jewelry heist, based on the book 'Main basse sur le Louvre.'
- Knut Osper died on May 11 at age 81; his gallery operated for over 60 years in Cologne.
- Osper's biggest sale was a Gerhard Richter painting for €8.7 million.
- Alexander Gutzmer criticizes the debate on 'beautiful' architecture, citing Smiljan Radić's NAVE art center in Santiago.
Entities
Artists
- Ulf Poschardt
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Javier Bardem
- Romain Gavras
- Knut Osper
- Gerhard Richter
- Pablo Picasso
- Joan Miró
- Georg Baselitz
- Karel Appel
- Smiljan Radić
- Guy Debord
Institutions
- Axel Springer
- Die Zeit
- Die Welt
- Le Figaro
- Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger
- AD (Architectural Digest)
- Cannes Film Festival
- Iconoclast
- Louvre
- Venice Biennale
- DAM Preis
- Pritzker Prize
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Cannes
- France
- Paris
- Cologne
- Germany
- Berlin
- Munich
- Santiago de Chile
- Chile