DYSTOPIA at Schloss Sacrow: Finissage with Wolfgang Petrick & Friends
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A final evening full of art, memory, and presence
The finissage of DYSTOPIA – Wolfgang Petrick & Friends at Schloss Sacrow marks the impressive conclusion of an exhibition that transforms painting, installation, and performance art into a dense exhibition atmosphere on September 13, 2026. At the finale, Frédéric Krauke presents the half-hour staging gone as a tribute to the collaboration with Wolfgang Petrick. ([potsdamtourismus.de](https://www.potsdamtourismus.de/event/finissage-dystopia-wolfgang-petrick-friends?utm_source=openai))
Wolfgang Petrick and the power of critical realism
Born in 1939 and passed away in 2025, Wolfgang Petrick is one of the defining voices of the New Figuration and Critical Realism in Germany. His work circles around experiences of war, destruction, human vulnerability, and the fragile relationship between man, nature, and technology. The exhibition refers to his art historical proximity to Otto Dix, George Grosz, Max Beckmann, Jean Dubuffet, and James Ensor, without exhausting itself in historical quotations. Especially in the dystopian visual worlds, cyborg-like hybrids, and installational works, an independent, highly contemporary visual language unfolds. ([potsdamtourismus.de](https://www.potsdamtourismus.de/en/event/museum-fuer-einen-sommer-dystopia-wolfgang-petrick-helma-friends-vernissage))
Schloss Sacrow as a place with aura
Schloss Sacrow near Potsdam creates a special resonance space for this exhibition. The historical site on the banks of the Havel combines monument, landscape, and art into an art experience that is not only observed but physically experienced. The finissage takes up this special spatial effect and intensifies it with performance, music, and communal conclusion. ([spsg.de](https://www.spsg.de/aktuelles/veranstaltung/dystopia?utm_source=openai))
Curatorial handwriting and artistic diversity
Curated by Michael M. Thoss, the exhibition brings together works by Wolfgang Petrick, Helma, and friend artists from various generations. This creates not just a mere retrospective format, but a polyphonic examination of works about transmission, dialogue, and artistic stance. The exhibition connects painting, sculpture, and installation into a precise picture of the vulnerability of the present. ([potsdamtourismus.de](https://www.potsdamtourismus.de/en/event/museum-fuer-einen-sommer-dystopia-wolfgang-petrick-helma-friends-vernissage))
Education, guidance, and communication
Ars Sacrow offers a diverse program as part of the project with exhibitions, talks, and curator-led tours; already the accompanying formats demonstrate the museum pedagogical ambition of the institution. For art enthusiasts, an exhibition emerges that not only enables aesthetic experience but also cultural education. ([berlin.de](https://www.berlin.de/tickets/bildung-vortraege/dystopia-wolfgang-petrick-friends-kuratorenfuehrung-80596b1e-2cdb-43d0-add6-05393f09cfd3/?utm_source=openai))
Conclusion
The finissage of DYSTOPIA – Wolfgang Petrick & Friends promises a moving conclusion between art history, contemporary relevance, and performative density. Those who want to experience Wolfgang Petrick's work in an extraordinary setting should definitely attend this event live at Schloss Sacrow. ([reiseland-brandenburg.de](https://www.reiseland-brandenburg.de/veranstaltung/potsdam/finissage-dystopia-wolfgang-petrick-und-friends/?utm_source=openai))
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