[no title] 1995

Curator: This lithograph by Georg Baselitz is currently untitled, and it's part of the Tate Collections. Editor: Well, my first impression is controlled chaos. Like looking into someone’s wildly active mind, or maybe a bird's nest after a hurricane. Curator: That's a very evocative description. Given Baselitz's history, and the context of post-war German art, we can interpret this seemingly chaotic composition as a reflection of disrupted social and political structures. Editor: I see your point, and I feel that chaos, but also a kind of raw energy, a furious need to express something, even if it’s fragmented. Maybe that’s the real connection – the feeling of trying to rebuild after something’s shattered. Curator: Exactly. Baselitz often explored themes of fragmentation and reconstruction in his work, both on a personal and societal level. Editor: Makes you wonder what he was really feeling, doesn’t it? I guess we’ll never truly know, but that’s the beauty of art, isn't it? Curator: Indeed. It is a mirror reflecting our own interpretations back at us.