When can the exhibition be visited?

The exhibition is open on November 8, 2026, from 11 AM to 7 PM. It can be seen from October 3 to December 6, 2026.

How much does admission cost?

Regular admission costs 4 Euros. A reduced ticket costs 3 Euros. Visitors up to 18 years have free admission.

Where is the exhibition taking place?

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

Is there a combination ticket for other exhibitions?

A combination ticket for all exhibitions is available at the venue for the price of 6 Euros.

Is the exhibition suitable for an artwork examination?

Yes. The presentation is particularly suitable for an intensive examination of typography, image, color, space, and societal communication.

Fons Hickmann Exhibition Cottbus 2026

Name: Fons Hickmann. Posters of Today and Before
Start: 2026-11-08T11:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-08T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für Moderne Kunst - Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus

Fons Hickmann: Poster Art as a Visual Thinking Image in the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus

The Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art dedicates a concentrated solo exhibition to Fons Hickmann, showcasing three decades of internationally awarded poster creation. The exhibition connects contemporary communication design with aesthetic experience and makes visible how typography, image, color, and space become independent visual statements.

Three Decades of Graphic Experimentation

Born in Hamm in 1966, Fons Hickmann has developed into one of the defining German communication designers with the design studio founded in Berlin in 2001. His graphic work has taken the approach since the 1990s to understand each project as an experiment. Central to the exhibition are posters from different phases of creation that show the change in visual communication as well as the consistent search for new forms.

When Writing Becomes Image

The displayed posters unfold their effect from the precise interplay of writing, pictograms, materiality, and space. Typographic settings become visual actors, while contrasts, rhythms, and free spaces direct the gaze. The artwork offers an art-historical foundation to approach the poster as an independent art form, cultural memory, and public communication medium.

Poster Design between Culture and Society

Many works were created for cultural clients and are presented in series. They are complemented by self- and media-reflective works as well as by self-commissioned posters that negotiate socio-political themes as paper interventions. This transforms the exhibition into a place of cultural education: Visitors learn how design structures perception, condenses information, and makes public debates visible.

Aesthetic Experience in the Diesel Power Plant

The atmosphere of the exhibition thrives on the immediate effect of large-format posters in the industrially shaped architecture of the Diesel Power Plant. Clear contrasts, striking letter forms, and tension-filled areas enter into a dialogue with the exhibition space. The art experience connects sensual perception with analytical observation and invites viewers to see familiar everyday images with new attention.

Conclusion: Experience Poster Art Live

Fons Hickmann. Posters of Today and Before offers an inspiring look at typography, communication design, and societal reflection. The exhibition in the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus shows how precise visual thinking models emerge from writing, color, and space. Anyone wishing to experience the aesthetic power of the poster directly and discover design as a cultural practice should visit this exhibition live.