The highly anticipated exhibition –"Reconstruction - Anselm Kiefer in China" was unveiled on Dec 13 at the Shandong Art Museum in Jinan, capital of Shandong province

Sternenfall (Precipitation of the Stars), created by Anselm Kiefer, is exhibited at the Shandong Art Museum in Jinan, Shandong province. [Photo by Wang Qian/China Daily]

Born on March 8, 1945 in Donaueschingen, Germany, Anselm Kiefer is considered one of the most important German artists. Since the very beginning of his career, he has exerted a tremendous and growing influence on contemporary art across the world. Time magazine called him "the best artist of his generation on both sides of the Atlantic."

Jointly curated by the Shandong Art Museum, Germany's Bell Art Center and the Beijing-based Yi Ming Oriental Culture Media Company, the exhibition gathers 60 representative works created by Kiefer from 1982 to 2015, covering sculptures, paintings, installations and photos.

A visitor takes photos of paintings at the exhibition "Reconstruction - Anselm Kiefer in China" on Dec 13 at the Shandong Art Museum in Jinan, Shandong province. [Photo by Wang Qian/China Daily]

"The artist usually adopts humble materials like glass, straw, wood and even dirt in his sprawling, brooding and often lugubrious paintings. His big, expressive works combine German mythology with Jewish mysticism, bringing people strong psychological and visual impact," said a staff member from the curator party.

The exhibition will last through Jan 20, 2018.

Vater, Sohn und heiliger Geist (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), created by Anselm Kiefer, is exhibited at the Shandong Art Museum in Jinan, Shandong province. [Photo by Wang Qian/China Daily]