At a new exhibition in Amsterdam, celebrated post-war German artist Anselm Kiefer – known for attacking his canvases with a chisel and building works from straw, lead and flower petals – wanted to start repairing his old works.

German artist Anselm Kiefer, known for work confronting his country's Nazi past, said Wednesday he felt "threatened" by the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which scored its best election result last month.

The 79-year-old German artist has a long relationship not just with Van Gogh, but also with the Stedelijk and Dutch collectors who bought some of his early works. The Stedelijk is showing early pieces such as a sculpture of an aeroplane resembling a B-1 bomber that is made of lead and called “Journey to the end of the Night.”

Blockbuster art and photographs, film festivals, Paris and defining a good mother are all on offer in March’s cultural round up. Do a Kiefer double take The Stedelijk Museum and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam are celebrating Anselm Kiefer’s 80th birthday with a combined exhibition of old and never before seen work.

In 1969, a 24-year-old art student called Anselm Kiefer decided to confront "the amnesia of West Germany's postwar identity" head-on, said Claudia Barbieri Childs in The Art Newspaper. Wearing his ...

In 1969, a 24-year-old art student called Anselm Kiefer decided to confront "the amnesia of West Germany's postwar identity" head-on, said Claudia Barbieri Childs in The Art Newspaper. Wearing his father's Wehrmacht greatcoat, which he had found in the ...