White Cube Paris is pleased to present an exhibition of watercolors by Anselm Kiefer, created over the past decade in the artist’s studio in France. A distinct and important part of his practice, this exhibition marks the first in over 40 years dedicated solely to Kiefer’s watercolors.
Comprising a selection of works on paper, the exhibition is titled after French philosopher and writer Jean-Noël Vuarnet, whose time at the Villa Medici (The French Academy in Rome) in the late 1970s inspired his book Extases féminines (1980).
Depicting figures drawn from literary, biblical, mythical and artistic references, including Aurora, the Roman goddess of the dawn, and Die Windsbraut (The Bride of the Wind), after Oskar Kokoschka’s 1913–14 painting, alongside images of flowers and landscapes, these works offer a rare opportunity to view Kiefer’s more intimate watercolors.
