Behind the scenes: Anselm Kiefer's studio at Barjac

The artist Anselm Kiefer moved to Barjac, near Nîmes in the south of France, in 1992. Over time, his home and studio complex there - built on the site of an abandoned silk factory - expanded to include a series of extraordinary interventions in the landscape. Kiefer has compared his studios to laboratories, and says they are also akin to refineries or mines. Although he now lives and works in Paris, Barjac continues to provide many of the materials for his work. It also acts as an exhibition venue, displaying sculptures, paintings and installations in some 50 different enclosures across the site. Read more here: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/artic... Anselm Kiefer Royal Academy of Arts 27 September — 14 December 2014 Sponsored by BNP Paribas http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/kiefer