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Breaking of the Vessels, 1990 (lead, iron, glass, copper wire, charcoal & Aquatec)

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STM620275
Image title
Breaking of the Vessels, 1990 (lead, iron, glass, copper wire, charcoal & Aquatec)
Artist
Kiefer, Anselm (b.1945) / German
Location
Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri, USA
Medium
lead, iron, glass, copper wire, charcoal and aquatec
Date
1990 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
378.5x836.9x518.2 cms
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According to the Kabbalah, a collection of mystical writings from the Jewish religion, when the world was created, the attributes of God—his mercy, wisdom, and power—were divided among ten vessels that were not strong enough to hold them, and they shattered into pieces.

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Photo: Saint Louis Art Museum / Funds given by Mr. and Mrs. George Schlapp, Mrs. Francis A. Mesker, the Henry L. and Natalie Edison Freund Charitable Trust, The Arthur and Helen Baer Charitable Foundation, Sam and Marilyn Fox, Mrs. Eleanor J. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. John Wooten Moore, Donna / Bridgeman Images
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Judaism / religion / book / documents / mystical / detritus / symbolic / disarray / chaos / sculpture / glass / shelves / breaking / fragments / writings / shelve / installation / metaphor / breaking of the vessels / chaotic / paper / papers / three-tiered / broken / document / bookcase / vessels / jewish / fragment / kabbalah
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