Statement chairs

Have you ever thought about the silent power that chairs hold? Discover how a chair can give a voice or power to the person sitting on it or offer a new perspective on the world around us.

Statement Chairs invites you to reflect on the many forms and meanings of the seating object that a lot of us use every single day. From revolutionary production methods and iconic designs, to symbolic chairs with a message. Statement Chairs pays tribute to the chair with over 100 diverse designs.

Makers
The exhibition features more than a hundred chairs by among others, Anna Aagaard Jensen, Mina Abouzahra, Maarten Baas, Joost van Bleiswijk (also co-curator and designer of the exhibition), Christo and Jeanne Claude, Kees Dekkers, Kiki van Eijk, General Idea, Ineke Hans, David Hockney, Barbara Kruger, Tayeba Begum Lipi, Gavin and Alice Munro, Bruce Nauman, Simone Post, Niki de Saint Phalle, Gerhard Richter, Gerrit Rietveld, Victor Sonna, Jessica Stockholder and Jennifer Tee.