Anselm is a curator and author. From 2013 till 2022, he was head of the visual arts and film department at Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin (HKW). He is known for developing the format of the ‘essay exhibition’, which consist of extensive research-based forays into political and cultural histories and current artistic production. Among his collaborative projects are Ceremony. Burial of an Undead World (2022, with Elisa Giuliano, Claire Tancons, Denise Ryder and Zairong Xiang), Parapolitics: Cultural Freedom and the Cold War (2017/2018, with Nida Ghouse, Paz Guevara, Antonia Majaca), and the project Animism (2010-2014), which was presented in different chapters and collaborations in Antwerp, Bern, Vienna, Berlin, New York, Shenzhen, Seoul, and Beirut. He also curated the first exhibitions of Forensic Architecture (Forensic, 2014, HKW Berlin) and was Chief Curator of the Taipei Biennale 2012 and the Shanghai Biennale 2014. Since August 1, 2022, he is Professor of Cultural Critique and Curatorial Studies at the Zurich University of the Arts.