RAUMKUNST – Made in Darmstadt
In the organizer's words:
"RAUMKUNST - Made in Darmstadt" refers to the idea of the Künstlerkolonie members to achieve an interpenetration of art and everyday life with each individual project design. Individual objects should not only be aesthetically designed, but should also merge together - as part of completely designed spatial arrangements - to form a total work of art. This pioneering principle of fully coordinating works of art and furniture in living spaces is made visible in the new collection exhibition using various examples.
Over 150 pieces of furniture, room ensembles, ceramics, books, textiles, sculptures, models, paintings, prints and drawings by Joseph Maria Olbrich, Peter Behrens, Hans Christiansen and others are on display.
Following on from the first part of the collection presentation "RAUMKUNST - Made in Darmstadt 1901", the second part also refers to the idea of the members of the artists' colony to achieve an interpenetration of art and everyday life with each individual project design. Individual objects should not only be aesthetically designed, but should also merge together - as part of completely designed spatial arrangements - to form a total work of art.
The new presentation focuses in various ways on the development of a new aesthetic model that combined functionality, simplicity and mass-produced goods with new distribution channels. Joseph Maria Olbrich and Peter Behrens in particular set new standards not only with their future-oriented architecture, but also with their modern interior design, which was further developed in the Werkbund, which they founded, and later by the Bauhaus. On display are over 150 pieces of furniture, ceramics, books, textiles, sculptures, models, paintings, prints and drawings by Joseph Maria Olbrich, Peter Behrens, Albin Müller, Emanuel Josef Margold and others, which illustrate the importance of the Mathildenhöhe for the development of design and architectural history.
Exhibition curator: Stefanie Patruno, former collection curator, curator and deputy director, Institut Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
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