Name: Patrizia Casagranda: Touch My Heart
Start: 2026-08-01T02:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-27T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Museum Kaiserswerth

Patrizia Casagranda at the Kaiserswerth Museum: When Portraits Touch and Art History Shines Anew

With Touch My Heart, the Kaiserswerth Museum will present an exhibition starting from August 1, 2026, that condenses contemporary Urban Art, collage, painting, and typography into an immersive art experience. Patrizia Casagranda draws her visual language from the tension of color, layering, and iconic recognizability, thereby opening a space where aesthetic experience and social reflection intertwine closely. The exhibition runs until September 27, 2026; admission is free.

Women’s Portraits Between Dignity, Strength, and Memory

Casagranda's work repeatedly revolves around women as carriers of attitude, identity, and cultural resonance. Her portraits combine design, artistic precision, and a consciously urban handwriting. The works appear clear and monumental from a distance, yet multifaceted and corporeal up close: grids, materiality, and painterly overlays create depth, tension, and concentration.

When Art History Tips into the Present

Especially striking are Casagranda’s references to classical painting. She quotes image motifs from Vermeer, van Gogh, or Leonardo da Vinci and distorts them in her technique into contemporary pictorial innovations. This results in more than mere reproduction; it offers a dialogical perspective on canonical artworks. The Kaiserswerth Museum makes this approach palpable through an exhibition that can be read as cultural education: a familiar image appears new, fresh, and surprisingly present.

Collage, Typography, and the Language of the Street

The exhibition brings together works where collage and Urban Art meet a clear formal dramaturgy. Casagranda works with layering, graphic placement, and a distinctive dot technique that she herself describes as Sculptural Dot Painting. Surfaces emerge that act like visual palimpsests: full of energy but strictly composed. It is precisely this connection between street art impulse and museum framing that gives the exhibition its unique atmosphere.

A Place with Historical Depth

The Kaiserswerth Museum is located in the historic center of Kaiserswerth and is housed in the east wing of the primary school. Its location in the northern part of Düsseldorf connects cultural history, neighborhood, and concentrated artwork observation in a pleasant way. Opening hours on weekends and free admission invite spontaneous visits. Please note: The entrance is accessible via several steps and is therefore not barrier-free.

Conclusion: An Exhibition for All Who Want to Truly Experience Images

Touch My Heart promises no loud sensationalism, but a dense encounter with image, material, and meaning. Those interested in modern portrait art, art history in a new form, and the sensual power of contemporary painting will find a worthwhile reason to visit Kaiserswerth. This exhibition is meant to be experienced, not just viewed.