Author: Anselm Kiefer

Quotes

I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art.

I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art.

- Anselm Kiefer

History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history.

History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history.

- Anselm Kiefer

When I see a new artist I give myself a lot of time to reflect and decide whether it's art or not.

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

Art is difficult. It's not entertainment.

Art is difficult. It's not entertainment.

- Anselm Kiefer

Art is longing. You never arrive, but you keep going in the hope that you will.

Art is longing. You never arrive, but you keep going in the hope that you will.

- Anselm Kiefer

But we should also not forget the difference between what first motivated me and the work that is the result.

But we should also not forget the difference between what first motivated me and the work that is the result.

- Anselm Kiefer

If I do something that depresses, it's not because I'm depressed, but because political life and history is depressing.

If I do something that depresses, it's not because I'm depressed, but because political life and history is depressing.

- Anselm Kiefer

Buying art is not understanding art.

Buying art is not understanding art.

- Anselm Kiefer

Life is an illusion. I am held together in the nothingness by art.

Life is an illusion. I am held together in the nothingness by art.

- Anselm Kiefer

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