20 years after the artist, author and performer Vaginal Davis moved from Los Angeles to Berlin, the Gropius Bau is showing the first comprehensive solo exhibition of her work in Germany. Her groundbreaking work combines punk and glamor, queer activism and black counterculture as well as resistance and desire.
Vaginal Davis: Fabulous Product offers an overview of the entire spectrum of Ms. Davis' work: Seven large-scale installations on the first floor of the Gropius Bau will show works created between 1985 and 2025, including paintings, video and film works, zines, texts, music and performances. At the same time, the exhibition focuses on Ms. Davis' numerous artistic collaborations - including with the Berlin art collective CHEAP, which is showing the installation Choose Mutation, with photographs by Annette Frick, and the New York artist Jonathan Berger.
You can book an individual guided tour for a group with the museum service.
During the event, photos and video recordings may be made in which you could be recognized. With your visit, you consent to these recordings being used to communicate the event or exhibition.
Marking twenty years since artist, writer and performer Vaginal Davis made Berlin her home, Gropius Bau presents the first comprehensive solo exhibition of her work in Germany. In her expansive oeuvre, punk meets glamor, queer activism meets Black counter-culture and resistance meets desire.
Vaginal Davis: Fabelhaftes Produkt captures the full scope of Ms. Davis' practice: Across seven large-scale installations on the ground floor of Gropius Bau, the exhibition spans works from 1985 to 2025, including painting, video, film, zine-making, writing, music and performance. The exhibition also gives center stage to her many collaborative projects, with the Berlin-based art collective CHEAP - presenting the installation Choose Mutation, with photographs by Annette Frick - and New York-based artist Jonathan Berger, among many others.
Individual guided tours for groups can be booked via Museumsdienst.
During the event, photographs and video recordings may be made in which you may be recognizable.
By attending, you consent to these recordings being used to communicate the event or exhibition.