October 14, 2021 – March 6, 2022
On the occasion of the anniversary of the Lucerne Lion Monument, an exhibition on the Lion Monument will be realized in the Hans Erni Museum. On the one hand, the exhibition will present the monument, its history and the process of its creation with items from Thorvaldsen’s Museum in Copenhagen and Swiss museums. On the other hand, the reception of the monument in terms of tourism and art is traced up to the 21st century with works by Anton Egloff, Hans Erni, Dieter Roth, Irma Stadelmann, Andreas Weber and Erwin Wurm, among others.
The exhibition catalogue features contributions by Margrethe Floryan, Thorvaldsens Museum Copenhagen, Heinz Stahlhut, Hans Erni Museum, and others. Texts in German and English, 92 pages, 84 color illustrations, CHF 12.–.
With the generous support of:
City of Lucerne, Culture and Sports / Albert Koechlin Foundation, Lucerne / Ernst Göhner Foundation, Zug / Monika Widmer Foundation, Lucerne / Hans Erni Foundation, Lucerne.
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Exhibition “Thorvaldsen’s Lion and its consequences on tourism and art”, with works by Bertel Thorvaldsen, among others© photo Andri Stadler, Lucerne -
Exhibition “Thorvaldsen’s Lion and its consequences on tourism and art”, with works by Andreas Weber, Johann Melchior Wyrsch, Josef Reinhard und Andreas Ludvig Koop (from the left)© works by the artists, © photo Andri Stadler, Lucerne -
Exhibition “Thorvaldsen’s Lion and its consequences on tourism and art”, with works by Anton Egloff (front and right), among others© works by the artists, © photo Andri Stadler, Lucerne -
Exhibition “Thorvaldsen’s Lion and its consequences on tourism and art”, with works by Dieter Roth© works Dieter Roth Estate, Courtesy Hauser & Wirth, © photo Andri Stadler, Lucerne -
Exhibition “Thorvaldsen’s Lion and its consequences on tourism and art”, with works by Per Kirkeby (1938–2018) and Hansjürg Buchmeier (from the left)© works successor in interest Per Kirkeby and Hansjürg Buchmeier, © photo Andri Stadler, Lucerne
Translation by Sharon Kroska