Anselm Kiefer
dal 20/10/2006 al 1/12/2006
Segnalato da
20/10/2006
Anselm Kiefer
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac - Marais, Paris
Fur Paul Celan. Monumental paintings and sculptures
Fur Paul Celan
Yvon Lambert and Thaddaeus Ropac are pleased to announce the next solo exhibition of
Anselm Kiefer for which the artist has created a body of monumental paintings and sculptures in
homage of Paul Celan.
The opening of the exhibition will take place on Saturday October 21 in both Paris galleries:
Yvon Lambert Paris, 108 rue Vielle du Temple and Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, 7 rue Debelleyme, Paris
3e'me.
From the beginning of the 1970s Anselm Kiefer has found inspiration in the exploration of the German
identity, the history of his birthplace (1945), and in the deep layers of mythology, for Kiefer, the roots of
man and mankind. Apart from his reading of great scientific works and his passion of Astronomy Kiefer is also fascinated by Shamanism.
From the 90s Kiefer has been passionately studying the Kabbalah which has equiped him with a
plethora of symbols and myths on the origins of the world with an endless wealth of interpretation and
commentary. These divine and mythological iconographic elements are infused by Kiefer by
contemporary history.
The paintings present in this exhibition are based on a series of photographs taken by Kiefer of the
surrounds of Salzburg. These immense landscapes of empty, harvested fields, glazed with mud or
snow, captivate the viewer with their distant perspectives. The medium of paint evokes the texture of
earth with an impressive presence which lacks no force. The paint is marriaged by imposing objects
such as benches, boats and leaden books.
In these new paintings, Kiefer makes reference to German mythology through the poetic works of
Jewish Romanian writer Paul Celan (1920-1970), who held a deep admiration of German litirature and
language. Anselm Kiefer dedicates this exhibition to him.
This collaborative exhibition involves ten or so giant new paitings and sculptures made in Barjac
(Southern France) where Kiefer has lived and worked since 1993.
Opening Saturday October 21, 2006
Yvon Lambert Paris - Christelle Maureau
01 42 71 09 33 - presse@yvon-lambert.com
108 rue Vieille du Temple 75003 Paris
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac - Benedicte Burrus
01 42 72 99 00 - benedicte@ropac.net
7 rue Debelleyme 75003 Paris