‘A machine that makes Canadians' Dec 13, 2008
" In New York, he had found his calling, and his career since has been a succession of quick hops, from the Albright-Knox in Buffalo to Toronto's Power Plant and the Brooklyn Museum, and then to Montreal. Over the past four years, he has overseen a museum that is increasingly focused, mounting major exhibitions of work by such leading Canadian artists as Rodney Graham and Geoffrey Farmer, and staging a stunning touring exhibition of the work of German artist Anselm Kiefer. If Mayer's reputation... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Tricia Paik Appointed Assistant Cur... Nov 26, 2008
She was involved in its Anselm Kiefer: Works on Paper show (1998-99). She later served as a curatorial assistant in the Museum of Modern Art's Department of Drawings. (Suite101.com)
LACMA Acquires Vernon Collection of... Aug 14, 2008
LACMA's world-renowned collection of photography includes important works by Berenice Abbott, Walker Evans, Alfred Stieglitz, Andr; Kert;sz, L;szl; Moholy-Nagy, Diane Arbus, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Lee Friedlander, Anselm Kiefer, Sigmar Polke, Sebasti;o Salgado, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Carrie Mae Weems. The Vernon Collection. (Suite101.com)
London's Victoria & Albert Museum May 26, 2008
London's Victoria & Albert Museum: Anish Kapoor, Anselm Kiefer, Lewis Carroll and the Supremes at V&A ... Anish Kapoor, Anselm Kiefer, Lewis Carroll and the Supremes at V&A ... Anselm Kiefer's 2-metre tall , in lead and cardboard, stands at the entrance to the exhibition. (Suite101.com)
Serra's gargantuan art in Paris May 8, 2008
Anselm Kiefer did it last year with seven stand-alone houses, or galleries, each about 15 meters high, and some concrete towers. Serra began struggling with the problem two years ago. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Affairs of the art world Mar 26, 2008
When Margot Henderson and Melanie Arnold were scouting for a place to hold a dinner for the artist Anselm Kiefer after his opening at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris last fall, they found the perfect spot: a metal factory. For the two women, who run Arnold & Henderson catering in East London, it wasn't just the factory's location, which is near the gallery in the city's Marais district; it was the rawness of the industrial space a complement to their no-frills cuisine as well as the artist's... (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Urban Realist Craig McPherson Mar 6, 2008
The artist sees Caspar David Friedrich, while Frick director of curatorial affairs Sarah Hall sees the burned fields of Anselm Kiefer. They are all present. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
In Bologna, a 'Factory of the Arts' blooms Mar 1, 2008
The inaugural show, "Vertigo," was curated by Germano Celant, a curator at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, and featured an impressive array of contemporary artists, from Anselm Kiefer and Bill Viola to Enzo Cucchi and Andreas Gursky. Current exhibitions include a solo show of the Italian artist Luigi Ontani and the collaborative works of American artists Wade Guyton and Kelley Walker. (International Herald Tribune)
Forty artists to explore 'Life on Mars' in International Feb 22, 2008
" Andrew Carnegie's intent was to bring the best current art to Pittsburgh as well as to attract the broader art world to the city. He also quickly recognized that by exhibiting the "Old Masters of tomorrow," his institution would have the opportunity to build its collection by purchasing work from the show. While not all artist's reputations stand the test of time, there have been notables among those whose works were acquired for the Carnegie collection through the Internationals, including... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Contemporary Art Museum at the Presidio Endorsed by Presidio Trust Jan 31, 2008
The Fisher collection includes important works from artists such as Gerhard Richter, Richard Serra, Alexander Calder, Ellsworth Kelly, Richard Diebenkorn, Cy Twombly, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Chuck Close, Willem DeKooning, Brice Marden, Agnes Martin, Anselm Kiefer. In addition to the new museum building, the CAMP project includes the rehabilitation of a nearby barracks, Building 101, which will house the museums bookstore and extensive public education programs, and will include a... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Mammoth sculpture anchors Mass MoCA show Dec 4, 2007
Anselm Kiefer's "Etroits sont les Vaisseaux (Narrow Are the Vessels)," part ravaged city and part graceful ocean wave, is 80 feet long and weighs six tons ... NORTH ADAMS - To be in the presence of Anselm Kiefer's mammoth sculpture, "Etroits sont les Vaisseaux (Narrow Are the Vessels)" is both sobering and healing ... Anselm Kiefer: Sculpture and Paintings from the Hall Collection. (Boston Globe)
Ileana Sonnabend, 92; art dealer, collector Oct 27, 2007
Displays of Conceptual and Minimal sculpture by Dan Flavin and Robert Morris, mixed-media works by German-born Anselm Kiefer, installation art by Mario Merz and other members of the Italian-based Arte Povera movement, and kitsch-inspired works by Jeff Koons suggested the range of her personal tastes. In interviews, she said she did not know how many works she owned. (Los Angeles Times)
Vienna Hits Jackpot With Gift of Monets, Picassos, Renoirs for Albertina Sep 15, 2007
And that's just where this show stops: From Nov. 12, the Albertina is running ``From Andy Warhol to Anselm Kiefer. . (Bloomberg -- Europe)
SFMOMA's Neal Benezra balances art and money Sep 7, 2007
Major exhibitions: "Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting" (2002), "Marc Chagall" (2003), "Diane Arbus Revelations" (2003), "Philip Guston Retrospective" (2003), "Chuck Close: Self-Portraits" (2005), "The Art of Richard Tuttle" (2005), "Robert Bechtle: A Retrospective" (2005), "Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth" (2006), "Matthew Barney: Drawing Restraint" (2006), "Brice Marden: A Retrospective of Painting and Drawing" (2007). Attendance: Fiscal year 2006-07: 618,000. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Art For Our Sake Aug 9, 2007
" The Fishers have purchased works from some of the world's most famous modern artists, storing it away in their homes and in two galleries at the Gap's waterfront headquarters. The hallways leading to Fisher's office look like museums in their own right. One hallway features a series of colorful Mick Jagger portraits by Warhol, a Picasso lithograph and a wall covered in Lichtenstein pop art. Whimsical Calder mobiles float from ceilings, walls and hangers. Art experts say it is not the size of... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Major Contemporary Art Museum Proposed for Presidio Aug 9, 2007
The Fisher Collection includes more than 1,000 works by Gerhard Richter, Richard Serra, Alexander Calder, Ellsworth Kelly, Richard Diebenkorn, Cy Twombly, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Chuck Close, Willem DeKooning, Brice Marden, Agnes Martin, Anselm Kiefer and numerous other leading artists. "Art is an important part of our life and we want to share our collection with the public so everyone can enjoy it," Donald Fisher said. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
CBS 2 At The Met: Made In Germany Aug 6, 2007
Anselm Kiefer, considered one of Germany's most important contemporary artists, tackled his country's Nazi past and the horrors of war in "Winter Landscape of 1970.". Rewald said, "This disembodied head implies the dead of World War II. Kiefer is known for his great involvement with German history, especially the history of Nazi Germany. He is very provocative and fearless. He confronts taboos that after World War II, Germany didn't touch yet, much too afraid and guilt ridden. Kiefer and his art... (CBS New York, NY)
Arts Guide: Exhibits around the world Jun 27, 2007
ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES -- To July 29: "Anselm Kiefer." Ubiquitous Kiefer. In Paris, the German artist (b. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Opera, art, film on a grandiose scale 'Anselm Kiefer: Falling Stars' Jun 17, 2007
Opera, art, film on a grandiose scale 'Anselm Kiefer: Falling Stars ... Large scale is one of the distinguishing features of the German artist Anselm Kiefer 's work, and the scale of Paris's Grand Palais is very large indeed -- even grand, you might say. (Boston Globe)
Monumenta show symbolizes contemporary art revival in Paris Jun 13, 2007
es, the German artist Anselm Kiefer has constructed two ruinous towers, one collapsed into a mass of concrete and steel, and seven "houses" holding the sculptures and paintings that make up the Paris Monumenta exhibition. "The paintings are ephemeral. The installations in ruin evoke change, the idea that something new is about to be revealed." Kiefer said. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Giants of British art to star in Royal Academy summer show Jun 7, 2007
The German artist Anselm Kiefer has covered a canvas with baked clay, over which he paints a field of flowers and then attaches the branches of a tree and a battered metal model submarine to the surface. Along with Emin, he is one of the few Royal Academicians to feature in the exhibition. (Independent)
Kiefer: An artist with monumental force Jun 1, 2007
The Anselm Kiefer exhibition "Falling Stars" opened this week as part of the Monumenta series at the Grand Palais in Paris ... PARIS: Anselm Kiefer thinks big ... Images: The works of Anselm Kiefer. (International Herald Tribune)
Ring, ring: Eddie's on the dog-and … May 21, 2007
Strong, who these days also chairs the Australia Council, began his speech celebrating the opening of a display of modern art from UBS's international collection, not to mention opening the big deal, an Anselm Kiefer exhibition. UBS's links to Qantas are strong, so strong in fact the airline board felt it appropriate to pay the bank and its second adviser, Carnegie Wylie, a whopping $96 million defence fee between them if the private equity steal had gone ahead. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Modern art that makes a big statement May 14, 2007
HANDLING priceless pieces of art is never an easy task, but it takes more than kid gloves to exhibit works by renowned German artist Anselm Kiefer ... Anselm Kiefer - Aperiatur Terra: Recent Work opens next Saturday and employs Catholic iconography to explore the idea of transcendence where the material world meets the metaphysical. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sculpture gets a place to call home again Apr 13, 2007
"There will eventually be five new acquisitions "We're also going to bring back some old favourites - pieces like the Anselm Kiefer - that people haven't seen for a while. " When the gallery opened in 1982, it had a designated sculpture space, but in 1990, it was taken over by a series of temporary exhibitions. "A bit of a void" is Radford's description of the 17 years during which no major Australian art institution has featured a sculpture gallery. But he says the new space will be "a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Jeff Wall merges mundane with the bigger picture Mar 11, 2007
"Staining bench, furniture manufacturer's, Vancouver," could be an Anselm Kiefer in a world without impasto. The gorgeous austerity of the rows of white wall slats in "Sunken Area" puts almost any Minimalist canvas to shame. (Boston Globe)
The Upside-Down Critic: Jan 22, 2007
If Hughes fails to give Joseph Beuys what you consider his due, it is not because Hughes is ignorant of things German, given his championing of Beuys' countryman Anselm Kiefer, it may simply be because he feels that the work of Beuys has his limitations. --Utek1. (Slate)
