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Anselm Kiefer
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen presents a revealing video of the restoration process of Anselm Kiefer’s Wohin wir uns wenden im Gewitter der Rosen, ist die Nacht mit Dornen erhellt (1998). The work, owned by notable collectors Henk and Victoria de Heus-Zomer, is on permanent loan to the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam.
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