As a child I had no toys; our house was bombed, but there were lots of bricks. Ruins are wonderful because they are the beginning of something new, you can do something with them. — Anselm Kiefer Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Art really is something very difficult. It is difficult to make, and it is sometimes difficult for the viewer to understand. It is difficult… — Anselm Kiefer Copy Share Image
What does the artist do? He draws connections. He ties the invisible threads between things. He dives into history, be it the history of… — Anselm Kiefer Copy Share Image
History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history. — Anselm Kiefer Copy Share Image
Art is difficult. It's not entertainment. There are only a few people who can say something about art - it's very restricted. When I… — Anselm Kiefer Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I am against the idea of the end, that everything culminates in paradise or judgment. — Anselm Kiefer Copy Share Image
Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning. — Anselm Kiefer Copy Share Image
I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art. — Anselm Kiefer Copy Share Image
I am of the opinion that there are artists and non-artists. I think that this is the way it always was and always will… — Anselm Kiefer Copy Share Image
I was interested in transcendence from a very early age. I was interested in what was over there, what was behind life. So when… — Anselm Kiefer Copy Share Image
