The Kunstraum Potsdam at the Schiffbauergasse shows ARTEFACTS by the artist duo Magdalena Wysocka and Claudio Pogo from 22 November 2026 to 3 January 2027. The exhibition opens on Saturday 21 November at 4pm.
Wysocka and Pogo have worked together since 2016. Their material is pictures other people made for other purposes: illustrations in old books, plates from scientific publications, photographs from archives. They rework these found images and print them at large scale on canvas, so that a diagram or a specimen photo turns into something closer to a painting. The title points to what interests them: images as objects left behind, whose original meaning has partly worn off.
What to expect
Expect big, experimental photographic works on canvas rather than small framed prints. Much of the pleasure lies in recognising the source: a page from a natural history book or a lab photograph, blown up until its grain and printing errors become part of the picture. A visit takes 30 to 45 minutes.
Good to know
- Dates: 22 November 2026 to 3 January 2027
- Opening: Saturday 21 November, 4pm
- Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 1–6pm. Closed 24–26 December and 31 December–1 January.
- Entry: free according to the City of Potsdam's art guide
- Getting there: tram 93 to Schiffbauergasse/Berliner Straße, or tram 94 or 99 to Schiffbauergasse/Uferweg
Nearby
Combine it with Die Impressionisten. Monet, Morisot, Renoir und ihr Netzwerk at the Museum Barberini, on view until 21 February 2027.