Anselm Kiefer

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About Anselm Kiefer

Born in 1945 in Donauschingen, Germany, at the close of World War II, Anselm Kiefer studied art informally under Joseph Beuys at the Düsseldorf Academy in the early 1970s. Kiefer reflects upon and critiques the myths and chauvinism which eventually propelled the German Third Reich to power.

Born in 1945 in Donauschingen, Germany, at the close of World War II, Anselm Kiefer studied art informally under Joseph Beuys at the Düsseldorf Academy in the early 1970s. Kiefer reflects upon and critiques the myths and chauvinism which eventually propelled the German Third Reich to power. His paintings depict his generation’s ambivalence toward the grandiose impulse of German nationalism and its impact on history. Kiefer's work consistently balances the dual purposes of visually powerful imagery and intellectually critical analysis.

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