All the Best, Dear Hans at BLMK Cottbus: Hans Scheuerecker on His 75th Birthday
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A Birthday as an Artistic Experience: Hans Scheuerecker at BLMK Cottbus
With All the Best, Dear Hans, the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art dedicates an exhibition to the Cottbus painter, graphic artist, and performance artist Hans Scheuerecker on his 75th birthday. Important works from the BLMK collection and private collections will be displayed – a concentrated examination that makes Scheuerecker's position in the Brandenburg art scene visible. The exhibition runs from May 30 to August 23, 2026, at the Diesel Power Station Cottbus. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/kalender/kategorie/ausstellung/?utm_source=openai))
An Artist Between Energy, Gesture, and Color
Hans Scheuerecker is one of the defining voices of East German contemporary art. As a painter, graphic artist, and performance artist, he developed a neo-expressive visual language since the 1980s, fueled by planes, signs, gestures, and eruptive colors. The catalog of works and art historical classifications describe him as a prominent figure of that nonconformist scene that helped prepare for the end of East German art. In 1992, he was the first to receive the Art Prize of the State of Brandenburg; he has been a freelance artist since 1979 and also taught in Cottbus at the HfBK Dresden. ([archiv.ngbk.de](https://archiv.ngbk.de/projekte/hans-scheuerecker/?utm_source=openai))
What Makes This Exhibition Special
The presentation gathers works from museum holdings and private collections into a condensed portrait of an artist deeply rooted in Cottbus. Those familiar with Scheuerecker's painting can expect not a smooth chronology here, but tensions: between figurative allusion and abstraction, between controlled composition and impulsive traces, between biography and pictorial space. The aesthetic experience of this exhibition lies precisely in the interplay of closeness and openness, of memory and the present. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/kalender/kategorie/ausstellung/?utm_source=openai))
The Diesel Power Station as a Fitting Place
The BLMK at the Diesel Power Station is more than just an exhibition venue. The former industrial building was transformed into a museum starting in 2004 and today stands for modern art in a space that intertwines industrial history and cultural education. The exhibition rooms, event hall, and museum studio are accessible via elevators; it is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This creates an artistic experience for visitors that places architecture, collection, and works into a productive dialogue. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/museum/architektur/?utm_source=openai))
Education, Collection, and Museum Pedagogical Context
The BLMK sees itself as a house of collection and cultural education. In addition to exhibition practices, the museum offers tours, courses, and educational formats; the collection includes modern and contemporary art, including a significant photographic collection. For engaging with Scheuerecker's work, this context provides the crucial framework: art history is not only shown here but made experiential. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/programm/fortlaufende-kurse-kreativwerkstatt-fuer-menschen-mit-handicap-2/?utm_source=openai))
Conclusion
All the Best, Dear Hans brings together striking works of an artist whose visual language has sustainably shaped Cottbus and the art of the region. Those who appreciate expressive painting, graphic energy, and art historical depth should experience this exhibition live. It offers a compact, cleverly curated portrait of Hans Scheuerecker – and a strong reason to visit BLMK Cottbus. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/kalender/kategorie/ausstellung/?utm_source=openai))
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