Name: Eva Nüßlein. Dirt under the nails
Start: 2026-07-25T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-25T12:00:00+02:00
Location: Kunstpalais

Eva Nüßlein at Kunstpalais Erlangen: Painting between Glitter, Punk, and Emotion

With Eva Nüßlein. Dirt under the nails, Kunstpalais Erlangen presents an exhibition that stages painting as an immediate, tactile art experience. The exhibition begins on 25.07.2026 and leads into visual worlds that seem like condensed dream sequences: direct, emotional, symbolically charged, and at the same time open to personal interpretations.

A painting that tells stories in moments

Eva Nüßlein, born in Bamberg in 1991, works with a visual language that gains great impact from a few, concise elements. Her works unfold scenes where stars, tears, skulls, show aesthetics, and theatrical gestures recur. The result is a painting that does not explain but creates atmosphere and immediately captivates the viewer.

Between Working Class, Pop Culture, and Image Poetry

The exhibition puts a focus on an attitude that emphasizes accessibility and emotional directness. Nüßlein's art refers to working-class experiences, punk, subculture, and music. Her titles and motifs sound like song lyrics, her compositions like scenes from a personal archive of memory, resistance, and longing. Thus, an exhibition emerges that is art-historically anchored in the field of contemporary figurative painting while simultaneously speaking a very current visual language.

Large Format, Color, and Spatial Effect

At Kunstpalais, the large-format canvases create their own spatial tension. Vivid color contrasts, glitter stones, and striking shapes generate an exhibition atmosphere between intimacy and stage. Those who view the works not only experience images but also materiality, light reflections, and an unusually direct examination of the artwork that transforms the museum space into a resonating space of emotions.

Communication, Tours, and ArtLab

Kunstpalais accompanies the exhibition with public art education, guided tours, and formats for different target groups. Particularly exciting is the ArtLab with Eva Nüßlein, where painting, songwriting, and creative practice intersect. This makes the exhibition not just a place of observation but also a venue for cultural education and active engagement with contemporary art.

Conclusion

Eva Nüßlein. Dirt under the nails promises an intense exhibition experience full of color, symbolism, and musical energy. Anyone who appreciates contemporary painting with emotional depth and open visual language should definitely experience this exhibition live at Kunstpalais Erlangen.