When is the exhibition running

The exhibition is on view from June 20 to September 27, 2026.

How much is the admission

The regular admission is 8 euros, reduced 4 euros.

Where is the exhibition taking place

At Kunstpalais, Cultural Office of the City of Erlangen, at Market Square 1 in 91054 Erlangen.

Is the Kunstpalais barrier-free

Yes, the exhibition rooms in the basement are accessible via elevator.

Are there guided tours and educational offerings

Yes, Kunstpalais offers public tours as well as a broad range of educational programs and workshops.

How can I best get there

Kunstpalais is centrally located at the Market Square and is about a five-minute walk from Erlangen train station.

Eva Nüßlein transforms painting into a poetic, raw art experience in Erlangen

Name: Eva Nüßlein. Dirt under the Nails
Start: 2026-09-10T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-27T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Kunstpalais

Eva Nüßlein at Kunstpalais: Painting between Dream, Pop, and Subculture

At Kunstpalais Erlangen, contemporary painting meets a visual language full of energy, fragments, and emotional directness. Eva Nüßlein. Dirt under the Nails showcases the works of an artist who works with acrylic on canvas, large-scale figures, and narrative pictorial spaces. The exhibition runs from June 20 to September 27, 2026 and makes clear how vibrant, sensual, and present painting can be today.

A Painting of Memory, Music, and Present

Eva Nüßlein, born in 1991 in Bamberg and trained in Nuremberg, combines in her art adolescence, fairy tales, pop culture, and romance with a visual world that feels both immediate and fictional. Her works open a space where dream logic and everyday life intertwine. The figures often appear as if extracted from a nightly narrative: they float, pose, wrestle, celebrate, or pause in moments that evoke inner states.

The exhibition title Dirt under the Nails already hints at art that does not remain distanced. It seeks intimacy, friction, and physicality. Nüßlein's painting appears striking and illustrative while being multifaceted in tone. Color for her becomes not just a surface but a carrier of mood, resistance, and memory.

Large Canvases, Strong Figures, Dense Atmosphere

At Kunstpalais, the images unfold an immediate spatial effect. Pastose areas, glazy layers, and bright contrasts create an exhibition atmosphere that swings between energy and melancholy. The viewers encounter figures that seem to emerge from a charged dream: between punk, vanitas, youth culture, and poetic self-assertion.

Individual artwork titles like Maybe twice in a lifetime, When I rock the mic, or The Wonders in the Dark suggest how closely image and narrative are woven together in Nüßlein's work. Her painting operates with associations without losing itself in enigmatic qualities. This is where her strength lies: it opens the view to psychological interspaces where figures become ciphers of a contemporary sense of life.

Art Education and Museum Pedagogical Added Value

Kunstpalais is a house for contemporary art and also a place for cultural education. Accompanying programs, tours, and workshops expand the viewing of artworks into art historical and societal perspectives. For schools, groups, and art-interested visitors, this creates an art experience that goes beyond mere observation to deepen understanding. The exhibition is particularly suitable for those who wish to experience painting not just as an image but as a space for thought.

The location itself also shapes the visit: Kunstpalais is situated in the baroque Stutterheim Palace at Erlangen Market Square, just a few minutes' walk from the train station. The rooms in the basement are accessible via elevator. Thus, the institution combines central location, good accessibility, and a clear entryway to contemporary art.

Conclusion

Eva Nüßlein. Dirt under the Nails offers an intense look at a painting that confidently finds its own tone between subculture, memory, and poetic image creation. Anyone seeking contemporary art with strong color, narrative depth, and precise presence should definitely experience this exhibition in Erlangen live.