When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition starts on 18.09.2026 at 10:00 AM at the Jena Art Collection.

What is the admission fee?

The regular admission is 5 Euro, reduced 3 Euro.

Where is the Jena Art Collection located?

The Jena Art Collection is located at Markt 7 in 07743 Jena, right at the historic marketplace.

Are there guided tours or educational offers?

Yes, the Jena Art Collection offers guided tours and educational formats. Registration is possible for individual offers.

Is the museum easily accessible?

Yes, there are several stops nearby and parking options at Eichplatz, Inselplatz, and in the Neue Mitte parking garage.

What are the opening hours?

Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, closed on Mondays.

Color Rapture and Image Critique: Zohar Fraiman Entices Jena with Contemporary Art

Name: ZOHAR FRAIMAN. Players in paradise
Start: 2026-09-18T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-18T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Kunstsammlung Jena

Between Disney Fantasy and Contemporary Diagnosis: Zohar Fraiman in Jena

With ZOHAR FRAIMAN. Players in paradise, the Jena Art Collection presents an exhibition that combines painting, drawing, and installation into a sensory as well as analytical art experience. The Berlin artist Zohar Fraiman dissects the contemporary female life world with a keen eye for digital self-images, pop culture, and art historical citations.

Colors, Surface, Seduction

Fraiman's imagery appears cheerful and accessible at first glance. Sweet color tones, shiny surfaces, and playful motifs open a space reminiscent of series aesthetics and social media staging. However, behind the friendly surface lies a precise observation of self-optimization, virtual existence, and the contradictory role models of the present. Thus, the examination of the works becomes an aesthetic experience with a double bottom.

Art History Meets Pop Culture

Fraiman connects quotes from art history with visual worlds from Hollywood, series, and internet culture. This connection makes her works so current: The tradition of painting remains visible, while characters, gestures, and arrangements emerge in a contemporary realm of meaning. The exhibition thus opens a dialogue between classical image order and the fast-paced image politics of the digital present.

The Female Life World as a Stage

Central themes include role models, self-presentation, desire, and identity. Fraiman's works observe how femininity today navigates between expectation, fiction, and self-invention. This tension gives the exhibition in Jena its intensity: It does not present a simple answer, but a multifaceted art historical reflection on life through images.

The Jena Art Collection as a Suitable Place

The Jena Art Collection presents its special exhibitions in a building that houses over 10,000 works from painting, graphics, photography, video, sculpture, and object art, particularly focusing on art from the 20th and 21st centuries. For Fraiman's exhibition, this means an inspiring environment where contemporary art, art historical classification, and museum educational mediation converge. Families and younger visitors also find accessible engagement through children's programs and tours.

Conclusion

ZOHAR FRAIMAN. Players in paradise promises an exhibition that convincingly combines visual pleasure, critical observation of the present, and art historical depth. Anyone interested in contemporary painting, feminist imagery, and the power of images should definitely experience this exhibition live in Jena.