Monographic exhibition of Anselm Kiefer Organised by the Hortensia Herrero Art Centre

Blending art and literature, painting and sculpture, Anselm Kiefer addresses the complex events of history and the ancient epics of life, death and the cosmos. His work includes paintings, vitrines, installations, artists’ books and a wide variety of works on paper such as drawings, watercolours, collages and altered photographs. He also employs materials as diverse as lead, concrete, glass, pieces of fabric, tree roots and burnt books.

The exhibition at the CAHH will occupy six galleries. Currently, three large-scale works by Kiefer from the permanent collection can be seen in the noble hall. Two of these works, Böse Blumen (2012–2016) and Der Tod und das Mädchen (Death and the Maiden) (2018), include a characteristic lead book that appears in many of Kiefer’s works. The third work in the collection, Walhalla (2015–2017), also reflects another hallmark of Kiefer’s practice: the pouring of lead over paintings depicting landscapes.