When knowledge becomes rigid, it stops living.

- 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…

- 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

Art is longing. You never arrive, but you keep going in the hope that you will.

- Anselm Kiefer

Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning.

- Anselm Kiefer

I believe in empty spaces; they're the most wonderful thing.

- Anselm Kiefer

History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history.

- Anselm Kiefer

I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art.

- Anselm Kiefer

Life is an illusion. I am held together in the nothingness by art.

- Anselm Kiefer