When is the exhibition opening?

The exhibition opens on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 11 AM and is accessible until 7 PM on that day.

How long is the exhibition on display?

The exhibition runs from October 3 to December 6, 2026.

What is the admission fee?

Regular admission costs 4 euros, reduced admission 3 euros.

Where is the exhibition taking place?

The exhibition takes place at the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art in the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus, Am Amtsteich 15, 03046 Cottbus.

When is the museum open?

According to the event information, the exhibition is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11 AM to 7 PM.

What content does the exhibition show?

The exhibition features posters from about three decades, including series for cultural clients, media-reflective works, and socio-political self-commissions.

Fons Hickmann's Posters: Three Decades of Design Between Art, Society, and Experiment

Name: Fons Hickmann. Posters of Today and Before
Start: 2026-10-03T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-03T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für Moderne Kunst - Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus

Fons Hickmann: Posters as Visual Thinking Spaces

The Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art presents Fons Hickmann. Posters of Today and Before, a solo exhibition about three decades of internationally awarded poster designs. The exhibition opens on October 3, 2026, at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus and shows how graphic design connects cultural communication, social issues, and aesthetic research.

Typography, Image, and Social Movement

Fons Hickmann, born in 1966 in Hamm, is considered one of the most prominent German communication designers of today. His studio, Fons Hickmann m23, founded in Berlin in 2001, works on complex communication systems, corporate design, book design, magazines, digital media, and posters. Hickmann's design approach views each project as an experiment: typography becomes an image, surface turns into a thinking space, and information transforms into a sensual experience.

Three Decades of Poster Art

The exhibition spans three decades and focuses on Hickmann's internationally recognized poster works. Many pieces were created as series for cultural clients. These posters are complemented by self- and media-reflective works, as well as self-commissions, which make social and political issues visible as paper interventions.

The Poster as an Aesthetic Experience

In the exhibition space, precisely set type, strong contrasts, rhythmic forms, and surprising image arrangements come together. The examination of the works makes it understandable how visual communication directs attention and simultaneously creates open spaces of meaning. Between painting, applied graphics, and installation, an exhibition atmosphere develops in which paper, color, materiality, and typography act directly.

Art Historical Classification and Cultural Education

Hickmann's works are rooted in the tradition of political and cultural posters, yet they translate this art form into a contemporary of digital images and accelerated media. The exhibition thus opens access to the history of graphic design and to the question of how design shapes public perception. The Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art already possesses a substantial collection of his works, which has grown into a meaningful corpus through a recent donation from the designer.

A Highly Awarded Designer

Fons Hickmann has received numerous awards, including those from the Art Directors Club, the iF Award in Gold, the LeadAward in Gold, the Joseph Binder Award, and the Golden Bee Award. In 2012, he was honored by the Triennale Trnava with the Master’s Eye Award for his body of work. In addition to his work as a designer, Hickmann teaches as a professor of communication design at the University of the Arts Berlin.

Conclusion: Experience Poster Art Live

The exhibition at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus promises a concentrated art experience between typography, visual culture, and social reflection. Anyone who wishes to experience the aesthetic power of the poster, the precision of contemporary design, and the cultural significance of visual communication firsthand should visit this exhibition live.