RUDOLF STEINER – ALCHEMY OF THE EVERYDAY

until Sunday March 18 2012
Vitra Design Museum
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Rudolf Steiner is regarded as one of the most influential – and also one of the most controversial – reformers of the twentieth century.
The exhibition Rudolf Steiner – Alchemy of the Everyday designed by The Vitra Design Museum,is the first major retrospective on this universal thinker and artist.

The exhibition approaches Steiner’s multifaceted oeuvre from the perspective of the time period in which it was created.

In its view of the work and influence of Steiner, the exhibition also takes note of the criticism he has received – whether in connection with Waldorf pedagogy or the belief in a “spiritual world”. Above all, however, the exhibition allows Steiner’s works to speak for themselves, thereby enabling visitors to form their own opinions with the help of relevant background information. For this purpose, the Vitra Design Museum has assembled an unprecedented collection of artefacts, including 45 pieces of furniture, 46 models, 18 sculptures, over 100 original drawings and plans, as well as dozens of additional documents ranging from posters to letters written to Steiner by Franz Kafka, Piet Mondrian, Richard Neutra and Else Lasker-Schüler.