Patrizia Casagranda: Touch My Heart at the Kaiserswerth Museum
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Patrizia Casagranda at the Kaiserswerth Museum: An exhibition between portrait, urban art, and poetic materiality
With Touch My Heart, the Kaiserswerth Museum presents an exhibition from August 1 to September 27, 2026, that combines portrait art, collage, painting, urban art, and typography into a multifaceted artistic experience. At the center is the German-Italian artist Patrizia Casagranda, whose works condense female dignity, strength, and beauty into a distinctive visual language.
Images of Women with Attitude and Presence
Casagranda's work has been revolving around the portrait as a cultural and social image field for years. Her female figures do not appear illustrative but rather self-assured and contemporary. From a distance, they unfold clear visual effects, while up close, grids, layering, and traces of pigments, plaster, and recycled materials reveal themselves. It is precisely in this tension that the aesthetic experience of this exhibition arises.
Between Vermeer, van Gogh, and Urban Art
The artist references classical painting and distorts it with contemporary handwriting. Reference structures to iconic visual worlds meet urban signs, typography, and an almost sculptural surface texture. Thus, a contemplation of the work develops that does not separate art-historical tradition from the present but rather interweaves them productively.
Material, Layering, Spatial Effect
Characteristic of Casagranda's so-called Sculptural Dot Painting: gridded dots, pasty strokes of color, and multilayered pictorial grounds create a relief character and visual depth. The works evoke the language of street art, yet remain precisely readable in the curatorial calm of the museum. Those who look closely will discover a dense composition of color, signs, and materials in the detail.
An Artist with International Impact
Patrizia Casagranda has been working as a freelancer since 2016 and enjoys great success in Germany, the Netherlands, and India. Her international presence extends to the Venice Biennale in 2024 and 2026; she was also awarded the Premio Internazionale Lorenzo il Magnifico. These recognitions underscore the authority of a position that moves between design, painting, and socially charged visual language.
Kaiserswerth Museum as a Harmonious Exhibition Venue
The Kaiserswerth Museum sees itself as a place for history, culture, urban development, and changing art exhibitions. The address at Fliednerstraße 32 provides a compact, focused environment for this exhibition. The museum is open on Saturdays from 2 to 5 PM and on Sundays and public holidays from 11 AM to 5 PM. Admission is free, but the exhibition is not accessible, as the entrance is reached via stair steps.
Guided Tours and Accompanying Events
There are guided tours for the exhibition on September 6, 2026 at 12 PM with Dr. Barbara Grotkamp-Schepers, as well as a finissage on September 27, 2026, where Patrizia Casagranda will personally guide through the exhibition at 3 PM. Registration is required for all appointments. This provides the visit with an additional museum pedagogical and curatorial depth.
Conclusion: Touch My Heart promises an intense artistic experience between portrait, material aesthetics, and social image reflection. Anyone interested in contemporary art, urban art, and female visual worlds should definitely experience this exhibition live in Kaiserswerth.
Official Channels of Patrizia Casagranda:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casagrandapatrizia_/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrizia.casagranda.3
- YouTube: no official profile found
- Website: https://www.patriziacasagranda.com/
