Anselm Kiefer: A Sculptor of Memory Born in Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on March 8, 1945, Anselm Kiefer’s life and art are inextricably linked to the weighty history of his nation. Raised near the Rhine River in the Black Forest, he was named after the classical painter Anselm Feuerbach – a deliberate nod to an artistic lineage that would profoundly shape his own trajectory. From childhood, Kiefer harbored a deep-seated ambition to become an artist, a desire fueled by a fascination with German history and mythology, themes that would dominate his oeuvre for decades. His earl…