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"I was interested in transcendence from a very early age. I was interested in what was over there, what was behind life. So when I had my first communion I was very disappointed. I had expected something amazing and surprising and spiritual. Instead all I got was a bicycle. That wasn't what I was after at all."

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About Anselm Kiefer

Anselm Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor known for large-scale works engaging with history, myth, and memory. He is one of the most influential postwar German artists.

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