When does the exhibition take place?

The event is scheduled for 16.08.2026 at 11:00 AM.

Where can the exhibition be seen?

At the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art - Diesel Power Station Cottbus on Uferstraße or Am Amtsteich 15 in 03046 Cottbus.

How much is the admission fee?

According to web research, the regular admission fee is 4 euros, reduced 3 euros.

Is the museum wheelchair accessible?

Yes, the exhibition rooms are accessible by elevators.

What artistic media are the focus?

The focus is on painting, photography, and digital image production in a shared exhibition cycle.

Are there any information on tours or mediation?

BLMK regularly offers tours and art education programs. Specific additional dates for this exhibition are listed on the event page.

Pückler Seen Anew: Mona Höke and Kathrin Karras in the Cottbus Art Space

Name: Strangers and Freedom. Pückler - Dialogue about a Cosmopolitan. Mona Höke and Kathrin Karras
Start: 2026-08-16T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-16T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für Moderne Kunst - Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus

Strangers and Freedom: A Poetic Art Dialogue about Pückler, Cosmopolitanism, and the Present

At the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art in the Diesel Power Station Cottbus, a multifaceted exhibition cycle titled Strangers and Freedom opens up, focusing on painting, photography, and digital image production in a concentrated dialogue. Mona Höke and Kathrin Karras approach Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau not illustratively, but as two independent artistic positions that intertwine historical reflection and contemporary imagery.

Between Portrait, Landscape, and Idea

The exhibition relies on a calm yet dense visual atmosphere. In the works, layering, color, light, and photographic surface converge. This creates a contemplation of the work that goes beyond the biographical and renders Pückler as a figure of modernity: as a cosmopolitan, landscape thinker, and projection surface for questions of foreignness, mobility, and self-location.

Painting and Photography in a Common Tension Field

Particularly intriguing is the collaboration of the two artists. According to the exhibition announcement, Mona Höke and Kathrin Karras collaborate for the first time not only alongside each other but directly in jointly created works. This transforms unique painting, photography, and digital image production into one another, creating an aesthetic experience that sharpens the eye for materiality and image construction.

Art Historical Context and Cultural Education

Mona Höke has been present in the Brandenburg art scene for years and has been awarded multiple times; her work oscillates between painting, drawing, and poetic imagery. The exhibition ties into the museum's task of the BLMK to place art from the GDR and subsequent tradition lines into new art historical contexts. The educational value of this presentation lies exactly therein: It connects regional history, art mediation, and contemporary art into a precisely curated art experience.

The Diesel Power Station as Exhibition Space

The venue itself shapes the impact of the exhibition. The former industrial monument in Cottbus offers a clear, modern framework in which the works can unfold their spatial effects. Those interested in contemporary art, exhibition curation, and the relationships of image, history, and identity will find a visit here to be profound and stylistically clear.

Conclusion: Strangers and Freedom promises a knowledgeably composed exhibition between painting and photography, between history and the present. Art enthusiasts will experience a rewarding perspective on Pückler as a cultural figure and on two artists who shape knowledge from images. A visit to the Diesel Power Station Cottbus is definitely worthwhile.