95 years full of words: Gerhard Rühm thrilled with new poems!

95 years full of words: Gerhard Rühm thrilled with new poems!

Wien, Österreich - Gerhard Rühm recently celebrated his 95th birthday with an impressive speaking concert in the Mumok court stable, which attracted numerous guests. The universal artist, who shaped the Austrian cultural scene for decades, was moved and pleased with the great response to his event. Rühm, who returned to Vienna two years ago, recited works out of his repertoire on this special evening, including new phenomenon and love poems. His comment on the failed political negotiations in Austria, which he accompanied with a winking "fortunately, also broke the political negotiations today". These words ensured laughter in the audience, such as vienna.at reported.

His reading included poems with titles such as "searching flowers" and "unequal brothers", in which he humorously alluded to existential issues. Rühm, who is one of the most famous members of the Viennese group, also left his late friends in his speech not unmentioned and reflected on the sadness of age and loss of loved ones. When asked how he was 95, he replied optimistically that he was "surprisingly good". This was also confirmed by Karola Kraus, General Director of Mumok, who gave him a lot of enthusiasm and energy. The event was also the kick -off for upcoming projects, including an important community work with the artist Martina Kudláček, which will soon be presented in the literary house, and an upcoming retrospective of his artistic work in Graz, such as planetlyrik.de informed.