Anselm Kiefer, studios
By: Danièle Cohn ; translated from the French by David Radzinowicz
Contributors: Radzinowicz, David, translator
Publisher: Flammarion
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9782080201638
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Artists' studios; Modern Art
Work titles: Anselm Kiefer, ateliers
Description: "Danièle Cohn, who has worked alongside Anselm Kiefer for many years, explains the central role the artist's studios play in his artistic process. To enter a painter's atelier is a rare privilege and the stuff of dreams, as if access to this intimate place were the key to the very act of creation. Entering an atelier allows us to see, in situ, the creative process in action, in the present; we are admitted into the space and virtually participate in the artistic act by our very presence, rather than simply observing from the outside. In this monograph, Danièle Cohn reveals how Anselm Kiefer's ateliers -- and his organization and spatial distribution of them -- are essential to his artistic activity as a painter and sculptor. While they serve as production areas and storage spaces, artists' studios are also physical representations of the mind and memory of an artist, where living and working spaces combine. This book takes the reader on an exploration through Kiefer's various ateliers and examines the crucial role they have in the creation of his works. From the attic of a former school or a disused brickyard in Germany, via an atelier in the rural surroundings in the south of France or the urban setting of the Marais in Paris, to his current studio on the outskirts of the French capital, we discover how Anselm Kiefer's work spaces have impacted his art"--Amazon.com, viewed November 20, 2013.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-293).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Barjac: a studio in nature; title: Buchen, or the dramaturgy of origination; title: Croissy: the open work; title: The Studios. Barjac 1993-2007; title: District of Buchen; title: Karlsruhe 1968-71; title: Walldürn-Hornbach 1971-82; title: Buchen 1982-93; title: Höpfingen 1988-93; title: Rome 1976; title: Croissy-Beaubourg 2007-13; title: Biography; title: Group and solo exhibitions; title: Selected bibliography; title: Acknowledgments.