A MYSTERIOUS COMBINATION
By now you may have read my chapter on the Blockbuster of the Year - Rodin. (1840-1917) There was another exhibition to see which intrigued me. A combination of the work of Anselm Kiefer who you may remember I like very much and Rodin.
This exhibition was to mark the centenary of the death of Auguste Rodin. The museum had given carte blanche to contemporary artists and this time around it was Kiefer. I was fascinated to discover what the relationship was between the two artists. When we were in Milan in 2015, we had discovered Kiefer’s cathedrals - Anselm Kiefer - Milan 2015 (1945- ) When I looked this up, I discovered that I had written four other chapters on th e s ame artist. I wondered if we would see a new approach to the cathedrals in relationship to Rodin. Both artists were/are giants and their work seems to be shaped with freedom and liberated from all artistic contingencies. Kiefer is not easy to look at for that reason. His work is often a statement. Howeve