ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - “They’re three stories tall,” was the first thing that she said about these unique paintings temporarily on display at the St. Louis Art Museum. “These aren’t just paintings he had in the studio. They’re paintings that he made for this presentation – because this exhibition wouldn’t take place in any other city.”

For Assistant Curator Melissa Venator – who has been helping the artist put the show together for two years – this is an incredible sight. Some pieces weigh over a ton. Some were shipped by boat from France. It’s a mammoth job – with mammoth pieces on display, said Venator SLAM’s Assistant Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Curator of Modern Art.

The exhibition is called “ Anselm Kiefer: Becoming the Sea ” – containing statues, prints, paintings, phot

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