Not Only Biennale: Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia – Baselitz Academy

  Photograph and copyright Manfredi Bellati

Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia

Baselitz Academy

At the Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia, until September 8, the exhibition Baselitz Academy is curated by Kosme de Baranano. The major retrospective is the first exhibition of a living artist to exhibit there, it features a series of rarely exhibited works that explore Georg Baselitz's relationship with Italy and the academic tradition. Seven rooms are dedicated to his paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures. The show is divided into sections focusing on themes such as drawings inspired by Pontormo, the “upside-down” portraits, and the impressive large nudes. In a radical and revelatory presentation, the room of nudes exhibits exceptional works that have never before been seen together.

Nude - Elke – 1974 - Bedroom – 1975  

Seated Male Nude Morocco - 1976

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“Georg Baselitz is one of the most significant artists of the second half of the twentieth century. He confronts the great theme of painting not by reducing it to its essence but rather by attacking the convention itself. We are thrilled to work together again. Baselitz has often visited Italy and has kept a studio in the country for quite some time, and the exhibition will reflect how Italy has impacted his work over the years.”
Kosme de Baranano

Georg Baselitz - Self Portrait - 1960

Photograph and copyright Manfredi Bellati

Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia

Baselitz Academy

Ralf W. – Penck – Head Picture – 1969
Portrait of H. W. Werner – 1969

Photograph and copyright Manfredi Bellati

Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia

Baselitz Academy

Georg Baselitz - Donna Via Venezia – 2004

George Baselitz – Finger Painting – Female Nude - 1972

George Baselitz – Pontormo - 1961

George Baselitz – Nightingale First Time - 2008

 

George Baselitz – Oddball – 1993

   “After the success of the Philip Guston exhibition in 2017,
we are pleased to continue the journey by presenting the work of a contemporary master, Georg Baselitz, whose work has been profoundly influenced by the encounter with the history of Italian art present at the Gallerie dell’Accademia.”
Paola Marini
former director - Gallerie dell’Accademia

Photograph and copyright Manfredi Bellati

Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia

Baselitz Academy