wills, most eagerly anticipated exhibitions. 100 paintings by germany's most famous living artist, gearhart vista. go on display in berlin. ah la monica jones, welcome to the program. at least 7 people have been killed and dozens more injured . as storms have the south east and mid west of the united states, authorities in the state of arkansas have declared an emergency. it's the latest and a series of extreme weather events being linked to climate change. while motorists films a menacing tornado ripping through iowa. and it appears to be accompanied by a 2nd twister to the left. my god, that's all that they're out there. part of several on the radar of the national weather service, mostly in arkansas and iowa. oh, my god, we got it in thought. now, the beast of a storm left behind this footprint, leaving it survivors. glad to have made it through all the way we knew the tornado was coming. the lease was world on the way we knew it looked like it was standard steel. someone say it ran to the bank mainly to ladies here. ran to the bank. we huddled together. oh, great, rolla. our man, it was

for decades, gearhart vista has been one of the world's most important contemporary artists. his success is unparalleled. he's one of the greatest, the most expensive, the most famous artists of our time. we met him at one of his most recent public appearances in expressing his creativity and words doesn't come easily to him. it's been often as it's tomorrow. my main interest is to paint through my position. oh, i don't know. that's difficult. the curious if i need them to do what i want for the selfie fields at $91.00, his works re record prices on the art market on his itself and fish beside it. but i feel he's a special case because he grew up on the national socialism that was educated under socialism, and then became successful under capitalism. he's a high so he does have a complex background. this is from the complex, very difficult, but perhaps even pointless. apps is stereotypical question is also part of it. what were you thinking about? you can't think of anything because painting is a different form of thinking was. gearhart vista was born in dresden in 1932 the g

for decades, gearhart vista has been one of the world's most important contemporary artists. his success is unparalleled. he's one of the greatest, the most expensive, the most famous artists of our time. we met him at one of his most recent public appearances in 2018 at an opening, where he took questions from journalists. expressing his creativity and words doesn't come easily to him. it's been often as it's tomorrow. my main interest is to paint the eye from my position so i don't know that's difficult. the here is the freedom to do what i was gonna. who was a feel. krista is considered a true gentleman, always a little reserved. his art should speak for itself. he feels at $91.00, his works re record price is on the art market itself and fish but said, but i feel he's a special case because he grew up on the national socialism was educated under socialism and then became successful on the capitalism with high. so he does have a complex background. this is from the complex a chic did he admit things he knew from an early age that painting was what he wanted to do in my lif

the work hundreds by annoyance, his father was privately owned for 40 years. gearhart finished a created the peace in 1966 influenced by pop art and industrial color sample cards . this seminal work was also the basis for a stained glass window and the cologne cathedral, designed by a vista unveiled in 2007. it's one of the german artists most popular works at 12 bastion loiter, attended. the much anticipated auction. the fish to expert believes it's high estimated value was justified. trend of the sands. i mean, this is a very radical painting. it's the 1st abstract lead he painted, right. and when you consider what he would do later on in life, the 1st abstract work is quite a groundbreaking statement. yeah, i'm saga. i'm going to saw the bidding here at 10000000, 500000 pounds. so 10 minute, 500011 1000000 barrels. 12000000 prompts torbella's 500000 pounds. 13000000 pounds . 14000000 pounds. thank you. 50000000. 200000. at 15000000. 700000. but thank you very much. on this, after 7 minutes, the painting went to an anonymous buyer. all said and done. it cost more than $20000000.00 us d

for some 2 decades, gearhart vista has been at the top of the international artist ranking cons to comp us. ready his position in the art market consolidate his artistic value since the 1980s. his works have been sold at staggering prices, especially the so called squeegee paintings, where he uses flexible perspex to distribute pain. abstract painting, $599.00, sold for over $46000000.00. as somebody they often it's also a reality that at the moment which does later abstract pictures have a higher value than his early photo realistic looks. and this is strange and away because there are many, nor if the abstracts then of the artists only works here. it's current tastes which of course, play a big role. that in particular, it's the work from 986 onwards, which are of course, very, very recognizable and have a very high aesthetic impact to fulfill. that's definitely the case. and that naturally appeals to many people, including some of those who are now collected. those he pay really high prices for works of art that are of course often people who do not necessarily have the background, w

most eagerly anticipated exhibitions. 100 paintings by one of germany's most famous living artists. gearhart. go on display in berlin. ah. hello monica jones. good to have you with us. at least 4 people have died and dozens are injured. as a series of storms hid parts of the south, eastern and mid western us authorities and the state of arkansas have declared a state of emergency in response to the wide spread damage. the destructive weather comes a week after another tornadoes struck the state of mississippi, killing at least 25 people, while motorists films and, and a sing tornado ripping through iowa. and it appears to be accompanied by a 2nd twister to the left. my garden, i thought of her out there part of several on the radar of the national weather service, mostly in arkansas and iowa. oh my god, we got again so now the beast of a storm left behind this footprint leaving it survivors. glad to have made it through the only way we knew the tornado was coming. the lease was whirling on the way we know it looked like it was standing steel. someone say run to the bank, mainly to ladies her

important contemporary painters or was something of a sensation in the art world. 2 years ago, when gearhart, victor donated hundreds of his works to berlin, there meant to go in the museum of the 20th century. but while that's being built, they can be seen at berlin's most renowned gallery. ah, mosaics of spray painted enamel squares, abstract color fields on paper, and over painted photographs. few contemporary artists have embraced experimentation as wholeheartedly as 91 year old gerhardt reached her. over decades, he's explored the possibilities and limitations of the medium of painting. as this does, it won't get to be an believable diversity of his approach to image as a painting that makes registers work so fascinating reached, are achieved fame with his monochrome photo paintings in the 19 sixty's when he was part of a generation struggling to deal with germany's war time passed his uncle, rudy in vermont uniform alongside at mariana, killed in a nazi eugenics program. can art address the horror of the holocaust registers answer not directly in his bare canal paintings, he projected

around here, there is definitely a lot of solidarity for ukraine, but farmers have been protesting gearhart and that has to do with the grain imports from ukraine. there are now flowing into poland and into the rest of european union . of course that is now driving prices down. it's escalated to a point where to day the agriculture minister here has ended in his resignation. the issue being the european union recently took the decision to continue an arrangement where these grain are imports come in duty free. and so he is protesting, of course, at that decision. and of course we expect that that is also going to be discussed in the meeting that zalinski is going to be holding with their poland leaders. but in terms of that solidarity that continued support for ukraine, that hasn't gone away, it's just obviously this issue now with the grain imports. and as other economic issues that have to do with that. did of your correspond casino amman, while they're reporting from the polish capital for us. thank you very much, christine. oh, ethan tanks, miss ireland fighter jets. without them. keith