Anselm Kiefer: A Sculptor of German Memory Born in Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg, on March 8, 1945, Anselm Kiefer’s life and art are inextricably linked to the weighty history of Germany. Raised near the Rhine River in a region steeped in folklore and tradition, he developed from childhood a profound fascination with his nation's past – a past marked by both immense cultural richness and devastating trauma. This early interest manifested as a deliberate decision to pursue an artistic career, mirroring the path of his namesake, the 19th-century classical painter Anselm Feuerbach. Kiefer’s…