Seen by Fräulein #40

GABRIELE STÖTZER: DABEI SEIN UND NICHT SCHWEIGEN

For over five decades, Gabriele Stötzer has explored justice, self-determination, and gender, often using her own body as a site of resistance and feminist self-assertion. Imprisoned in the GDR in 1976 for “slandering the state,” she later joined the artistic underground and co-founded the Künstlerinnengruppe Erfurt. From June 2026, Gropius Bau presents “Dabei sein und nicht schweigen,” her largest institutional solo show to date. With around 150 works spanning painting, literature, photography, textile art, Super-8 film, and performance, the exhibition highlights her experimental range and calls for wider recognition of this pioneering artist.

KUNSTWOCHE DER KOMMUNALEN GALERIEN BERLIN

The Berlin Municipal Galleries Art Week takes place this year from October 2nd to 11th. 36 galleries are presenting 44 exhibitions featuring 150 artists. The event kicks off on October 2nd with an opening party at ACUD MACHT NEU, featuring a performance by Selin Davasse, a live set by Carlo Karacho, and subsequent DJ sets, including one by Edna Martinez.

ELIE SAAB x H&M

From Beirut bridal origins to the peak of Parisian Haute Couture, Elie Saab brings his signature red-carpet glamour and exquisite craft to H&M. Launching October 22, 2026, the landmark collaboration spans womenswear, menswear, and accessories—featuring shimmering separates, sharp tailoring, fine lace, and gradient sequins designed to dress every moment of a woman’s life.

COOL, COOLER, CHLOË: DR. MARTENS ERNENNT CHLOË SEVIGNY ALS GLOBALES KAMPAGNENTALENT

Dr. Martens launches its AW26 campaign “With Bouncing Soles” on 24 September, asking “What Makes Your Sole Bounce?” and putting creative voices such as Chloë Sevigny, Jordan Stephens and Naomi Watanabe, alongside community advocates worldwide, at its centre. The phrase, printed on every heel loop since 1960, becomes a platform for individuality and self-expression that will also come to life through collaborations, workshops and retail experiences. The campaign spotlights five icons (1460, 1461, Adrian, 2976 Chelsea, 8065 Mary Jane) in Crazy Horse leather, including the new Cherry Red finish and DM’s Green editions, available in stores, online and at selected stockists.

HER LENS: RESILIENCE & REFLECTION

The invitation announces the opening of “Her Lens: Resilience & Reflection,” an international photography exhibition featuring ten female photographers from the MENA region. Funded by Germany’s Federal Foreign Office and run by the Candid Foundation, the project explores conflict, displacement, memory, identity, and resilience from the photographers’ perspectives. After a year of mentoring and exhibitions in the MENA region, the final show, curated by Anahita Sadighi, runs from October 9 to November 7, 2026, at the Anahita Sadighi Gallery in Berlin, with the opening on October 9 from 6 to 9 p.m.