Strangers and Freedom at BLMK Cottbus: Mona Höke and Kathrin Karras in Dialogue with Pückler
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A Cosmopolitan as a Reflection of Contemporary Art Issues
At the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art - Diesel Power Plant Cottbus, an artistic experience opens with Strangers and Freedom. Pückler - Dialogue about a Cosmopolitan, a blend of historical memory and contemporary imagery. Mona Höke and Kathrin Karras engage in a joint artistic dialogue with Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau, combining painting, photography, and digital image production into an idiosyncratic, multifaceted exhibition. The presentation runs from June 20, 2026, to August 23, 2026, at the Cottbus Diesel Power Plant. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/fremde-und-freiheit-pueckler-dialog-ueber-einen-kosmopolit-mona-hoeke-und-kathrin-karras-5/))
Painting and Photography in a Productive Tension
The special feature of this exhibition lies in the collaboration of the two artists: they not only exhibit side by side but also work together on images. This interweaving of unique painting, photography, and digital image production creates an open work structure that continuously redirects the gaze. This approach gives the exhibition a strong aesthetic experience because materiality and image space, trace and surface, presence and memory intertwine closely. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/fremde-und-freiheit-pueckler-dialog-ueber-einen-kosmopolit-mona-hoeke-und-kathrin-karras-5/))
Pückler as a Figure of Wanderlust, Freedom, and Self-Design
The engagement with Hermann Prince von Pückler-Muskau opens up far more than a historical retrospective. Pückler appears as a cosmopolitan projection figure, clustering questions of freedom, strangeness, and cultural encounter. For art-interested visitors, it results in an exhibition that combines art historical reflection with contemporary relevance and sharpens the view of identity as a changeable process. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/fremde-und-freiheit-pueckler-dialog-ueber-einen-kosmopolit-mona-hoeke-und-kathrin-karras-5/))
Location, Collection, and Museum Quality
The Diesel Power Plant Cottbus is part of the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art, whose collection focuses on painting, photography, poster art, graphics, and sculpture. The venue is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; all exhibition spaces and the event hall are accessible via elevators. This provides ideal conditions for a museum visit with cultural education and quiet contemplation of the works. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/))
Conclusion
Strangers and Freedom promises an intense art experience that connects contemporary painting and photography with a strong historical figure. Anyone seeking aesthetic experience, art historical depth, and a well-curated exhibition visit should definitely experience this presentation live in Cottbus. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/fremde-und-freiheit-pueckler-dialog-ueber-einen-kosmopolit-mona-hoeke-und-kathrin-karras-5/))
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- Website: https://www.blmk.de/programm/fremde-und-freiheit/
