Image: Fukuoka Art Museum
Fukuoka Art Museum has announced the completion of restoration work on Anselm Kiefer's 'Melancholia' (1989), following a public restoration period held from July 7 to July 20. The museum said the work is now back on view in Room C for contemporary and modern art on the second floor.
The update concerns one of Kiefer's works in the museum's collection and marks the end of a conservation process that was made visible to the public over two weeks in July. The museum's notice presents the restoration as complete and directs visitors to see the work in its regular display area.
Kiefer, whose practice is closely associated with large-scale, materially complex paintings and sculptures, remains an important figure in postwar and contemporary art. The museum's announcement identifies the restored work specifically as 'Melancholia', dated 1989, and places it within its contemporary and modern art galleries rather than as part of a separate temporary exhibition.
During the public restoration period, visitors were able to observe the work's care and return to display as part of the museum's conservation activity. The announcement does not provide further technical details about the treatment, and it does not describe changes to the work beyond the fact that restoration has been completed.
Fukuoka Art Museum, based in Fukuoka, Japan, used the announcement to let audiences know that the piece is again accessible in Room C on the second floor. Visitors are encouraged by the museum to view the work there now that the restoration has finished.
