{"id":57770,"date":"2023-03-07T05:08:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T04:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=57770"},"modified":"2025-06-24T11:51:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:51:41","slug":"georg-baselitz-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/georg-baselitz-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Georg Baselitz exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/baselitzkhmsmall.jpg\" alt=\"Feet and legs from a Titian painting\" class=\"wp-image-57721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/baselitzkhmsmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/baselitzkhmsmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s one thing to have an exhibition of works by a giant of contemporary art. Now imagine that same giant acts as co-curator. The result is the <em>Baselitz. Naked Masters<\/em> exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Baselitz in dialogue with Old Masters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focuses on the naked human form<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also includes his recent art<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Builds bridges across time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Runs Mar 7 &#8211; Jun 25, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/overview\/\">KHM overview &amp; visitor tips<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/\">Art exhibitions<\/a> in Vienna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Naked Masters<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/baselitzkhm1.jpg\" alt=\"View of the Baselitz exhibition\" class=\"wp-image-57723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/baselitzkhm1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/baselitzkhm1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Baselitz. Naked Masters. Exhibition view \u00a9 KHM-Museumsverband)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georg Baselitz remains one of the most influential and important artists of modern times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Painter, sculptor, printmaker, set designer. A Chevalier de la L\u00e9gion d&#8217;Honneur. A man with past solo exhibitions in such prestigious locations as New York&#8217;s Guggenheim Museum, London&#8217;s Royal Academy or the Centre Pompidou in Paris. And, of course, the undisputed master of the upside-down motif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <em>Naked Masters<\/em> exhibition, Baselitz places his own works in dialogue with those of such historical masters of their craft as Titian, Rubens, Cranach, or Parmigianino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The German-born artist picked out over 70 of his paintings (plus a couple of sculptures) to place alongside some 40 works from the Kunsthistorisches Museum&#8217;s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/paintings\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1487\">picture gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The juxtaposition largely reflects visual parallels and has a clear focus on the naked form (hence the exhibition title).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the painters of the past portrayed mythological scenes and religious imagery, Baselitz offers a keener eye on the essential human condition that is nudity per se. Though the two approaches are not entirely distinct; Baselitz has always built his body of work with a strong awareness of what went before.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/baselitzkhm2.jpg\" alt=\"View of the Baselitz exhibition\" class=\"wp-image-57724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/baselitzkhm2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/baselitzkhm2-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Baselitz. Naked Masters. Exhibition view \u00a9 KHM-Museumsverband)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The integration seems remarkable, despite the centuries between works observable in techniques and colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The overall impression is certainly helped by the absence of any notable exhibition text on walls, for example. Instead, paintings and explanatory information are presented much as elsewhere in the picture gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Already in the first room, five of Baselitz&#8217;s 2019 paintings of hands form a half-ring around Garofalo&#8217;s early 16th-century <em>The Resurrection of Christ<\/em>, thus exuding the feel of galleries of old, where paintings filled the wall space like a solitaire puzzle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some juxtapositions reveal an uncanny resemblance. For example, Baselitz&#8217;s 1998 <em>Persian Loves I<\/em> seems like an almost reverse negative (albeit turned through 90\u00b0) of the neighbouring <em>Venus and Adonis<\/em> painted by Bartholomeus Spranger at the end of the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The outcome for the viewer is manifold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have a look at Baselitz&#8217;s oeuvre across several decades (including some newer works), with its various nuances and  artistic evolution. But you also gain new perspectives on the Old Masters, where the focus moves away from the story into composition, aesthetics and ambience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tickets\">Dates, tickets &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy Baselitz&#8217;s body of art and the art of bodies from March 7th to June 25th, 2023. A ticket from or for the Kunsthistorisches Museum includes the special exhibitions within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vienna is enjoying a rich Baselitz era at the moment. For example, he created an original work for a charity auction at the 2023 Vienna <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/opernball\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22621\">Opernball<\/a> that went for almost double its reserve price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And we have key exhibitions showcasing relevant works at other institutions. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Several prints by Baselitz feature in the Albertina Modern&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/andy-warhol-damien-hirst\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"56960\">Andy Warhol to Damien Hirst<\/a> exhibition (runs concurrently with <em>Naked Masters<\/em> and ends August 15th, 2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/baselitz-100-drawings\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60652\">solo exhibition<\/a> of Baselitz&#8217;s drawings takes place at the Albertina (from June 7th to September 17th, 2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to Baselitz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the travel tips at the bottom of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/overview\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1446\">Kunsthistorisches Museum article<\/a>. Go up to the picture gallery floor to find the exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">(Article icon courtesy of the Met Museum.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1Ls0bHnAFYwdqHpA-vPBaMhgV1Fw\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s one thing to have an exhibition of works by a giant of contemporary art. Now imagine that same giant acts as co-curator. The result is the Baselitz. Naked Masters exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM). Naked Masters (Baselitz. Naked Masters. 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