Anselm Kiefer - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8881581302 ISBN 13: 9788881581306

Publisher: Charta, 1997

Synopsis

This monograph presents Kiefer's complete work to date, reproduced in full color.

About this title

Review:

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. --Cathy Curtis

About the Author:

Germano Celant is an art historian and senior curator for Contemporary Art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. He is contributing editor to ArtForum and Interview. He is internationally acclaimed for his work on “Arte Povera”.

About this edition

• Publisher: Charta
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 8881581302
• ISBN 13: 9788881581306
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 428
• Editor: Celant Germano