Ian Anüll shows his blue London diary at the Lucerne Art Museum
Published: Friday, Sep 6th 2024, 13:02
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The Lucerne Museum of Art is showing works by Swiss artist Ian Anüll until November 24. The defining element of the "London Blue" exhibition is the color "Paris-Prussian blue".
Born in 1948 and originally from Sempach LU, the artist has been performing under the pseudonym Ian Anüll since 1969. His diverse work can hardly be categorized stylistically.
Anüll works with wit and flashes of inspiration. He combines found objects into works of art in just a few simple steps. Museum director Fanni Fetzer said at a media preview on Friday that Anül is a role model for her because of his curiosity.
Found in a construction pit
Anüll spent six months in London in 2021. There, he found a tile in the color "Paris-Prussian blue" in the hollow of a building. The color and its history interested him, and it became a defining feature of works that he created in London and that are on display in Lucerne.
In the Lucerne exhibition, the artist bathes an entire room in an albeit uninviting blue light. Anüll spoke of the atmosphere of a "fixer toilet". The loudspeaker plays "Help!" - not the Beatles' original, however, but a 35-year-old cover version - another find that Anüll made in London.
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