Georg Baselitz: Pictures That Turn Your Head
A retrospective. Paintings and sculptures from 1959 to 2004

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Benjamin Katz : Georg Baselitz

This comprehensive overview presents a representative selection of approximately 130 works of art from all areas of Baseltitz’ creative production from 1959 to date.
The presentation traces this artist’s early, and rarely seen, art work up through his popular hero paintings from the mid-60s, his stripe and early ‘upside-down’ paintings to his finger paintings dating from the 1970s. These are followed by the orange eaters from the 1980s, his motif paintings, including the large ‘Painter Picture’, and the large-formatted ‘Work One’ paintings as well as his consecutive paintings. Included are also his poetical works based on the artist Caspar David Friedrich, which have created a furor ever since they were installed in the Reichstag Berlin in 1999. Recent and never shown works of art dating from 2002 until 2004 round off the retrospective character of the exhibition.
Augmented by sculptures, this exhibition presents Georg Baselitz as an artist whose creative work is not only rich in diversity but also in complexity. His work is also characterized by continuity and consistency in treating a particular motif over a long period of time. As a result, the exhibition emphasizes Georg Baselitz’ importance with respect to his deliberate approach to painting and in to his impact on a younger generation of artists. The show is being staged in close cooperation with the artists, ensuring the highest degree of authenticity.