Writing about one of the most important and complex artists of our times requires the erudition, clarity, and broad view of a Daniel Arasse, author of the gorgeously illustrated Anselm Kiefer. Avoiding a straightforward chronological survey, Arasse plunges directly into Kiefer's major themes and the ways they reflect the artist's subtly evolving perspectives on German history, the role of the artist, and the meaning of life. Arasse illuminates Kiefer's use of Jewish kabbalistic symbolism, his relationship to philosophers and writers from Nietzsche to Celan, and the rich trove of metaphor to be found in his use of lead, straw, books, and images of railroad tracks and artists' palettes. Never succumbing to art-speak, Arasse--whose French text has been deftly translated into English--marshals his arguments with lucid elegance. The approximately 400 full-color plates, including full views and close-ups, are magnificent. This is surely one of the major art books of our time.
Anselm Kiefer. Ut pictura poesis
Germano Celant
1969-2006
In Anselm Kiefer's Studio
Interview by Anselm Kiefer
with Axel Echt
The Golden Fleece
A cycle of paintings by Anselm Kiefer
for the Suddeutsche Zeitung Magazine
Interview by Anselm Kiefer
with Christian Kammerling
Anselm Kiefer
Speech held on the occaszon of the presentation
of the Wolf Foundation Prlze
Rooms and Peoples in our Time
Interview by Anselm Kiefer
with Suhrkamp Taschenbuch
Anselm Kiefer: Boundaries, Tracks, Traces, Songs
Anselm Kiefer: Boundaries, Tracks, Traces, Songs
The Border of Reality
Anselm Kiefer, "Die Grenze zur Wirklichkeit"
"This dark light that fails from the stars..."
Interview by Anselm Kiefer
with Bernard Comment
Heaven and Earth
Interview by Anselm Kiefer with Michael Auping
Grosses Interview fiber sein come back
Interview by Anselm Kiefer with Heinz Peter Schwerfel
Art and Gnosis
Interview by Anselm Kiefer with Thomas H. Macho
With History under the Skin
Interview by Anselm Kiefer with Roberto Andreotti
and Federico De Melis
Man Is Evil
Interview by Anselm Kiefer with Klaus Dermutz
Grenzen
Anselm Kiefer, "Grenzen". Text for Le Louvre, Paris
The Ruins of Barjac
Politics, alchemy, and learning to dance
in Anselm Kiefer's world
Interview by Anselm Kiefer with Karen Wright
The Distance Between Idea and Result
Interview by Anselm Kiefer with Boris Manner
Appendix
List of Reproductions
Bibliography
Exhibitions
List of Works in the Exhibition