Because of my Calvinistic upbringing, I was trained to think that what you do has to have a purpose. Anselm Kiefer Read Quote
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 Read Quote
History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history. Anselm Kiefer Read Quote
I am against the idea of the end, that everything culminates in paradise or judgment. Anselm Kiefer Read Quote
When I see a new artist I give myself a lot of time to reflect and decide whether it’s art or not. Anselm Kiefer Read Quote
I was interested in transcendence from a very early age. I was interested in what was over there, what was behind life. So when I had my first communion I was very disappointed. I had expected something amazing and surprising and spiritual. Instead all I got was a bicycle. That wasn’t what I was after at all. Anselm Kiefer Read Quote
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 Read Quote
But we should also not forget the difference between what first motivated me and the work that is the result. Anselm Kiefer Read Quote
