State of Acquisition at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus: Experience Modern Art Live
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New Collection Accessions, Clear Forms, Strong Images: State of Acquisition at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus
With State of Acquisition. Collection Accessions from 2021-2025, the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art opens a focused view on collecting as a cultural practice. The exhibition showcases groups of artworks from purchases and gifts over the past five years and connects painting, photography, graphics, poster art, and spatial arrangements into a multifaceted artistic experience. The exhibition will be shown at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus from June 13, 2026 to August 16, 2026; the specified visit date is on July 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/programm/aufnahmezustand-cottbus/))
Collecting as an Aesthetic Attitude
The exhibition understands the collection not as a static depot, but as a lively resonance space of art historical developments. The BLMK presents selected accessions from the years 2021 to 2025 and makes visible how the collection sharpens in the areas of painting, photography, graphics, and poster art. The presentation is designed as a double exhibition with Frankfurt (Oder) and emphasizes the dialogue between different forms of expression, constellations, and generations. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/programm/aufnahmezustand-cottbus/))
Horst Bartnig, Albert Weis, and the Power of Form
A focus at the Diesel Power Plant is on the strictly mathematically structured works of Horst Bartnig, an important representative of Concrete Art. His works are based on system, variation, and a precise color arrangement. They are complemented by a modular spatial sculpture by Albert Weis, which serves as a geometric mirror installation that not only becomes a hanging surface but also a resonance space for image objects and painting. This creates an exhibition atmosphere in which construction, reflection, and materiality become directly experienced. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/programm/aufnahmezustand-cottbus/))
Photography, City, and Memory
Particularly striking is the photographic part of the exhibition. The works capture the atmosphere, structure, and dynamics of urban spaces and document historical urban spaces as well as social upheavals. As a result, a contemplation of the works emerges that goes far beyond mere documentation: photography appears here as a precise medium of cultural memory and as a visual archive of change. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/programm/aufnahmezustand-cottbus/))
Poster Art Between Typography and Image Poetry
The poster art also unfolds its own tension. The spectrum ranges from typographic posters to constructivist screen prints to narrative, experimental formats. It is precisely this diversity that makes the exhibition a lesson in museum curation: different genres enter into a productive dialogue and demonstrate how East German traditions, concrete art, and contemporary visual strategies intertwine. The BLMK itself has around 45,000 works in its collections at its locations in Cottbus and Frankfurt (Oder) and considers the exhibition program closely tied to the collection. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/))
Visiting, Education, and Museum Atmosphere
The Diesel Power Plant Cottbus is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 11 AM to 7 PM; all exhibition rooms, the event hall, and mukk. are accessible via elevators. The regular admission for this exhibition is 4 Euros, reduced 3 Euros. For art-interested visitors, the exhibition offers not only a precise overview of current collection accessions but also a solid opportunity for cultural education and an intense aesthetic experience in the industrially shaped museum space. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/programm/aufnahmezustand-cottbus/))
Conclusion: State of Acquisition is not merely an inventory but an inspiring journey through the present of a collection. Those who want to experience modern and contemporary art in the context of its genres, materials, and historical references should visit this exhibition live at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/programm/aufnahmezustand-cottbus/))
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