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Die argonauten / Anselm Kiefer

This publication reproduces the Die Argonauten series, an installation of totemic objects inspired by the myth of Jason and the Argonauts. The work examines themes of violence and power through the study of poetry, mythology, and cultural history.

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Accession Number: 4738

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vernon_authors	Anselm Kiefer
vernon_tags	Art, Arts, Contemporary Art, Art, Modern -- 21st century, Art, Modern -- 20th century, Photography, Mythology, Classical, Mythology, Greek
vernon_production_date	2010
vernon_brief_description	At the end of a meal, the artist noted the table's resemblance to a battlefield, and this quickly led him to delve into the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts. Despite the unlikely informality of the original prompt, Kiefer's choice to reinterpret the hero Jason's quest for the golden fleece continues central motifs in his work of violence, chauvinism and systems of power--derived, as ever, from the artist's assiduous study of poetry, mythology and cultural history. blurb
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vernon_subject_people	Anselm Kiefer (German, b.1945)
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