MAMA.
From the Virgin Mary to Beyoncé
12 March – 1st June 2025
In spring 2025, the Kunstpalast is dedicating a comprehensive exhibition to the manifold
ideas of what it means to have, become or be a mother. The focus is on the societal
expectations that have always influenced motherhood and are reflected in art, culture and
everyday life. The approximately 120 works on display from the fourteenth century to the
present day create a panorama that involves everyone, including fathers and those without
children of their own.
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In addition to painting, sculpture, video installations and photography, the broad spectrum
of the show also encompasses everyday objects as well as music and commercial images.
Connections between the works reveal continuities, but also the versatility of depictions of
mothers, which are continuously being appropriated, reinterpreted, disputed and celebrated.
Curators: Linda Conze, Westrey Page, Anna Christina Schütz, Kunstpalast
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