Writing about one of the most important and complex artists of our times requires the erudition, clarity, and broad view of a Daniel Arasse, author of the gorgeously illustrated Anselm Kiefer. Avoiding a straightforward chronological survey, Arasse plunges directly into Kiefer's major themes and the ways they reflect the artist's subtly evolving perspectives on German history, the role of the artist, and the meaning of life. Arasse illuminates Kiefer's use of Jewish kabbalistic symbolism, his relationship to philosophers and writers from Nietzsche to Celan, and the rich trove of metaphor to be found in his use of lead, straw, books, and images of railroad tracks and artists' palettes. Never succumbing to art-speak, Arasse--whose French text has been deftly translated into English--marshals his arguments with lucid elegance. The approximately 400 full-color plates, including full views and close-ups, are magnificent. This is surely one of the major art books of our time.

Anselm Kiefer. Ut pictura poesis

Germano Celant

1969-2006

In Anselm Kiefer's Studio

Interview by Anselm Kiefer

with Axel Echt

The Golden Fleece

A cycle of paintings by Anselm Kiefer

for the Suddeutsche Zeitung Magazine

Interview by Anselm Kiefer

with Christian Kammerling

Anselm Kiefer

Speech held on the occaszon of the presentation

of the Wolf Foundation Prlze

Rooms and Peoples in our Time

Interview by Anselm Kiefer

with Suhrkamp Taschenbuch

Anselm Kiefer: Boundaries, Tracks, Traces, Songs

Anselm Kiefer: Boundaries, Tracks, Traces, Songs

The Border of Reality

Anselm Kiefer, "Die Grenze zur Wirklichkeit"

"This dark light that fails from the stars..."

Interview by Anselm Kiefer

with Bernard Comment

Heaven and Earth

Interview by Anselm Kiefer with Michael Auping

Grosses Interview fiber sein come back

Interview by Anselm Kiefer with Heinz Peter Schwerfel

Art and Gnosis

Interview by Anselm Kiefer with Thomas H. Macho

With History under the Skin

Interview by Anselm Kiefer with Roberto Andreotti

and Federico De Melis

Man Is Evil

Interview by Anselm Kiefer with Klaus Dermutz

Grenzen

Anselm Kiefer, "Grenzen". Text for Le Louvre, Paris

The Ruins of Barjac

Politics, alchemy, and learning to dance

in Anselm Kiefer's world

Interview by Anselm Kiefer with Karen Wright

The Distance Between Idea and Result

Interview by Anselm Kiefer with Boris Manner

Appendix

List of Reproductions

Bibliography

Exhibitions

List of Works in the Exhibition