Monday, January 31, 2011

11.388 ANSELM KIEFER

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  1. GERMAN PAINTER AND SCULPTOR. HE STUDIED WITH JOSEPH BEUYS AND PETER DREHER. HIS WORKS INCORPORATE MATERIALS SUCH AS STRAW, ASH, CLAY, LEAD, AND SHELLAC. IN HIS ENTIRE BODY OF WORK, KIEFER ARGUES WITH THE PAST AND ADDRESSES TABOO AND CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES FROM RECENT HISTORY. "NEW SYMBOLISM." KIEFER’S THEMES WIDENED FROM A FOCUS ON GERMANY'S ROLE IN CIVILIZATION TO THE FATE OF ART AND CULTURE IN GENERAL. A COMPLEX CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH HISTORY. HE CREATED EPIC PAINTINGS ON GIANT CANVASES.

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