English
Deutsch
The anniversary exhibition ‘KRIEG – UND FRIEDEN? (War – and Peace?) 100 Years of Bernhard Heisig 1925-2025′ at Schloss Sacrow (Sacrow Castle) near Potsdam celebrates the artistic legacy of Bernhard Heisig (1925-2011), one of the most important painters in German post-war history. It will be held from 26 April to 22 June 2025 in the historic setting of Schloss Sacrow to mark Bernhard Heisig’s 100th birthday (31 March). The exhibition is curated and presented by CSR.ART, and shown by ars sacrow e.V.. With around 60 paintings and 100 drawings and prints, including three preparatory drawings for the famous portrait of the former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, Schloss Sacrow will become a place of intensive exploration of the central themes in Bernhard Heisig’s work: war, trauma, moral responsibility and the political history of the 20th century.
On 31 March 2025, the painter Bernhard Heisig would have been 100 years old. As a co-founder of the Leipzig School, Heisig is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. His works were created in the field of tension between war, dictatorship and social change – topics that could not be more relevant today. The works reflect not only his personal experiences as a former war volunteer during the Second World War, later as director of the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig and functionary in the GDR, but also the …
Continue reading the article on DEEDS.NEWS
Image above: Bernhard Heisig, Schutzversuche mit Musik, Detail (> Protection attempts with music, detail), 1997, oil on canvas, 150 x 70 cm, photo: 360degrees.art
