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Pour le Mérite Elects Kiefer, Abramović, Nußberger and Fehr

The appointments underline the order's status as a top German honor under the Federal President's patronage.

Der Maler und Bildhauer Anselm Kiefer ist in den Orden Pour le mérite für Wissenschaften und Künste aufgenommen worden. Neben dem 81-jährigen Künstler wurde unter anderem auch die Performancekünstlerin Marina Abramović aufgenommen.
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Overview

  • The Orden Pour le mérite’s chapter has elected Anselm Kiefer, Marina Abramović, Angelika Nußberger and Ernst Fehr and all four have accepted membership.
  • The chapter voted on the new admissions at a meeting in Berlin and the culture ministry publicly announced the selections.
  • Culture State Minister Wolfram Weimer praised the choices as outstanding contributions to science and contemporary art and highlighted the award’s continued prestige.
  • With the new members the association now counts 34 domestic and 38 foreign members, preserving its mix of German and international figures.
  • The Pour le mérite traces its civilian roots to 1842 and was revived in 1952, and the order traditionally holds a formal induction ceremony the year after election.