{"product_id":"9791254633359","title":"Anselm Kiefer: Women Alchemists","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: Kiefer, Anselm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume examines the gestation and realisation of one of the German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer’s most conceptually innovative projects to date. Featuring 30-plus large-scale paintings, created by applying multiple layers of varnish, the series offers a poetic reflection on the role of female alchemists in the history of Western thought. Using esoteric symbols, ancestral materials and mythological references, Kiefer invokes 33 historical figures in his exploratory account.Rebellious mystics and scientists, these women, including Caterina Sforza, Mary Anne Atwood, Sophie Brahe and Isabella of Aragon, form a lineage of protagonists in possession of an occult body of knowledge employed to heal and nurture others. Featuring several contextualising and critical essays by curators and scholars, 'Women Alchemists' evinces Kiefer’s mighty effort to lend expression and substance to a realm of understanding historically relegated to the margins.Anselm Kiefer (born 1945) developed his signature style of multimedia impasto painting through the influence of Neo-Expressionism and artists such as Joseph Beuys and Georg Baselitz. His art incorporates global religious traditions and occult teachings, while also reckoning with the legacy of the Third Reich.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN 9791254633359. Marsilio Arte. hb. 192 pages. 150 colour ills. 29.2 x 24.1 cm.\u003cbr\u003ePublication date: June 2026.\u003cbr\u003enyp due 11\/6\/26air\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Marsilio Arte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461498519709,"sku":"9791254633359","price":86.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/1439\/9645\/files\/9791254633359.jpg?v=1780622015","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.manic.com.au\/products\/9791254633359","provider":"Books at Manic Wholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}