Anselm Kiefer, l'alchimie du livre

Following 2012’s huge Gerhard Richter retrospective, the Centre Pompidou looks back at the ambitious paintings of fellow ‘German School’ artist Anselm Kiefer this December. More stylistically predictable than Richter, Kiefer (born in 1945) is best known for his sombre visions and blackened landscapes, thick impasto, inscriptions, and for appending rusty objects to his paintings. Referencing topics as diverse as World War Two, Wagner, the Romans and Nordic legends, around 80 paintings (dating from 1960 to the present day) are on display here, alongside a selection of installations and sculptures.