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Wolfgang Joop Retrospective Opens at Kunstraum Potsdam

Joop says he wants to write a “maliciously cynical, funny” book next.

Overview

  • The exhibition is open at Kunstraum Potsdam and is scheduled to run through November 18, 2025.
  • The show spans fashion, paintings and sculptures, featuring previously unseen works with apes and angels as central motifs.
  • Joop, 80, who resides in Potsdam and turns 81 in November, described feeling strong stage fright about the opening.
  • He signaled a new creative project by saying he wants to write a “maliciously cynical, funny” book.
  • The retrospective arrives after earlier postponements and a cancellation at the Potsdam Museum before relocating to the Schiffbauergasse venue.