Those who regard Anselm Kiefer as the greatest living artist will see enough proof in his Amsterdam show. Those who find his work journalistic, too full of moralising comment about real events, won’t change their minds either. The title of the exhibition comes from an anti-war song, after all. There are burnt-out uniforms and the Nazi references that he has used for much of his career. “We have a situation now like in 1933 in Germany,” he has said, alluding to contemporary populism.
那些认为安塞尔姆•基弗(Anselm Kiefer)是当世最伟大艺术家的人,会在他于阿姆斯特丹的展览中找到足够的证据。而那些觉得他的作品带有新闻报道色彩、对现实事件充满道德说教的人,也不会因此改变看法。毕竟,这场展览的标题就取自一首反战歌曲。展览中有烧毁的制服,以及他职业生涯中长期使用的纳粹元素。基弗曾表示:“我们现在的处境就像1933年的德国。”他这是在影射当下的民粹主义。