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Cette obscure clarté qui tombe des étoiles

Anselm Kiefer2011

Pirelli HangarBicocca

Pirelli HangarBicocca
Milan, Italy

Installation view, Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, 2017 | In this painting from the series Cette obscure clarté qui tombe des étoiles, Anselm Kiefer portrays a desert landscape, onto which he sets black sunflower seeds – a recurring element in the artist’s work. These symbolize fallen stars, black on white, as if they were negative prints. Adding different materials to the surface of the painting, the artist passes beyond the limit between painting and sculpture, seeming to invite the viewer to enter his world.

Details

  • Title: Cette obscure clarté qui tombe des étoiles
  • Creator: Anselm Kiefer
  • Date Created: 2011
  • Physical Dimensions: 610 x 760 cm
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: © Anselm Kiefer; Courtesy Galleria Lia Rumma, Milan/Naples; Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan. Photo Agostino Osio.
  • Medium: Oil, emulsion, acrylic, shellac and sunflower seeds on canvas

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