Anselm Kiefer: Remembering the Future
Alan Yentob joins Anselm Kiefer at his studios in France and Germany as he prepares for a retrospective at the Royal Academy.
There is no-one quite like Anselm Kiefer. Having achieved fame and notoriety in equal measure in the 1980s, he has become one of the world's most singular and successful artists. Working with themes of history, memory and mythology, Kiefer produces work that is consistently controversial, and monumental in its scale and ambition.
In this imagine... Alan Yentob joins the artist at his studios in France and Germany as he prepares for a retrospective at the Royal Academy. In a series of frank interviews set against the backdrop of his awe-inspiring studios, Kiefer discusses the impact of his most significant pieces, installs a selection of new work, and explains why he is as excited and driven by his practice now, at the age of 69, as he was when he began.
Last on
More episodes
Tim Marlow intterviews Kiefer at the Royal Academy
Clips
-
Anselm Keifer: The beautiful crypt
Duration: 01:07
-
Anselm Keifer reveals his bunker that grew like a painting.
Duration: 01:33
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
-
00:03
Cliff Martinez
We Don't Have To Think Like That Anymore
- Solaris soundtrack.
-
00:06
Richard Wagner
Prelude to Tristan & Isolde
-
00:09
Das Schulte Quartett Mit Begleitorchester
Ich Weiss Nicht Was Soll Es Bedeuten
- Singt Mit! 50 Wander- und Fahrtenlieder.
-
00:11
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto #21 in C, K.467 聯Elvira Madigan聰 聳 2. Andante
-
00:19
Lucia Micarelli
String Quartet in F Major, M.35:2.Assez vif Tres Rythme
- Music from a Farther Room.
-
00:25
Robert Schumann
Waldszenen, Op. 82: VII. Vogel als prophet (Bird As Prophet)
-
00:34
Peder
Timetakesthetimetimetakes
- And He Just Pointed To The Sky聟.
-
00:42
Bedrich Smetana
Vltava Staatkapelle
-
01:00
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Presenter | Alan Yentob |
Interviewed Guest | Anselm Kiefer |
Producer | Jack Cocker |
Director | Jack Cocker |
Series Editor | Alan Yentob |
Executive Producer | Tanya Hudson |
Broadcasts
Featured in...
大象传媒 Scotland鈥檚 winners at the Royal Television Society Scotland Awards 2014—大象传媒 Scotland
Announced on 20 May 2015
20th Century Art Mavericks
The amazing stories of some of the most influential figures in 20th century art.