Anselm Kiefer: Early Works by Lena Fritsch

• First show in Oxford for Anselm Kiefer• Prime focus on early works• Features three new works not previously published• Extensive chronology of Anselm Kiefer• Contributions from a range of expert authorsThis book accompanies a major exhibition in the Ashmolean Museum on the early work of internationally acclaimed German artist Anselm Kiefer. It focuses on his paintings, drawings, photographs and artist books created between 1969 and 1982, in the private collections of the Hall Art Foundation. Anselm Kiefer: Early Works is the first institutional show and publication in the UK dedicated to Kiefer’s early practice. The book introduces themes, subjects and styles that have become signature to Kiefer’s work, while providing a more intimate and complementary context for his large-scale installations that he is best known for today. The early works are accompanied by three recent paintings from the artist’s own collections and White Cube, chosen by the artist himself. Art historians, artist