eve wickman: omnia fato fiunt: The coveted Frankfurt peace prize goes to Anselm Kiefer

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

The coveted Frankfurt peace prize goes to Anselm Kiefer

June 4, 2008
Euromaxx, Deutsche Welle
The coveted peace prize of the German Booksellers' Association will go to German artist Anselm Kiefer this year, the organization announced on Wednesday, June 4. The Frankfurt peace prize, which comes with 25,000 euros ($38,600), was first awarded in 1950 and usually goes to novelists, and sometimes to scholars, whose writings are deemed to improve understanding between rival nations and ethnic groups. Recent winners include historian Saul Friedlaender, sociologist Wolf Lepenies and Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk.
Kiefer, who lives in Paris, will receive the prize at a ceremony on Oct. 19, which takes place during the Frankfurt Book Fair.

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3388067,00.html?maca=en-aa-cul-865-rdf
http://www.sfmoma.org/exhibitions/exhib_detail.asp?id=234

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