'Georg Baselitz'

Pioneering postwar artist Georg Baselitz has challenged the art scene since the early 1960s. His neo-expressionist style and celebrated upside-down images explore the human figure and German history within a diverse and thrilling oeuvre. From the painted male figures removed from his first solo exhibition for indecency, to his wooden chainsaw sculptures, this large-format book edition by Taschen features reproductions of more than 400 works across all media, including installation views and portrait shots. Text by contributing expert authors Richard Shiff, Jonathan Jones, Eva Mongi-Vollmer, and Carla Schulz-Hoffmann showcases Baselitz’s story from his dark sense of humor and development as a painter, to his scandalous success at the Venice Biennale 1980. This extraordinary volume, edited by Hans Werner Holzwarth, features a studio conversation with art journalist Cornelius Tittel, and vignettes by Alexander Kluge, who considers the artist’s work in the context of myth and history. Quotes from Baselitz himself, along with an illustrated biography, complete this unprecedented monograph of an icon.