On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's death in 2018, his adopted home of Davos was the site of a large conference. The richly illustrated volume brings together international experts who present their perspectives on the artist's work, thereby enabling diverse perspectives on an oeuvre that has lost none of its topicality to this day. The focus of the first international and interdisciplinary conference on Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a of the most important artistic personalities of the 20th century, there were fundamental questions about being an artist, but also dealing with artistic working methods and processes. In this way, Kirchner's work is discussed against the background of art-historical, socio-cultural and historical contexts. His interest in and his examination of non-European cultures, literature, philosophy, art criticism and the role of the artist offer new and exciting points of contact for current theoretical and critical considerations of art.
