When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition runs from April 11, 2026, to June 7, 2026. The date captured here is May 15, 2026, at 11:00 AM.

What is the admission fee?

The regular admission fee at Kassel Art Association is 5 euros, reduced 3 euros. Admission is free on Wednesdays.

Is the exhibition wheelchair accessible?

Yes, the exhibition space is wheelchair accessible, reachable via ramps, and equipped with accessible restrooms.

Are there tours or educational offerings?

Kassel Art Association offers mediation and a curatorially developed exhibition program. Specific tour times are not mentioned in the available material.

How do I get there by public transport?

The Friedrichsplatz stop is serviced by lines 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8.

Is photography allowed in the exhibition?

Information will follow. There are no specific photography rules mentioned in the available material.

What an old Woman Will Wear

Name: What an old Woman Will Wear
Start: 2026-05-15T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-07T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Kasseler Kunstverein e. V.

An art experience built of light, language, and painting at the Kassel Art Association

With What an old Woman Will Wear, the Kassel Art Association presents an exhibition by Tanja Nis-Hansen starting from May 15, 2026, which combines painting, text, and spatial installation into a dense aesthetic experience. The 30 large-format oil paintings form the acronym GRWM and transform a digital contemporary concept into a poetic reflection on body, age, vulnerability, and the future.

Painting as spatial sculpture

In the space of the Kassel Art Association, the images do not appear as classic panel paintings but as sculptural letters, stretched, assembled, and visibly constructed. The work unfolds between linen, cotton, steel cables, and typographical gestures. Those entering the exhibition experience painting not as a window, but as a physical presence, as an installative form, and as an open alphabet.

Language becomes ornament, everyday life becomes meaning

Tanja Nis-Hansen works with sentences, fragments, and signs that are detached from their original context. A social media motif becomes a reflection on self-image, preparation, and social roles. The artist, who lives in Berlin and completed a painting class at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, develops a work that connects art-historical references with observations of the present. Her practice moves in the expanded field of painting and is exhibited and awarded internationally.

Between body image and societal reality

The exhibition touches on questions that go far beyond the individual work: How does language shape our perception? How are female bodies culturally coded? And how can the uncertainty of the future be translated into images? Nis-Hansen's works do not respond with clarity but with openness, wit, and a fine tension between vulnerability and self-assertion.

Editions, T-shirts, and a look at the art system

In addition to the exhibition, screen-printed T-shirts will be presented that refer to the precarious working conditions in the art world and also function as editions. Thus, the show expands with a critical layer of cultural education: Art appears not only as an aesthetic object but also as a space for reflection on work, value, and provision.

The Kassel Art Association as a place of contemporary art

The Kassel Art Association, founded in 1835, is one of the traditional forums for contemporary art in Germany. With its exhibition space on the ground floor of the Museum Fridericianum, it regularly offers solo exhibitions, performances, and discourse formats. It is this connection of curation, public engagement, and experimental art practice that makes the visit particularly rewarding.

Conclusion

What an old Woman Will Wear promises not a quiet viewing, but a multi-layered art experience between painting, installation, and language. Those interested in contemporary art, feminist perspectives, and clever spatial arrangements should experience this exhibition live.