We just returned from a visit to the Anselm Kiefer exhibit, which opened this week at the St. Louis Art Museum. 40 paintings, virtually all of massive size, many painted for this exhibit. Kiefer, a contemporary German artist, is a favorite of mine, and seeing so much of his work in one place is a real treat.

Kiefer did not want any explanatory information given to viewers. The subject is rivers. The title of the exhibit is Becoming the Sea. A few examples: