Georg Baselitz Farbe Bekennen Poster - Museum fur Gegenwartskunst 1988

Specifications
Exhibition: Farbe Bekennen: Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Basler Privatbesitz
Institution: Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Basel, Switzerland (October 9 – December 12, 1988)
Featured Artwork: Rotschopf (Red Head, 1982) by Georg Baselitz
Publication Year: 1988
Graphic Designer: Ignaz M. Birkhofer ASG
Printing House: GBC Graphische Betriebe Coop, Basel
Dimensions: 128 x 90 cm
Status: Authentic 1988 Vintage Museum Exhibition Poster, Original Oversize Printing, Excellent Condition.
 
About the Poster/Artwork
This highly powerful and rare vintage Georg Baselitz Farbe Bekennen Poster is an official, large-format museum publication printed in Switzerland in 1988. The poster was published by the Museum für Gegenwartskunst Basel to promote the landmark contemporary art exhibition "Farbe Bekennen: Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Basler Privatbesitz" (Show Your Colors: Contemporary Art from Basel Private Collections). The striking design showcases Georg Baselitz’s monumental 1982 Neo-Expressionist painting, "Rotschopf" (Red Head). Typical of the artist's legendary avant-garde style, the raw imagery depicts an inverted, expressive upside-down red figure rendered with heavy, aggressive impasto brushstrokes against a dark, moody background. Superbly typeset across the upper and lower margins by Swiss graphic designer Ignaz M. Birkhofer and printed by GBC Graphische Betriebe Coop, this original extra-large poster is an incredible collector's piece ideal for contemporary spaces, modern homes, and fine art enthusiasts.
 
About the Artist / Institution
Georg Baselitz is a towering figure in international contemporary art and one of the core pioneers of the German Neo-Expressionist movement, widely known as the "Neue Wilden." Emerging in the 1960s, Baselitz revolutionized figurative painting by famously inverting his subjects upside down to detach them from literal representation, forcing viewers to focus entirely on pure color, form, and raw painterly texture. The Museum für Gegenwartskunst Basel (now part of the Kunstmuseum Basel network), opened in 1980 as Europe's very first museum dedicated exclusively to contemporary artistic production. This authorized 1988 trackside exhibition print stands as a testament to the museum's historic legacy, capturing the vibrant post-war creative landscape of Swiss collections through exceptional Swiss typographic and printing traditions.