Fons Hickmann at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus: Poster Art as a Visual Thought Image
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Fons Hickmann: Poster Art as a Visual Thought Image
The Brandenburg State Museum of Modern Art – Diesel Power Plant Cottbus dedicates a concentrated solo exhibition to Fons Hickmann. Posters of Today and Before spans three decades of independent communication design and makes visible how typography, image, material, and societal reflection merge into precise visual statements.
Three Decades of Graphic Experimentation
Fons Hickmann, born in Hamm in 1966, is one of the defining German communication designers of today. With his design studio founded in Berlin in 2001, he developed an award-winning body of work that spans poster design, book design, magazines, digital communication, and visual research. His approach of understanding each project as an experiment shapes the exhibition as a central curatorial perspective.
The Poster as a Cultural Thought Space
The works on display often arose in series for cultural clients. They are complemented by self-reflective and media-reflective works as well as posters commissioned by himself that address socio-political themes as paper interventions. Thus, the poster appears not merely as an advertising medium, but as an independent art form, cultural memory, and public thought image.
Typography, Image, and Material in Tension
In the exhibition atmosphere, clear typographic constructions, surprising image placements, and a precise sensitivity to surface, rhythm, and materiality come together. The examination of the works opens the eye to those design decisions that often remain incidental in everyday life: the effect of a letter, the tension between text and image, the dramaturgy of a series, and the political power of visual communication.
Art Historical Contextualization and Cultural Education
Hickmann's poster work resides at the intersection of graphic design, applied art, and contemporary visual culture. The exhibition shows how communication design as an art form connects with social issues, media self-reflection, and aesthetic research. For art enthusiasts, it offers a vivid introduction to contemporary poster art and the significance of curation, context, and public engagement.
Conclusion: Experience Poster Art Directly
Visitors can expect an intense art experience between typographic precision, visual energy, and societal observation. The exhibition invites viewers to see familiar communication forms in a new light and discover the aesthetic experience of the poster in its original form. A visit to the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus enriches cultural perception and opens new perspectives on design, art, and public engagement.
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