In autumn 2026, HAUS. KUNST. MITTE. will present 20 female artists* who have been living and working in Berlin since the 1990s. The focus is on the body as a multifaceted medium of expression for identity, resistance and social positioning. As one of the oldest yet most contemporary motifs in art, the body remains politically charged to this day – particularly in the artistic practice of women*, who question whose bodies are visible, which stories are told, and how dominant, male-dominated regimes of the gaze can be shifted and redefined.

Set against the backdrop of gender, digitalisation, migration and self-optimisation, the works explore questions of visibility and power. Portraits and self-portraits in the digital age, critical perspectives on sexualised AI image production, and new interpretations of gender and identity open up nuanced approaches to the body as a space of projection and resonance in our present day.

The exhibition brings together four generations and a variety of media – from painting and sculpture to mixed media, installation, photography and film. It highlights continuities and breaks in the artistic engagement with images of the body since 1990 and takes a clear stand against the ongoing under-representation of women artists* in museums and on the art market.

Berlin, as an international hub, provides the ideal setting. The participating female artists* come from different countries and reflect global experiences of belonging and transformation.