November 20, 2025 (Potsdam, Germany) – DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam announces its 2026 program, featuring a major exhibition by Oscar Murillo and a retrospective of Annemirl Bauer. These forthcoming presentations reflect DAS MINSK’s commitment to continuing its conversation with the past from a contemporary perspective, showing modern and contemporary art with a focus on works from the former GDR. Newly appointed Director Anna Schneider has further shaped this vision by strengthening DAS MINSK’s position within Potsdam’s cultural landscape and developing a diverse, interdisciplinary program that amplifies underrepresented voices.
Oscar Murillo. Collective Osmosis
March 14, 2026 – August 9, 2026
Renowned contemporary artist Oscar Murillo (b. 1986, La Paila, Colombia) will present his project Collective Osmosis, a celebration of mark-making creating moments of exchange between his paintings, installation works, and the work of Claude Monet. Curated by Anna Schneider and Daniel Milnes with curatorial assistant Luisa Bachmann, the exhibition marks the first collaboration between DAS MINSK and Museum Barberini, with works by the artist on display at both institutions.
For Murillo, the scientific metaphor of osmosis, the process by which water particles move through a semi-permeable boundary with the aim of reaching a state of equilibrium, can be seen as a model for opening the museum, building bridges between the indoor and outdoor space, between the museum and the city, as well as between Potsdam and the world.
“Oscar Murillo succeeds in pushing forward the discourse around painterly practices, breaking down visible and invisible boundaries, and redefining social and economic cycles. His work reconceives the possibilities of community-building and Collective Osmosis becomes a lived intellectual and practical experiment in fostering exchange and counteracting inequalities. Oscar Murillo’s choice of Claude Monet as an accomplice in this project, who translated light and landscape into beloved works of radiant color, is a congenial move. He not only succeeds in expanding his own frame of reference, but also in getting closer to an idea of universal human community via images and acts which live in our collective imagination,” comments Anna Schneider.
Oscar Murillo has developed a multifaceted and ambitious practice that spans painting, collaborative projects, video, sound, and installation. His work probes ideas of collectivity and shared culture, demonstrating a commitment to the power of material presence alongside critical perspectives on contemporary society. Murillo’s large-scale participatory commission, The flooded garden, inspired by the work of Claude Monet was on view at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall during the summer of 2024. In 2023, Murillo was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Westminster and in 2019 he was one of four artists to share the prestigious Turner Prize.
Annemirl Bauer
September 5, 2026 – February 7, 2027
In the fall of 2026, DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam will present a comprehensive retrospective dedicated to the complex artistic oeuvre of Annemirl Bauer (1939 – 1989), encompassing paintings, works on paper, collages, and objects. The exhibition presents Bauer as a local artist who lived and worked in Berlin and Brandenburg, as well as a critical and independent voice from the GDR, long excluded from the artistic canon. Bauer’s work is a testimony to her uncompromising vision as a painter and acute observer, who consistently championed social justice and challenged the repressive policies of the SED.
The exhibition is curated by Marie Gerbaulet with curatorial assistant Luisa Bachmann, in close collaboration with Amrei Bauer, estate administrator and founder-director of the Annemirl Bauer Haus in Niederwerbig, Brandenburg.
“The Hasso Plattner Collection of post-1945 art forms the foundation of our work,” explains Schneider. “Beyond exhibitions dedicated to GDR art and international contemporary positions, we’re developing discursive formats, an expansive education program, and local and international partnerships. Our architectural spaces – both interior and exterior – and our digital presence all contribute to making DAS MINSK a vital site for dialogue and encounter. Together with the MINSK team, I’m committed to evolving this institution, opening new perspectives, and strengthening its role as a dynamic space for exchange.”
Image Credits:
Oscar Murillo, A song to a tearful garden, part of the 36th São Paulo Biennial, Not All Travellers Walk Roads—Of Humanity as Practice, September 6, 2025–January 11, 2026. Courtesy of the artist © Oscar Murillo. Photo: Reinis Lismanis