Georg Baselitz Solo exhibition at the Sehwa Museum of Art

The Sehwa Museum of Art presents a retrospective encompassing the 60-year artistic trajectory of Georg Baselitz (1938–2026). As the first exhibition held in Korea since the artist’s passing, it is designed to shed new light on Baselitz’s unique formative language from various angles and to introduce his artistic legacy.

The exhibition begins with his early works, featuring key icons that repeatedly appeared in his oeuvre from the 1960s to the 1980s. It then progresses to the portraits of his eternal companion Elke, which he painted in his later years, and the Remix series from the 2000s onwards, where he self-referentially reinterpreted his past motifs. Furthermore, it explores the fragmented bodies and the eagle motifs that run through his entire body of work. In the final space of the exhibition, the Gold Painting series, to which the artist devoted himself in his final years, is presented.

The Sehwa Museum of Art illuminates the artistic journey of Georg Baselitz, who sublimated historical trauma into art and fiercely explored the essence of painting throughout his life. Through this exhibition, we hope audiences will encounter the intense energy born from the master’s brushstrokes and share in the introspection on life and art embedded beyond his signature upside-down figures.