An Interview with Anselm Kiefer, Iconoclastic Alchemist

Anselm Kiefer, Grenze (Border), 2024. Emulsion, oil, acrylic, shellac, gold leaf, and sediment of electrolysis on canvas, 12 ft. 5 5/8 in. × 18 ft. 8 7/16 in.

A large painting with a gold upper section and a dark, muddy lower section depicts a solitary figure walking down a path flanked by rows of plants.

Kiefer takes myths and recasts them, unites rivers across continents, and breaks through long-held beliefs to penetrate deeper into the in-between states of being where all great art lives.

An Interview with Anselm Kiefer, Iconoclastic Alchemist
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