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Georg Baselitz
Remix, Rute (Version Rot/Gelb)
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Remix, Hirte (Version Rot/Gelb)
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Remix, Mantel (Version Rot/Gelb)
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Remix, Partisan (Version Rot/Gelb)
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Remix, Haus (Version Rot/Gelb)
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Remix, Mantel (Version Braun/Gelb)
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Remix, Hirte (Version Braun/Gelb)
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Remix, Partisan (Version Braun/Gelb)
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Remix, Haus (Version Braun/Gelb)
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Remix, Rute (Version Braun/Gelb)
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Elke VII
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Background Information about Georg Baselitz
Introduction
Georg Baselitz has shaped the international art scene for more than five decades and remains one of the most important artists of the present. He is, alongside Gerhard Richter, one of the most famous German painters of our time. Characteristic are his expressive, large-format works – the painter produces pieces that are both figurative and abstract with impressive painting technique.
In 1957 Baselitz left the Berlin Weissensee School of Art and moved straight to the West. At the time, the content of his images was viewed as obscene – he fell out of favour in the DDR and then caused a stir in West Berlin. Baselitz achieved worldwide recognition in the mid-1970s with his “upside down” series of paintings. These works subverted visual conventions, bringing the tension between representation and abstraction into full bloom.
The influences of Georg Baselitz are diverse. His artistic role models include figures such as Picasso, Giacometti, and the expressionists from the group of artists known as Die Brücke (The Bridge). The aesthetic of outsider art – as a student Baselitz followed Jean Dubuffet closely – is also unmistakeable in his work. The painter often uses Christian iconography and deals with religious themes.
Over the course of his artistic career, Baseliz has continued to develop his oeuvre, and in doing so often includes references to his earlier pieces. In the series Remix, he re-interprets his own paintings – an act of artistic self-assertion and, at the same time, a reconsideration of perspective after the passing of time. “Geteilter Held (Remix)” is named after his oil painting from 1966 – yet he has taken a completely new approach to the subject. The limited edition on Japanese paper is remarkable in its unique execution: Every page is hand coloured, and the colours vary throughout the edition. Each print could almost be considered a one-off.
Daniela Kummle
In 1957 Baselitz left the Berlin Weissensee School of Art and moved straight to the West. At the time, the content of his images was viewed as obscene – he fell out of favour in the DDR and then caused a stir in West Berlin. Baselitz achieved worldwide recognition in the mid-1970s with his “upside down” series of paintings. These works subverted visual conventions, bringing the tension between representation and abstraction into full bloom.
The influences of Georg Baselitz are diverse. His artistic role models include figures such as Picasso, Giacometti, and the expressionists from the group of artists known as Die Brücke (The Bridge). The aesthetic of outsider art – as a student Baselitz followed Jean Dubuffet closely – is also unmistakeable in his work. The painter often uses Christian iconography and deals with religious themes.
Over the course of his artistic career, Baseliz has continued to develop his oeuvre, and in doing so often includes references to his earlier pieces. In the series Remix, he re-interprets his own paintings – an act of artistic self-assertion and, at the same time, a reconsideration of perspective after the passing of time. “Geteilter Held (Remix)” is named after his oil painting from 1966 – yet he has taken a completely new approach to the subject. The limited edition on Japanese paper is remarkable in its unique execution: Every page is hand coloured, and the colours vary throughout the edition. Each print could almost be considered a one-off.
Daniela Kummle
Bio
| 1938 | Born Hans-Georg Kern in Deutschbaselitz, Germany |
| 1956-1957 | Studied Painting at Berlin-Weissensee Arts Academy, Berlin, Germany |
| 1957-1963 | Studied at the Berlin Arts Academy, Berlin, Germany |
| 1977-1983 | Professor at Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design, Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 1983-1988 | Professor at the Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin, Germany |
| 1992-2003 | Professor at the Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin, Germany |
| Lives and works in Salzburg, Austria |
Awards
| 2009 | Cologne Fine Art Award from the Federal Association of German Galleries and Editions |
| 2009 | Member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Munich |
| 2008 | B.Z. Culture Award, Berlin |
| 2005 | Austrian Decoration for Science and Art |
| 2004 | Honorary Professor at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts, Florence, Italy |
| 2004 | Praemium Imperiale, Tokyo |
| 2003 | Lower Saxony State Award, Hanover, Germany |
| 2002 | Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France |
| 1999 | Honorary Professorship at the Royal Academy of Arts, London |
| 1992 | Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France |
| 1987 | Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France |
| 1986 | Goslarer Kaiserring |
| 1964 | Villa Romana Award |
Collections
| MoMA, New York City, USA | |
| Ludwig Forum for International Art, Aachen, Germany | |
| Frieder Burda Collection, Baden-Baden, Germany | |
| Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany | |
| German National Collection of Contemporary Art, Bonn, Germany | |
| Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany | |
| Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany | |
| Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany | |
| Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany | |
| Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
| 2014 | Georg Baselitz – Damals, Dazwischen und Heute, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany |
| Georg Baselitz – Farewell Bill, Gagosian Gallery, London, UK | |
| 2013 | Georg Baselitz – Remix, Albertina, Vienna, Austria |
| 2012 | Georg Baselitz, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France |
| 2011 | Baselitz as Sculptor, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France |
| 2009 | Baselitz – 50 Jahre Malerei, Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden, Germany |
| Dr. Freud und Andere Musik, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany | |
| Georg Baselitz: 1960-2008, Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Georg Baselitz – Mrs Lenin and the Nightingale, White Cube – Hoxton Square, London, UK | |
| 2007 | Georg Baselitz – Die Russenbilder, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany |
| Georg Baselitz, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK | |
| 2006 | Baselitz – Painter, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark |
| 2004 | Georg Baselitz – Bilder, die den Kopf verdrehen, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, Germany |
| 1999 | Georg Baselitz – Nostalgie in Istanbul, Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, Germany |
| 1996 | Georg Baselitz, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany |
| 1995 | Georg Baselitz, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, USA |
| 1991 | Georg Baselitz: Malelade, MoMA, New York City, USA |
| 1983 | Georg Baselitz, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK |
Group Exhibitions
| 2014 | How Soon Was Now – A Brief History of CFA, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany |
| 2013 | Give Me Five, Städel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany |
| 2012 | Exquisite Corpses: Drawing and Transfiguration, MoMA, New York City, USA |
| 2009 | Kunst und Kalter Krieg – Deutsche Positionen 1945-1989, German Historical Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Die Kunst ist Super! Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2008 | UBS Openings: Paintings from the 1980s, Tate Modern, London, UK |
| Blood on Paper – The Art of the Book, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK | |
| 2007 | Die aufregende Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany |
| What is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection, MoMA, New York City, USA | |
| La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy | |
| 2006 | Homage to Chillida, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain |
| 2003 | Berlin-Moskau Moskau-Berlin 1950-2000, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany |
| Obsessive Malerei – Ein Rückblick auf die Neuen Wilden, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany | |
| La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy | |
| 2001 | Von Rodin bis Baselitz – Der Torso in der Skulptur der Moderne, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 2000 | Zeitwenden, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna, Germany |
| 1997 | Deutschlandbilder, Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany |
| 1995 | La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy |
| 1987 | Berlinart 1961-1987, MoMA, New York City, USA |
| 1982 | documenta 7, Kassel, Germany |
| 1980 | La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy |
| 1977 | documenta 6, Kassel, Germany |
| 1972 | documenta 5, Kassel, Germany |
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