‘War, Magic and Religion': The Art of Anselm Kiefer in the Light of C.G. Jung’s Red Book with Diane Finiello Zervas

In the chapter of Liber Novus entitled ‘The Three Prophecies’, Jung’s ‘I’ asks his soul to dive down and explore the floods that the new god – the son of the earth – had brought. She returned with ancient remnants that pointed to the future: the misery of war, the darkness of magic, and the gift of religion. She later gave him the gift of magic and a magic rod.

This seminar will explore the work of the German artist Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) who employs themes of war, magic and religion in ways that exemplify Jung’s psychological message: the need to redeem distorted, rejected and suppressed images from the collective unconscious and put them to new use.

This seminar is scheduled from 10:30am–12:30pm, followed by a lunch break, and will resume from 2:00–4:00pm.