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Georg Baselitz
Korean original:
게오르그 바젤리츠
The first exhibition in Korea since the death of Georg Baselitz (1938–2026), a retrospective of 46 paintings, sculptures and drawings. It moves from the images that recur in his early work of the 1960s to the 1980s, through late portraits of his lifelong companion Elke and the Remix series that reworks his earlier motifs, and ends with a room of his late Gold Paintings.
Featured in: Seoul Anthology: December · Seoul Winter Exhibitions 2026–27
1 / 4 Image: Sehwa Museum of Art
- Dates
- Aug 13 – Dec 27, 2026
- Venue
- Sehwa Museum of Art (세화미술관) · City Hall & Deoksugung
- Address
- 서울특별시 종로구 새문안로 68Line 5 Gwanghwamun Station, Exit 6, about 250 m on foot to the Heungkuk Life Building next to the Hammering ManOpen in Naver MapOpen in Google Maps
- Admission
- General ₩15,000Original: 일반 15,000원
Visit planning
The calendar entry covers the whole run of the exhibition. Please check opening hours and closing days before your visit.
Entry notes
In 2026 the museum is open 11:00–19:00 and closed on Mondays; on Culture Day (문화가 있는 날) it stays open until 20:00. The website offers online ticket booking.
- In 2026 the museum is open 11:00–19:00 and closed on Mondays; on Culture Day (문화가 있는 날) it stays open until 20:00. The website offers online ticket booking. (Source: 세화미술관：게오르그 바젤리츠, 2026)
From the organizer's announcements and press reports. Arrangements can change; please check the official site before your visit.
Guided tours
Sehwa Museum's regular docent tours (도슨트) run Tuesday to Friday at 14:00 and 16:00 from 13 August to 27 December 2026, about 40 to 45 minutes each and free for ticket holders. No advance reservation: 20 places, first come, first served, with sign-up on site from 10 minutes before each tour at the 2nd-floor lobby. Weekend tours at 14:00 and 16:00 are the Sehwa Art Road tours instead.
- TourSehwa Museum's regular docent tours (도슨트) run Tuesday to Friday at 14:00 and 16:00 from 13 August to 27 December 2026, about 40 to 45 minutes each and free for ticket holders. No advance reservation: 20 places, first come, first served, with sign-up on site from 10 minutes before each tour at the 2nd-floor lobby. Weekend tours at 14:00 and 16:00 are the Sehwa Art Road tours instead.
Source: 세화미술관 2026년 8-12월 정규 도슨트 프로그램. From the venue's and organizer's announcements. Schedules, languages and fees can change; please check the official site before your visit.
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Credits
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Knowledge cards
Neo-Expressionism신표현주의A 1980s revival of painting in an expressionist manner, after minimalism and conceptual art.Read moreClose
01About
Neo-expressionism was a major 1980s revival of painting in an expressionist manner. It developed in several countries at once, as a reaction against the minimalism and conceptual art that had dominated the 1970s. It went by different names: in Germany, Neue Wilden ("new Fauves"); in Italy, Transavanguardia; and in France, Figuration Libre, which formed in 1981. The German painter Georg Baselitz began painting his motifs upside down in 1969, in an effort to overcome the representational, content-driven character of his earlier work.
02In the gallery
Step back to see the figure, then come close to the brushwork and the thickness of the paint; if a figure is turned upside down, ask what that placement makes you look at.
Wall label terms in Korean
- 신표현주의
- Neo-expressionism
- 노이에 빌덴(새로운 야수들)
- Neue Wilden (new Fauves)
- 거꾸로 그리기
- Upside-down painting
03Notes
Neo-expressionism answered minimalism and conceptual art by painting again in an expressionist manner.
This time, at Georg Baselitz —
What did you see first: what is painted, or the brushwork and paint?