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Land of Two Rivers; The High Priestess; Zweistromland

Accession Number:

16_00054

Creator:

Anselm Kiefer (German , 1945-)

Creator:

Kiefer, Anselm

Classification:

Sculpture and Installations

Course:

Obler AH 3165

Culture:

German

Description:

This sculpture consists of two bookcases (labeled after the rivers Tigris and Euphrates a reference to the ancient Mesopotamian civilization) and two hundred lead books. Alternately tilted "Mesopotamia - The High Priestess" Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London, 1989".

Location:

Oslo, Norway - Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, (repository)

Material:

lead books, two steel bookshelves, glass, copper wire, dried peas, human hair, red earth from Odenwald

Measurement:

6 x 8 x 1 m ()

Object Date:

1986-1989 (creation)

Object Type:

sculpture

Style Period:

Contemporary -

Subject:

Middle East; Iraq; Geographic region; Tigris-Euphrates Delta (Iraq and Iran); Tarot; Major Arcana; Second Trump card, The High Priestess

Technique:

mixed media; sculpture

Title:

Land of Two Rivers; The High Priestess; Zweistromland

View:

Partial View: Detail

WorkID:

18220

Identifier:

18220_16_00054.jpg

Collection:

FAAH Collection

Record created:

Feb. 8, 2016

Last modified:

Feb. 10, 2016

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