Anselm Kiefer Exhibitions at Fondation Jan Michalski and Astrup Fearnley Museet

Two concurrent exhibitions of Anselm Kiefer's work are featured at the Fondation Jan Michalski in Switzerland and the Astrup Fearnley Museet in Oslo, as reviewed in artpress n° 465 (April 2019) by Laurent Perez. The review discusses Kiefer's monumental, textural paintings and installations that engage with history, mythology, and literature. The Fondation Jan Michalski presents works that incorporate lead, ash, and organic materials, while the Astrup Fearnley Museet showcases a selection of Kiefer's large-scale pieces. The exhibitions highlight Kiefer's ongoing exploration of memory, destruction, and rebirth, with specific references to his series inspired by the poetry of Paul Celan and the architecture of the Third Reich. The review notes the immersive quality of the installations and the artist's use of unconventional materials to create layered, palimpsest-like surfaces.