Opening: Anatomy of Fragility – Body Images in Art and Science

01.10.2025, 18:30

We warmly invite you and your friends to the opening of the exhibition Anatomie der Fragilität – Körperbilder in Kunst und Wissenschaft at Frankfurter Kunstverein!

The way people view, perceive and represent the body is constantly changing. Art and science have always used images of the body to tell stories about humanity. Over the course of history, new images and interpretations of the body have continually emerged. The exhibition weaves together objects from different fields and periods: from idealised depictions of the body in archaic Greek art, to religious votive offerings as prayers for healing, to spectacular anatomical wax figures from the 18th century, to the latest images of medical research, in which we immerse ourselves inside of a beating heart. The exhibition juxtaposes these with works by contemporary artists who express a new sense of physicality, its reinterpretation and the call for a new idea of humanity.

Speaking at the opening

Dr. Alice von Schorlemer (Chairwoman of the Board Frankfurter Kunstverein)

Silvia Bianchi (Vice Consul, Italian Consulate General in Frankfurt am Main and patron of the exhibition)

Prof. Franziska Nori (Director Frankfurter Kunstverein)

Anita Lavorano und Pia Seifüßl (Curatorial team Frankfurter Kunstverein)

We are looking forward to seeing you!