Product Description: Modern civilization would be inconceivable without letters. The printed word, made out of letters strung together to form sentences and scripture, has very much shaped our existence. Anselm Kiefer’s work Die Buchstaben, which is being portrayed in this volume, is all about the power of the word...read more

Product Description: Presenting highlights from the breadth of Anselm Kiefer’s (born 1945) career to date, Memorabilia looks at themes of remembrance, loss, historical evocation and reference to mythology in the artist’s oeuvre. Kiefer is a modernist in his tendency to freight his paintings and bookworks with allusions that demand literacy and active explication on the viewer’s part; as author Dieter Ronte puts it, “Kiefer is both an enlightener and a poet … he requires education and the willingness to learn and experience new things with him...read more

Product Description: Anselm Kiefer creates works of art that invoke recent historical lessons in tragedy and human folly for a generation that might prefer to ignore the past. Visually overwhelming and sublime in scale, Kiefer's work sits at the juncture of historical confrontation and allegorical redemption...read more

Product Description: In the chaos of Milan's swiftly-converting industrial quarter, one massive space has been set aside for contemporary art. Merkaba documents Hangar Bicocca's first installation, the seven title towers, from the prototype stage to installation by cranes and pulleys to the spotlight...read more

This monograph uses a thematic and chronologial approach to explore the many facets of Anselm Kiefer's work. By examining his influences, style and recurring motifs, Daniel Arasse highlights Kiefer's rich culture and his philosophical and artistic practice.

Describes the German artist's latest work, a pair of thirteen-foot-high steel bookcases holding nearly two hundred massive lead books

Offers a brief profile of the German artist, reproduces a book of his watercolors, which include seascapes and nudes, and discusses the themes of his work