What an old Woman Will Wear at the Kassel Kunstverein: Experience Painting, Language, and Body Images
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Between Body Image, Language and Painting: Tanja Nis-Hansen at the Kassel Kunstverein
The Kassel Kunstverein presents What an old Woman will wear, an exhibition that takes painting as a space for thought seriously: From April 11 to June 7, 2026, 30 large-format oil paintings by Tanja Nis-Hansen will be on display, complemented by text, performance, and a concise commentary on work in the art industry. The exhibition opens on April 10, 2026, and condenses the exhibition into an atmospheric consideration of vulnerability, visual language, and mortality. ([kasselerkunstverein.de](https://kasselerkunstverein.de/de/exhibition/what-an-old-woman-will-wear/))
GRWM as a Cultural Signifier
The acronym GRWM – Get Ready With Me – forms the conceptual core of the presentation. The exhibition connects digital self-staging with questions of body, regimes of gaze, and the cultural production of femininity. Nis-Hansen translates everyday routines into a painterly language, where words gain ornamental power and image fragments open new meanings. ([kasselerkunstverein.de](https://kasselerkunstverein.de/de/exhibition/what-an-old-woman-will-wear/))
Painting as a Stage for the Unspeakable
The paintings show symbolic motifs such as Dodo, apple, wind turbine, or a violently opened eye. From this, no classic narrative emerges but a concentrated field of signs, gestures, and psychological tensions. The Kassel Kunstverein describes the series as a composition of numerous individual images that come together like a puzzle to form a larger whole. ([kasselerkunstverein.de](https://kasselerkunstverein.de/de/exhibition/what-an-old-woman-will-wear/))
Between Text, Performance, and Social Critique
Nis-Hansen works in the expanded field of painting, which she connects with writing, performance, and sound. In interviews, she emphasizes the closeness of stage and canvas and her interest in language images, semiotic shifts, and the boundaries of the body. Additionally, the exhibition refers to precarious working conditions in the art industry with screen-printed t-shirts, thus expanding the aesthetic experience to a clear institutional critique level. ([otpcopenhagen.com](https://www.otpcopenhagen.com/interviews/tanja-nis-hansen/?utm_source=openai))
The Venue: Kassel Kunstverein as a Laboratory
The Kassel Kunstverein was founded in 1835 and is among the early independent forums for contemporary art in Germany. Today, it showcases exhibitions that bring together painting, sculpture, spatial installation, performance, and discourse across 500 square meters on the ground floor of the Museum Fridericianum. For visitors, this creates an art experience with a clear curatorial signature. ([kasselerkunstverein.de](https://kasselerkunstverein.de/en/about-kasseler-kunstverein/?utm_source=openai))
Visit, Service, and Accessibility
The exhibition spaces are open from Tuesday to Sunday and on public holidays from 11 AM to 6 PM, Thursdays until 8 PM. Admission costs 5 euros regular and 3 euros reduced; admission is free on Wednesdays. The spaces are barrier-free, accessible via ramps, and equipped with accessible toilets. ([kasselerkunstverein.de](https://www.kasselerkunstverein.de/besuch?utm_source=openai))
Conclusion
What an old Woman will wear promises an exhibition of high visual density: large-format oil paintings, linguistic placements, and a clever perspective on body images of the present. Those who appreciate painting as an aesthetic experience, cultural education, and critical analysis of the present should experience this exhibition live in Kassel. ([kasselerkunstverein.de](https://kasselerkunstverein.de/de/exhibition/what-an-old-woman-will-wear/))
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