Clean Girls in the Villa Dessauer: Guided Tour of Contemporary Body Art in Bamberg
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When Body Images Speak to the Present: Clean Girls in Bamberg
The guided tour of the annual exhibition Clean Girls at the Kunstverein Bamberg opens on July 26, 2026, a precise view of two significant artistic positions: Cathrin Hoffmann and Sophia Süßmilch. Curator Sylvia Michel leads the tour in the city gallery Villa Dessauer and contextualizes the works in questions of body, identity, societal norms, and digital perception. ([bamberg.info](https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/fuehrung_durch_die_ausstellung-841929/?utm_source=openai))
The Body as a Field of Images of the Present
The exhibition does not present the human body as a fixed motif but as an open field of tension. The museums of the city of Bamberg describe the presentation as a dialogue about the body as a projection surface of identity, desire, and societal norms, as well as an interface between analog experience and the digital world. This makes the viewing of the works an aesthetic experience where painting, sculpture, and installation intertwine. ([museum.bamberg.de](https://museum.bamberg.de/news/clean-girls-sophia-suessmilch-und-cathrin-hoffmann/))
Two Artistic Handwritings, One Shared Resonance Space
Sophia Süßmilch works, according to the exhibition texts, with humor, provocation, and radicality, negotiating societal taboos, pleasure, pain, and resistance. Cathrin Hoffmann develops fragile, fragmented body images in the tension between painting and digitally influenced perception; her website describes a practice between virtuality and reality, with smooth surfaces, digital influences, and physically present materials. ([museum.bamberg.de](https://museum.bamberg.de/news/clean-girls-sophia-suessmilch-und-cathrin-hoffmann/))
Curating with Art Historical Depth
The annual exhibition of the Kunstverein Bamberg connects current debates with art historical references. The association sees itself as a voluntarily organized cultural association that presents contemporary, current, and young art and introduces the audience to new movements. The curation by Sylvia Michel focuses exactly on this: It makes visible how body images oscillate between feminist strategy, digital alienation, and current analysis. ([kunstverein-bamberg.de](https://www.kunstverein-bamberg.de/))
What Visitors Can Expect
On July 26, 2026, Sylvia Michel will lead a tour through an exhibition that does not present loudly but resonates thoughtfully. Those interested in contemporary art, cultural education, and critical image worlds will experience a concentrated tour through an exhibition that makes the body readable as a mirror of societal upheavals. The visit is particularly worthwhile for everyone who wants to not only observe art but experience it in space, in discourse, and in its effects on the present. ([bamberg.info](https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/fuehrung_durch_die_ausstellung-841929/?utm_source=openai))
Conclusion: Clean Girls promises a reflective, sensual, and intellectually dense encounter with contemporary art in Bamberg. The tour deepens the works, sharpens the focus on artistic positions, and invites participants to experience the exhibition live in the Villa Dessauer. ([bamberg.info](https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/fuehrung_durch_die_ausstellung-841929/?utm_source=openai))
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- Website Kunstverein Bamberg: https://kunstverein-bamberg.de/
- Website Cathrin Hoffmann: https://www.cathrinhoffmann.com/
- Website Sophia Süßmilch: https://sophiasuessmilch.com/
