Kiefer’s epic works are made even more fascinating by the artist’s unusual choice of material which underpins his subject matter: thickly applied layers of paint, earth, lead, enamel, plants, clothing or hair reach beyond the traditional twodimensionality of pictorial space and into the realm of the viewer.

Anselm Kiefer tries to shed light on the story behind the story. Explaining that he‘pokes a hole, and then goes through it’, he highlights the processual nature of history and memory, especially when approached with subjective interpretations, a highly personal handling of individual mythologies and a distinctive creative style.

The exhibition is presenting works by Anselm Kiefer from 1978 until 2012. Drawn exclusively from the Grothe Collection this substantial body of works by the celebrated German artist has not been shown before. The selection, which includes several recent acquisitions and sculptural pieces, reaffirms the uniqueness of Kiefer’s oeuvre.