Anselm Kiefer
27 Sep - 14 Dec 2014
Anselm Kiefer
The Orders of the Night, 1996.
Emulsion, acrylic and shellac on canvas. 356 x 463 cm. Seattle Art Museum. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hedreen. Photo Seattle Art Museum / © Anselm Kiefer.
The Orders of the Night, 1996.
Emulsion, acrylic and shellac on canvas. 356 x 463 cm. Seattle Art Museum. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hedreen. Photo Seattle Art Museum / © Anselm Kiefer.
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Osiris and Isis, 1985-87.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Photo San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. © Anselm Kiefer.
Osiris and Isis, 1985-87.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Photo San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. © Anselm Kiefer.
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Nothung, 1973.
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. Photography: Studio Tromp, Rotterdam / © Anselm Kiefer.
Nothung, 1973.
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. Photography: Studio Tromp, Rotterdam / © Anselm Kiefer.
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Morgenthau Plan (detail), 2013.
Acrylic, emulsion, oil, shellac, metal, fragments of paint, plaster, gold leaf, and sediment of electrolysis on photograph mounted on canvas. 330 x 560 x 45 cm. Private Collection. © Anselm Kiefer. Photography: Charles Duprat.
Morgenthau Plan (detail), 2013.
Acrylic, emulsion, oil, shellac, metal, fragments of paint, plaster, gold leaf, and sediment of electrolysis on photograph mounted on canvas. 330 x 560 x 45 cm. Private Collection. © Anselm Kiefer. Photography: Charles Duprat.
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The Language of the Birds, 2013.
Lead, metal, wood and plaster. 325 x 474 x 150 cm. Private Collection. © Anselm Kiefer. Photography: Anselm Kiefer.
The Language of the Birds, 2013.
Lead, metal, wood and plaster. 325 x 474 x 150 cm. Private Collection. © Anselm Kiefer. Photography: Anselm Kiefer.
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Heroic Symbol V (Heroisches Sinnbild V), 1970.
Oil on canvas. 150 x 260.5 cm. Collection Würth. Photo Würth Collection / © Anselm Kiefer.
Heroic Symbol V (Heroisches Sinnbild V), 1970.
Oil on canvas. 150 x 260.5 cm. Collection Würth. Photo Würth Collection / © Anselm Kiefer.
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The Rhine (Melancholia) (Der Rhein (Melancholia)), 1982-2013.
Collage of woodcut on canvas with acrylic and shellac. 374 x 330 cm. Private collection.
The Rhine (Melancholia) (Der Rhein (Melancholia)), 1982-2013.
Collage of woodcut on canvas with acrylic and shellac. 374 x 330 cm. Private collection.
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Black Flakes, 2006.
Privatbesitz Familie Grothe. Photo Privatbesitz Famille Grothe. © Anselm Kiefer.
Black Flakes, 2006.
Privatbesitz Familie Grothe. Photo Privatbesitz Famille Grothe. © Anselm Kiefer.
Anselm Kiefer
Black Flakes, 2006.
Privatbesitz Familie Grothe. Photo Privatbesitz Famille Grothe. © Anselm Kiefer.
Black Flakes, 2006.
Privatbesitz Familie Grothe. Photo Privatbesitz Famille Grothe. © Anselm Kiefer.
ANSELM KIEFER
27 September — 14 December 2014
Join us for what the Guardian calls “the most exciting show in Britain this autumn”, as Anselm Kiefer takes over our Main Galleries.
Over the last decade, our single artist shows have captured the imagination of the public. Always large in scale, ambitious in scope and astonishing in execution, we’ve seen artists including Anish Kapoor and David Hockney take on our Main Galleries. Now, this autumn, it’s the turn of a man described as “a colossus of contemporary art” to make his mark: Anselm Kiefer.
This will be the most significant exhibition of the German artist’s work ever held in the UK, spanning his entire 40 year career and unveiling new work created in direct response to our spaces.
Kiefer’s extraordinary body of work includes painting, sculpture and quite simply monumental installations. Uncompromising in the subject matter he tackles, Kiefer’s work powerfully captures the human experience and draws on history, mythology, literature, philosophy and science.
Full of brave and provocative work, this exhibition will be a testament to the career of a man driven to confront himself and the audience with the big and complex issues of our world’s past, present and future.
27 September — 14 December 2014
Join us for what the Guardian calls “the most exciting show in Britain this autumn”, as Anselm Kiefer takes over our Main Galleries.
Over the last decade, our single artist shows have captured the imagination of the public. Always large in scale, ambitious in scope and astonishing in execution, we’ve seen artists including Anish Kapoor and David Hockney take on our Main Galleries. Now, this autumn, it’s the turn of a man described as “a colossus of contemporary art” to make his mark: Anselm Kiefer.
This will be the most significant exhibition of the German artist’s work ever held in the UK, spanning his entire 40 year career and unveiling new work created in direct response to our spaces.
Kiefer’s extraordinary body of work includes painting, sculpture and quite simply monumental installations. Uncompromising in the subject matter he tackles, Kiefer’s work powerfully captures the human experience and draws on history, mythology, literature, philosophy and science.
Full of brave and provocative work, this exhibition will be a testament to the career of a man driven to confront himself and the audience with the big and complex issues of our world’s past, present and future.