Anselm Kiefer

Anselm Kiefer is embedded within the line of artists who revivified the tradition of German Expressionism from the 1960s onwards. An aggressive technique —markedly subjective — is shaded with a strong conceptual support based on disparate aspects such as kabbalah and alchemy and other interests of an esoteric nature, analysed profoundly in this volume, which surveys the exhibition held in the Palacio de Velázquez. Among the essays is an analysis comprehending Nietzsche, Cioran and Heidegger, and a reflection on Kiefer’s work through the poetic word.