MIXED MEDIA OF ANSELM KIEFER: ART WORKSHOP

Thu 13 Mar 2025, 10.30am–4pm

At the Museum

One-day practical session in the Ashmolean Learning Studio

This event is now FULLY BOOKED

There is a repeat of this workshop on 15 May

With artist Kieran Stiles

Explore how renowned contemporary artist Anselm Kiefer uses found objects like burnt wood, acrylic, charcoal, emulsion, wax, sand and gold leaf to symbolise ideas about truth, memory and myth, illuminating connections between past and contemporary political landscapes.

Wer jetzt kein Haus hat (Whoever has no House now), Anselm Kiefer, 2023, emulsion, acrylic, oil, shellac, lead, string & chalk on canvas. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of White Cube. © Anselm Kiefer

Wer jetz kein Haus hat (Whoever has no House now), Anselm Kiefer, 2023, emulsion, acrylic, oil, shellac, lead, string & chalk on canvas. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of White Cube © Anselm Kiefer. Photo: Georges Poncet

In this workshop, you'll learn how to make your own piece of work using a process of flux, by first building, then destroying, then rebuilding layers of many different materials.

All materials will be provided.

This is part of our Create & Transform season of events.

Anselm Kiefer: Early Works is a major exhibition open at the Ashmolean 14 February to 15 June 2025.