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Anselm Kiefer
German
Artist
About the author
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,
German
Artist
#Reason
#Childhood
#Houses
#Project
When, at the end of the 1960s, I became interested in the Nazi era, it was a taboo subject in Germany. No one spoke about it anymore, no more in my house than anywhere else.
Anselm Kiefer,
German
Artist
#End
#Germany
But I believe above all that I wanted to build the palace of my memory, because my memory is my only homeland.
Anselm Kiefer,
German
Artist
#Memory
But we should also not forget the difference between what first motivated me and the work that is the result.
Anselm Kiefer,
German
Artist
#Work
#Forget
#Result
#First
#Difference
I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art.
Anselm Kiefer,
German
Artist
#Art
#Being
#Responsibility