ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS

 

 KIEFER/ VAN GOGH, LONDON, UNTIL 26/10/ 2025

Vincent van Gogh, Field with Irises near Arles, 1888. Oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)

L'exposition de la Royal Academy of Art met en lumière l'influence significative de Vincent van Gogh sur Anselm Kiefer tout au long de sa carrière de près de soixante ans. Les œuvres des deux artistes, présentées côte à côte, réunissent des peintures et dessins de Van Gogh provenant de la collection du Musée Van Gogh d'Amsterdam, ainsi que des peintures, dessins et sculptures de Kiefer, dont des œuvres inédites. L'exposition met en lumière les similitudes de pensée, de démarche et de sujet des deux artistes, mais aussi leurs différences notables, offrant aux visiteurs un regard nouveau sur leurs œuvres.

Vincent van Gogh has had an enduring influence on Anselm Kiefer Hon RA over the artist’s nearly 60-year career. The Royal Academy of Art presents work by both artists, exhibited side by side for the first time in the UK. The exhibition brings together paintings and drawings by Van Gogh from the collection of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, with paintings, drawings and sculptures by Kiefer, including new work that has never been shown before. The presentation reveals similarities of thought, process and subject matter shared by the two artists but also reflects noticeable differences, offering visitors a new insight into both artists’ work.

La mostra alla Royal Academy of Art si concentra sull’influenza significativa e duratura che  Vincent van Gogh ebbe su Anselm Kiefer nel corso dei quasi 60 anni della sua carriera. Le opere di entrambi gli artisti, esposte fianco a fianco, riuniscono dipinti e disegni di Van Gogh provenienti dalla collezione del Van Gogh Museum di Amsterdam, e dipinti, disegni e sculture di Kiefer, tra cui nuove opere mai esposte prima. Il percorso espositivo mette in luce somiglianze di pensiero, processo e soggetto condivisi dai due artisti, ma riflette anche notevoli differenze, offrendo ai visitatori una nuova prospettiva sull'opera di entrambi.

 Anselm Kiefer, Nevermore, 2014. Emulsion, oil, acrylic, shellac, gold leaf and sediment of electrolysis on canvas, 330 x 570 cm. Eschaton Kunststiftung. Ph. Charles Duprat. © Anselm Kiefer

Parmi les œuvres phares, on trouve une sélection de paysages célèbres de Kiefer, dont Les Corbeaux  (Die Krähen), 2019 (avec l'aimable autorisation de l'artiste et de White Cube) et Nevermore, 2014 (avec l'aimable autorisation de la Fondation Eschaton). Ces œuvres monumentales témoignent de l'admiration de Kiefer pour les procédés de composition employés par Van Gogh, à travers l'adoption des lignes d'horizon hautes, des images rapprochées combinées à des perspectives profondes et des formats panoramiques.

Highlights of the exhibition include a selection of Kiefer’s celebrated large-scale landscapes, including The Crows (Die Krähen), 2019 (Courtesy of the Artist and White Cube) and Nevermore, 2014 (Courtesy Eschaton Foundation). These monumental works clearly encapsulate Kiefer’s admiration for compositional devices used by Van Gogh, through his adoption of high horizon lines, close-up imagery combined with deep perspectives and panoramic formats.

Tra le opre più significative, una selezione dei celebri paesaggi di Kiefer, tra cui "I corvi" (Die Krähen), 2019 (per gentile concessione dell'artista e di White Cube) e "Nevermore", 2014 (per gentile concessione della Eschaton Foundation). Queste opere monumentali sono emblematiche dell’ammirazione di Kiefer per gli espedienti compositivi utilizzati da Van Gogh, attraverso l'adozione di orizzonti alti, immagini ravvicinate combinate con prospettive profonde e formati panoramici.

Anselm Kiefer, Untitled, 1963. Graphite and ballpoint pen on paper, 23.6 x 29.8 cm. Private collection. Photo: Georges Poncet. © Anselm Kiefer