An Overblown Anselm Kiefer Documentary by Wim Wenders Retells the Same Boring Myths
about 5 months ago (12/08/2023)
Review: ‘Anselm,’ by Wim Wenders, Is a Boring Anselm Kiefer Film – ARTnews.com Skip to main content By Alex Greenberger Plus Icon Alex Greenberger Senior Editor, ARTnews View All December 8, 2023 9:15am Still from Anselm , 2023. Courtesy Janus Films Bad artist documentaries—there are many of them—breed the myth of the lone great artist, the genius who works in isolation, without the help of studio assistants, to conjure up masterpieces. Anselm , Wim Wenders ’s flimsy new film, now transposes that myth onto Anselm Kiefer , the German painter and sculptor whose persona hardly needs to be built up any more than it already has.