Chairs as you’ve never seen them before: in A Chair and You, these everyday objects become the stars of an immersive performance. This fall, Kunsthal Rotterdam presents an exhibition built around one of the world’s most significant private collections of chairs, assembled by collector Thierry Barbier-Mueller (1960–2023).
For the exhibition A Chair and You, the late American director, scenographer, and artist Robert Wilson (1941–2025) selected 150 chairs by 124 designers from the collection of Thierry Barbier-Mueller. Inspired by the performing arts, Wilson used light, sound, and scenery to create four thematic worlds–ranging from a Jackson Pollock-inspired room with colorful forms and wondrous materials to a space that breathes calm and order, with clean lines, and soft tones evoking modernist architecture. This total installation highlights the meaningful, almost theatrical power of th