Lion Monument 21: The Lion Monument of Lucerne Through the Lens of Contemporary Art

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Kunsthalle Luzern Bettina Staub

Lion Monument 21

The Lion Monument of Lucerne Through the Lens of Contemporary Art

Kunsthalle Luzern, Bettina Staub

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Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
01 July 2022

Sculpture; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Photography & photographs; Memorials, monuments

The famous Lion Monument in Lucerne, located in a park in the heart of the city, commemorates the Swiss Guards in the service of the French King Louis XVI who fell in the storming of the Tuileries Palace in Paris on August 10, 1792. The monument, hewn directly into the rockface according to a design by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, was inaugurated on August 10, 1821. Together with the nearby Glacier Garden, it is today one of the Swiss city's major tourist attractions.

To mark the memorial's bicentenary, the Kunsthalle Lucerne launched the Lion Monument 21 program of exhibitions, performances, podiums, and interdisciplinary events. Between 2017 and 2021, they considered the monument from an artistic standpoint. The art projects demonstrated a wide range of artistic stances and related the monument to a variety of themes.

This book documents the entire project through some 400 images, texts, and conversations. It also constitutes a socially committed reference book for the artistic contextualisation of monuments, which records and reflects on the insights of the Lion Monument 21 project.

Text in English and German.

AUTHORS: Kunsthalle Luzern is a lively platform for the display, communication, and discussion of contemporary art by local, national, and international artists in central Switzerland's major city of Lucerne.

Bettina Staub is a Lucerne-based art historian and a freelance curator.

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A socially committed reference book for the artistic contextualisation of monuments .

Documents the four-year Lion Monument 21 program marking the bicentenary of Lucerne's world-famous Lion Monument .

Combines enjoyable reading with a widening of knowledge and offers new approaches to one of Lucerne's top tourist attractions

382 colour, 42 b/w illustrations

Edited by: Kunsthalle Luzern, Bettina Staub
Imprint: Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 310mm, Width: 245mm,
Weight: 1.707kg
ISBN: 9783039420872
ISBN 10: 3039420879
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 July 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Kunsthalle Luzern is a lively platform for the display, communication, and discussion of contemporary art by local, national, and international artists in central Switzerland’s major city of Lucerne. Bettina Staub is a Lucerne-based art historian and a freelance curator.