Name: Condition of Acquisition. Collection Accessions from 2021-2025
Start: 2026-07-09T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-16T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Dieselkraftwerk

Condition of Acquisition at the Diesel Power Plant: The BLMK Collection in a Fresh Perspective

With Condition of Acquisition. Collection Accessions from 2021-2025, the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus offers a precise look at the present of collecting. The exhibition brings together new works from donations and purchases and makes visible how lively a museum collection is generated. Painting, photography, graphic art, and poster art enter into a dense dialogue that uniquely connects art history, curating, and aesthetic experience.

New Works, New Perspectives

The exhibition gathers works from Horst Bartnig, Ingrid Behla, Jan Brokof, Elżbieta Chojna, Karl-Heinz Drescher, Lutz Fleischer, Kerstin Franke-Gneuß, Alex Jordan, Renata Kaminska, Klaus Kehrwald, Eva Mahn, Christoph Niemann, Dietmar Nieschler, Andrzej Nowacki, Helga Paris, Núria Quevedo, Thomas Ranft, Wolfram A. Scheffler, Christine Schlegel, Henrik Schrat, Gudrun Trendafilov, Niklaus Troxler, Claus Weidensdorfer, Albert Weis, Susanne Werdin and other positions. This diversity creates a dense examination of the works: different writing styles, materials, and visual languages encounter each other and open up a polyphonic artistic experience.

Collection as a Living Organism

The BLMK is one of the important institutions for modern art in Brandenburg and houses an extensive collection, which mainly focuses on art from the GDR and the subsequent lines of tradition. Condition of Acquisition showcases not only individual works but also the logic of collecting itself: What enters the museum anew, why is it preserved, and how does a new accession alter the reading of the existing collection? The strength of this exhibition lies precisely in that it connects museum pedagogy, cultural historical classification, and contemporary perspective.

The Diesel Power Plant as an Exhibition Space

The location enhances the impact of the presentation. The former industrial monument offers impressive spatial effects with its generous exhibition rooms, where light, architecture, and art enter into a clear relationship. The barrier-free access via elevator makes the visit comfortable; events and educational offerings are also part of the vibrant museum operation. This creates an exhibition atmosphere that appears both concentrated and open.

Guided Tours, Education, and In-Depth Access

The exhibition program of the BLMK is focused on mediation and in-depth examination. Guided tours provide access to artistic strategies, historical references, and the questions of contemporary collecting policy. Visitors to the exhibition not only experience individual works but also the curatorial idea behind it: collection as a process, museum as a space for knowledge, art as an invitation to dialogue.

Conclusion

Condition of Acquisition is an exhibition for everyone who wants to not only see modern art but also understand its development. Between painting, photography, graphic art, and poster art unfolds an intelligent, sensory journey through the current accessions of the BLMK collection. A visit to the Diesel Power Plant promises insight, aesthetic tension, and a strong view of today's art and its history.