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Anatomy of Fragility 鈥� Body Images in Art and Science
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.
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.
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From 2 October 2025 to 1 March 2026, the Frankfurter Kunstverein presents the exhibition Anatomy of Fragility 鈥� Body Images in Art and Science.
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