We are pleased to inform you that “Solaris”, a new solo exhibition by Anselm Kiefer, will be on view at Nijo Castle in Kyoto from 31 March to 22 June 2025.

Curated by Fumio Nanjo, former director of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, the exhibition unfolds across the buildings and gardens of the historic castle. It features new and recent paintings and sculptures by the German artist, opening a dialogue with the arts, crafts and architecture of Nijo Castle and the city of Kyoto.

In Kiefer’s words: “The utilitarian use of gold as a source of reflected illumination at Nijo Castle is a revelation to me. The confluence of aesthetics and political power on this site and the historical cycle of creation, destruction, and rebirth echoes my own consciousness.”