Berenice
1989
120.0 x 390.0 cm
Museo Guggenheim Bilbao
Over the course of his career, Kiefer has depicted a number of real and mythological women, from Elizabeth of Austria to Brunhilde and Lilith. Berenice (1989) refers to the third-century BCE legend of Princess Berenice of Cyrene (present-day Libya). To ensure the safe return of her husband, Berenice sacrificed her long locks of hair and dedicated them to Venus; the locks subsequently disappeared from the temple where they had been laid and were said to have been transformed into a new constellation in the night sky. In this sculpture, Kiefer alludes to the myth by means of the partial wreckage of an airplane made of lead—a wing and a fuselage that emits a disturbing stream of human hair, suggesting spent fuel or toxic black fumes. Lead airplanes are a recurring motif in Kiefer
Anselm Kiefer (1945 –)
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Museo Guggenheim Bilbao (Bilbao, Spagna)
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Informazioni sull'opera
- Titolo: Berenice
- Artista: Anselm Kiefer
- Anno: 1989
- Dimensioni originali: 120.0 x 390.0 cm
- Formato: Landscape
- Stato del copyright: Soggetti a copyright
- Dove vederlo: Museo Guggenheim Bilbao
- Colore principale: White
- Tonalità colore: Warm Sunset Tones
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