Sunday, September 19, 2010

Anselm Kiefer's Opinions - The Seasons

Anselm Kiefer is one of my favourite contemporary artists. Jim Johnson (who runs one of my favourite blogs) posted these works by Kiefer that were published in the Opinion pages of the NY Times (what a great idea btw - kudos to the Times).

It's been a while since I felt the thrill of excitement upon seeing some pictures, but I did when I saw these.





Before Spring


"Snow melt in the Odenwald. Goodbye, winter, parting hurts but your departure makes my heart cheer. Gladly I forget thee, may you always be far away. Goodbye, winter, parting hurts."
(March 2010)







Summer


“Summer in Barjac — the renowned orders of the night.”

(June 2010)








Autumn


“Ygdrasil, Autumn in Auvergne.”
(September 2010)




(All works © Anselm Kiefer, courtesy of the Gagosian Gallery)



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