Fons Hickmann at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus: Poster art as a visual thought image
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Fons Hickmann: Experience poster art as a visual thought image
The Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art – Diesel Power Plant Cottbus dedicates a focused solo exhibition to Fons Hickmann. On November 3, 2026, visitors will gain a fascinating insight into three decades of internationally award-winning poster creation, where typography, image, color, and social reflection merge into precise visual statements.
When writing becomes an image
Fons Hickmann, born in 1966 in Hamm, is one of the defining contemporary German communication designers. Since the 1990s, his graphic work has embraced the attitude of viewing each project as an experiment. The design studio founded in Berlin in 2001 has developed into an important institution of contemporary visual communication.
Three decades of graphic experimentation
The exhibition spans three decades and focuses on Hickmann's internationally acclaimed poster art. Series for cultural clients, self- and media-reflective works, and posters commissioned by himself will be on display. These paper interventions negotiate socio-political issues and showcase the poster as an independent art form, cultural memory, and public thinking space.
Typography, Surface, and Social Resonance
In the examination of the works, the tensions between readable messages and aesthetic autonomy become evident. Writing becomes form, surface gains rhythmic energy, and color structures the gaze. The exhibition atmosphere in the former Diesel Power Plant Cottbus makes this interaction directly experienceable and opens up an aesthetic experience between design history, painting, and visual research.
Cultural education through design
The exhibition invites us to consider communication design not just as applied design but as a cultural practice. Hickmann's works raise awareness of how images shape public perception, how cultural content is conveyed, and when a poster transcends its informational function to become an installation on paper. His numerous awards, including those from the Type Directors Club New York, the Golden Bee in Moscow, Graphis, the ADC, and the Joseph Binder Award, underline the significance of his artistic oeuvre.
Conclusion: Poster art live at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus
Fons Hickmann. Posters from today and before combines art-historical classification with immediate examination of the works. Art enthusiasts can expect an intense artistic experience full of typographical precision, visual energy, and social resonance. Those who want to directly experience the aesthetic power of the poster and the thinking and play spaces of contemporary design should definitely visit this exhibition at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus live.
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