Large Head 1966

Editor: This is "Large Head" by Georg Baselitz, currently in the Tate Collections. The printmaking really grabs you, it feels raw and confrontational. What do you see in this piece? Curator: I see a powerful rejection of traditional portraiture. Baselitz, working in post-war Germany, challenged the accepted norms. It's not just a head; it's a statement against the cultural and political landscape, where representation itself was fraught with baggage. Editor: So the rough lines and distortions are intentional? Curator: Absolutely. They mirror the fractured identity of a nation grappling with its past. How can art truthfully represent reality after such trauma? Baselitz asks us to consider who controls the narrative and whose faces get represented. Editor: That gives me a new perspective on why it feels so unsettling. Curator: Exactly. It is through this disruption that Baselitz invites us to question the very nature of power and representation.