Anselm Kiefer

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Anselm Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor known for his monumental, history-laden works that confront themes of memory, mythology, and the legacy of World War II.

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Anselm Kiefer canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
painter
sculptor
awardReceived Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art
surface form: Austrian Decoration for Science and Art

Praemium Imperiale
Wolf Prize in Arts
birthCountry Germany
birthDate 1945-03-08
birthPlace Donaueschingen
education Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe
surface form: Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
surface form: Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
exhibitedAt Documenta (Kassel)
Venice Biennale
field painting
sculpture
hasWorkInCollection Art Institute of Chicago
Centre Pompidou
Museum of Modern Art
Tate Modern
knownFor large-scale installations
works addressing the legacy of World War II
works referencing mythology and religion
movement Neo-Expressionism
New German Painting
name Anselm Kiefer self-link
nationality German
notableFor engagement with German history and memory
monumental history-themed works
use of unconventional materials
notableWork Ages of the World
Breaking of the Vessels
Margarethe
Nigredo
Sternenfall
Sulamith
The Orders of the Night
residence Barjac, France
Paris
surface form: Paris, France
studiedUnder Joseph Beuys
theme German history
Holocaust memory
Kabbalah
alchemy
memory
mythology
religion
ruins and destruction
usesMaterial ash
concrete
earth
lead
straw
workLocation France
Germany

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Phillips Collection hasWorkBy Anselm Kiefer
Monumenta art installations commissionedArtist Anselm Kiefer
subject surface form: Monumenta 2007
Anselm Kiefer name Anselm Kiefer self-link
Sonning Prize hasRecipient Anselm Kiefer
Sophie Fiennes collaboratedWith Anselm Kiefer
Sprengel Museum Hanover hasWorkBy Anselm Kiefer
Musée de Grenoble hasWorkBy Anselm Kiefer