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The best thing to come out of Davos

In a small log cabin, just next to the plush ski resorts, the German exile Kirchner produced extraordinarily powerful works of art

18 January 2014

9:00 AM

18 January 2014

9:00 AM

Another new year and once again the world’s leading CEOs and politicians descend on Davos, transforming this little Alpine town into the world’s most (self-) important talking shop. Yet there’s another side to Davos that’s far more interesting than dry geopolitical debate. Long before it became a stage for the World Economic Forum, this quiet corner of the Swiss Alps was the home of one of the most brilliant figures in modern art.

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Kirchner Museum, Davos, 00 41 81 410 6300, www.kirchnermusem.ch

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