[no title] 1995

Curator: This is an untitled work by Georg Baselitz, currently held in the Tate Collections. Editor: It feels raw. A tangle of lines, seemingly chaotic at first glance, but I sense a figure emerging from the abstract strokes. Curator: Indeed. Baselitz often challenges traditional representation. Considering his background growing up in post-war Germany, how might we read this apparent chaos as a response to societal fragmentation and a search for new modes of expression? Editor: I’m struck by the starkness of the lines. The material simplicity—just ink on paper—highlights the artist's hand and the immediacy of the gesture. It lacks the polish of traditional etching; the artist’s labour is clear. Curator: That rawness is key. Baselitz is wrestling with identity, both personal and national, in a fractured world. Editor: A potent reminder of the power in stripping things back to their essence. Curator: Absolutely, a journey of reconstruction through deconstruction.