When can the exhibition be visited?

The exhibition is open on October 25, 2026, from 10 AM to 7 PM.

Where does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition takes place at DAS MINSK art house in Potsdam, Max-Planck-Straße 10, 14473 Potsdam.

How much is the admission fee?

The admission fee for adults is 10 Euro. The reduced ticket is 8 Euro.

What works will be on display?

About 150 paintings, drawings, collages, and objects from more than three decades of Annemirl Bauer's artistic work will be shown.

Are there guided tours or educational offers?

Information on guided tours and other educational offers will follow.

Is the exhibition house accessible for people with disabilities?

Information regarding accessibility will follow.

Annemirl Bauer at DAS MINSK Potsdam 2026

Name: Annemirl Bauer at DAS MINSK
Start: 2026-10-25T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-25T19:00:00+01:00
Location: DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam

Annemirl Bauer at DAS MINSK: A uncompromising voice of East German art

The DAS MINSK art house in Potsdam dedicates the comprehensive retrospective Fragment is in the World to Annemirl Bauer. About 150 paintings, drawings, collages and objects from more than three decades open the view to an independent artist whose work long stood outside the art historical canon.

Expressive images between personal experience and social critique

Annemirl Bauer, born in 1939 in Jena and died in 1989 in East Berlin, developed a color-intensive, figurative and expressive visual language. Her painting, graphics, and collages combine immediate observation with poetic compression. As picture carriers, she not only used paper and canvas, but also doors, drawers, furniture parts, textiles, and other materials from her everyday life.

Art as an attitude and form of resistance

The exhibition presents Bauer as a critical and independent voice of East Germany. Her works deal with role models, gender relations, patriarchal power structures, human rights, environmental destruction, and state repression. Bauer was committed to social justice, freedom of movement, and individual self-determination. Her artistic practice thus became a consistent form of social interference.

Four chapters of a rediscovered artist biography

The curated retrospective is divided into four thematic chapters, the titles of which draw on words from the works and writings of the artist. Works from the late 1950s to 1989 will be on display. A special focus is on the connection between private experiences, political present, and a distinctive aesthetics that shifts between painting, drawing, collage, and object art.

The art experience at DAS MINSK

The examination of the works at DAS MINSK leads through an exhibition atmosphere in which vibrant colors, unusual materials, and striking image signs allow for an immediate aesthetic experience. Bauer's works narrate, critique, parody, and touch. They make it visible how closely artistic freedom, biographical experience, and cultural education are intertwined.

Conclusion: An important rediscovery of East German art

The exhibition offers an intense art experience and a well-founded encounter with an artist who could not be co-opted aesthetically or politically. Art enthusiasts will experience a multifaceted retrospective on self-determination, memory, and resistance at DAS MINSK. A visit is worthwhile for all who wish to experience painting, art history, and socially engaged art in immediate work observation.