When is the exhibition running?

The exhibition is on view at Kunstpalais Erlangen from 20.06.2026 to 27.09.2026.

How much is the admission?

Regular admission is 6 euros, reduced 3 euros.

Are there guided tours?

Yes, Kunstpalais offers public tours and other art-educational formats.

Is Kunstpalais accessible?

Yes, the exhibition space in the basement is accessible via an elevator. Additionally, there is step-free access through the side entrance.

Where is Kunstpalais located?

Kunstpalais is located at Marktplatz 1 in Palais Stutterheim in 91054 Erlangen.

When is the museum open?

During ongoing exhibitions, Kunstpalais is generally open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM, Wednesdays until 8 PM.

Eva Nüßlein at Kunstpalais: Painting full of Energy, Emotion, and Subculture

Name: Eva Nüßlein. Dirt under the Nails
Start: 2026-06-20T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-27T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Kunstpalais

Eva Nüßlein at Kunstpalais: Painting between Punk, Emotion, and Snapshot

At Kunstpalais Erlangen, Eva Nüßlein. Dirt under the Nails unfolds an artistic experience that does not explain painting but makes it immediately palpable. The artist, born in Bamberg, condenses scenes into images full of energy, open symbolism, and emotional directness. Those seeking contemporary art as an aesthetic experience will find an exhibition here that oscillates between dream, concert hall, and nocturnal memory.

Images like Songs: Direct, Loud, and Accessible

Nüßlein's paintings work with moments that appear like flashing sequences. Stars, tears, stages, skulls, and theatrical figures form a visual language that remains immediately readable while also unfolding depth. These works do not adhere to a decorative surface but rather to a clear stance: art should exclude no one. This is precisely where its unique strength lies as an exhibition in the space of Kunstpalais.

Working-Class Perspective and Cultural Immediate

The artist thinks from a working-class perspective. Her works bring the everyday, the vulnerable, and the celebratory back into painting. Music, punk, and subculture shape the visual world, endowing it with a stance between resistance and belonging. Hence, an exhibition emerges that is historically located in the field of contemporary painting while simultaneously offering an unusually open form of cultural education.

Kunstpalais as a Venue for Contemporary Art

Kunstpalais sees itself as a museum for international contemporary art with strong mediation efforts. The exhibition fits into a space that offers changing presentations, tours, and programs for different target groups. In the baroque Palais Stutterheim, the encounter with contemporary painting becomes a spatially dense work observation that connects image, architecture, and audience.

What Visitors Can Expect

The exhibition invites one not only to view painting but to experience it atmospherically. Those who engage with Nüßlein's images encounter art that is emotionally open, formally concise, and culturally resonant. That is why visiting live is worthwhile: here, color, symbol, and space condense into an intense artistic experience that resonates.