The reason for this project comes from my childhood, that is clear to me. I did not have any toys. So, I played in the bricks of ruined buildings around me and with which I built houses. Anselm Kiefer brickbuildbuilding Change image and share on social
History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history. Anselm Kiefer formhistorymake Change image and share on social
Art really is something very difficult. It is difficult to make, and it is sometimes difficult for the viewer to understand. It is difficult to work out what is art and what is not art. Anselm Kiefer artdifficultmake Change image and share on social
I believe in empty spaces; they're the most wonderful thing. Anselm Kiefer emptyspacething Change image and share on social
I might have been born into a very literal sense of chaos, but in fact that state is true of all of us. Anselm Kiefer bearchaosfact Change image and share on social
But I believe above all that I wanted to build the palace of my memory, because my memory is my only homeland. Anselm Kiefer buildhomelandmemory Change image and share on social
Art is difficult. It's not entertainment. Anselm Kiefer artdifficultentertainment Change image and share on social
Because of my Calvinistic upbringing, I was trained to think that what you do has to have a purpose. Anselm Kiefer calvinisticpurposetrain Change image and share on social
Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning. Anselm Kiefer beginconstructdebris Change image and share on social
If I do something that depresses, it's not because I'm depressed, but because political life and history is depressing. Anselm Kiefer depresshistorylife Change image and share on social
