How long will the Annemirl Bauer exhibition be on display at DAS MINSK?

The exhibition Annemirl Bauer: Break is in the World is on view from September 5, 2026, to February 7, 2027, at the DAS MINSK Art House in Potsdam.

What works are shown in the retrospective?

Approximately 150 paintings, drawings, collages, and objects from more than three decades of Annemirl Bauer’s artistic work are on display.

What themes does the exhibition address?

The exhibition addresses gender roles, patriarchal power structures, self-empowerment, human rights, environmental destruction, and state repression.

Are there guided tours of the exhibition?

Yes. Public tours take place on Wednesdays until October 28, 2026, at 11 AM, Fridays at 4 PM, and Sundays at 2 PM. The tour lasts 50 minutes and costs 4 euros plus admission.

Where is DAS MINSK located?

The DAS MINSK Art House in Potsdam is located at Max-Planck-Strasse 17, 14473 Potsdam.

Does the exhibition contain sensitive content?

Yes. Some works address nudity, sexuality, as well as gender-specific and sexualized violence. Parents and guardians should assess the content according to the age and needs of children.

Annemirl Bauer at DAS MINSK Potsdam 2026

Name: Annemirl Bauer at DAS MINSK
Start: 2026-10-17T17:10:00+02:00
End: 2027-02-07T18:00:00+01:00
Location: DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam

Annemirl Bauer: Break is in the World at DAS MINSK

The MINSK Art House in Potsdam dedicates a comprehensive retrospective to Annemirl Bauer, highlighting a critical, independent voice of GDR art. The exhibition combines personal experience, societal observation, and political resistance into a compelling art experience.

Rediscovering a Forgotten Position in GDR Art

Annemirl Bauer was born in 1939 in Jena and died in 1989 in East Berlin. Over more than three decades, she developed a unique body of work comprising paintings, drawings, collages, and objects. Her art asserts itself against patriarchal power structures, state repression, and the exclusion of female perspectives from art history.

The retrospective presents around 150 works from the late 1950s up to Bauer's early death. Curated by Marie Gerbaulet with Luisa Bachmann as assistant curator, the exhibition opens a nuanced view of an artist whose uncompromising stance has long been inadequately acknowledged.

Painting as a Diary of the Private and Political

Bauer's images appear as visual records of an alert observer. Portraits, mother-child motifs, and depictions of interpersonal relationships create intimate visual spaces where vulnerability, closeness, and self-assertion come into tension. Colors, text, and figurative forms coalesce into a visual language that directly links personal experiences with societal conflicts.

In her later works, Bauer increasingly integrates text into painting. Words become visible signs of contradiction: they expose power relations, question societal attributions, and give women's experiences a distinct historical perspective. The exhibition also makes Bauer's concern visible, to assert a female history against male-dominated interpretative patterns.

Four Chapters between Self-Empowerment and Resistance

The thematic curation guides through four chapters that deal with gender roles, human rights, environmental destruction, state repression, and forms of self-empowerment. Bauer's art does not stop at political accusation. It develops an aesthetic experience in which social justice, biographical memory, and artistic freedom are inextricably linked.

The dialogue between private image motifs and public conflicts appears particularly striking. The examination of her works shows how Bauer dissolves the boundaries between personal experience and political reality. Her paintings and paper works seem like sensitive seismographs of an era and simultaneously like surprisingly relevant contributions to feminist art and cultural education.

DAS MINSK as a Place for New Artistic Examination

The exhibition atmosphere of DAS MINSK connects Bauer's historically engaged art with the architecture of a Potsdam house, whose GDR past is part of the city history. In the interplay of spatial effects, materiality, and concentrated presentation, a place is created where art history is not distanced but can be experienced directly.

Some works address nudity, sexuality, as well as gender-specific and sexualized violence. The exhibition is aimed at visitors who wish to engage in a demanding and content-intensive examination of art, memory culture, and social responsibility.

Conclusion: A Significant Art Experience in Potsdam

Annemirl Bauer: Break is in the World offers a comprehensive rediscovery of a remarkable painter and political artist. About 150 paintings, drawings, collages, and objects open new perspectives on GDR art, feminist image strategies, and the connection between aesthetic experience and social engagement. Those who wish to experience art as a living form of self-assertion should definitely visit this exhibition at DAS MINSK in person.