When, at the end of the 1960s, I became interested in the Nazi era, it was a taboo subject in Germany. No one spoke about it anymore, no more in my house than anywhere else.
When knowledge becomes rigid, it stops living. - Anselm Kiefer
When knowledge becomes rigid, it stops living.
- Anselm Kiefer
What does the artist do? He draws connections. He ties the invisible threads between things. He dives into history, be it the history of mankind, the… - Anselm Kiefer
What does the artist do? He draws connections. He ties the invisible threads between things. He dives into history, be it the history of mankind, the…
As a child I had no toys; our house was bombed, but there were lots of bricks. Ruins are wonderful because they are the beginning of something new, y… - Anselm Kiefer
As a child I had no toys; our house was bombed, but there were lots of bricks. Ruins are wonderful because they are the beginning of something new, y…
Art is longing. You never arrive, but you keep going in the hope that you will. - Anselm Kiefer
Art is longing. You never arrive, but you keep going in the hope that you will.
Life is an illusion. I am held together in the nothingness by art. - Anselm Kiefer
Life is an illusion. I am held together in the nothingness by art.
Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning. - Anselm Kiefer
Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning.
I believe in empty spaces; they're the most wonderful thing. - Anselm Kiefer
I believe in empty spaces; they're the most wonderful thing.
History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history. - Anselm Kiefer
History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history.
I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art. - Anselm Kiefer
I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art.
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