APPLIED ART
Functionality & Design
Since time immemorial, people have sought to adorn everyday objects beyond the mere requirement for functionality, or at least to give their form an aesthetic appearance.
It is from this endeavour that the objects you can discover in the Collection of Applied Art have emerged.
The tour begins with Gustav and Therese Lübcke and a selection of objects from their vast collection of applied art, which the couple bequeathed to the museum in 1917. The collection includes antique glass vessels, ceramics from around the world, medieval Madonna statues, Renaissance bronze mortars, Neoclassical candlesticks, impressive amber necklaces from the Historicist period, and historical books and coins. These items not only document Gustav Lübcke’s passion for collecting but also represent the diversity of art and cultural history for which the museum is renowned today.
Furthermore, the exhibition focuses on the material worlds of the applied arts. Porcelain, ceramics and objects made of gold, silver, brass, pewter and glass from various eras offer an insight into the aesthetic diversity and the stylistic and functional changes to which these objects have been subject over the centuries. In one section, visitors encounter a double row of chairs spanning the period from the Rococo era to the twentieth century, including classic chair designs by international designers. Opposite the rows of chairs on display, visitors are invited to take a seat and indulge in a mental journey through the history of the chair. The variations on display clearly illustrate the multifaceted nature of this piece of furniture, which we now take for granted.
The second part of the exhibition presents three nineteenth-century living room ensembles in succession. Furniture from the Biedermeier, Historicism and Art Nouveau periods is aesthetically arranged to evoke the living environments of bygone eras. Complementing this is a wide range of small objects – some suitable for everyday use, others artistically refined – which reflect the tastes of the time. Delicately decorated needle cases and collector’s cups as Biedermeier travel souvenirs, opulent beaded bags and richly engraved duelling pistols from the Historicism period, exquisite lead-free pewter tableware and iridescent glass from the Art Nouveau era not only open one’s eyes and heart but also arouse curiosity about long-forgotten treasures.
The ingenious ‘interventions’ by contemporary artists offer a special encounter within the Collection of Applied Arts. Drawing inspiration from historical highlights, they have devised new creations to complement them. This has resulted in exciting interplay that lends the museum’s holdings a spirited freshness and makes the tour a particularly stimulating experience.
A riddle booklet is available for children, inviting them to embark on an exciting, entertaining and educational treasure hunt through the entire section.
Please feel free to contact: Ronja Friedrichs
Programm
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Mi. 16.09.14:00
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So. 27.09.14:00 1 Std.
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So. 06.12.14:00 1 Std.
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Mi. 16.12.14:00
Galerie
Ensemble Biedermeier mit aktuellen Interventionen von Ludmilla Ogneva: Papierkleid „Luise“, 2014; Jessica Toliver: Papierschnitt Mezzo, 2019, © Gustav-Lübcke-Museum Hamm
© Gustav-Lübcke-Museum Hamm
© Gustav-Lübcke-Museum Hamm
Achille Castiglioni (1918-2002), Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (1913-1968), Telefonhocker „Sella“, 1957 Rennradsattel, Stahl, lackiert, Gusseisen Zanotta, Nova Milanese/Italien, 1980er-Jahre Höhe 70,5 cm, © Gustav-Lübcke-Museum Hamm
Nähtisch, Rheinland, um 1825 Nadelholz, Kirschbaumfurnier, Messingstäbe Höhe: 73 cm, © Gustav-Lübcke-Museum Hamm
Paar Kandelaber, Paris, um 1800 Messing, bronziert, feuervergoldet Höhe: 55 cm, © Gustav-Lübcke-Museum Hamm
Pulverhorn mit Satyrn, vermutlich 19. Jh., Rinderhorn, graviert und geschwärzt, Eisen Höhe: 33 cm, © Gustav-Lübcke-Museum Hamm
Georg Pietsch (1893-1963), Kokosnusspokal, um 1925 Silber, Kokosnuss, Höhe: 30 cm, © Gustav-Lübcke-Museum Hamm
Henkelflasche mit Reiterszene, römisch, vermutl. 4. Jh. roter Ton, schwarz bemalt Höhe 23 cm, © Gustav-Lübcke-Museum Hamm
Berthold Boeß (1877-1957), Schlangentänzerin, 1929 Porzellan, Rosenthal, Selb Höhe: 20 cm, Leihgabe aus Privatbesitz, © Gustav-Lübcke-Museum Hamm
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Wandteller „Tête de chèvre de profil“, 1952 Ton, gebrannt, bemalt, Töpferei Madoura, Vallauris | F, Exemplar 34/100 Ø ca. 42 cm, © Heinz Feußner, Hamm
Wandteppich, „Verwandlung der Daphne“, Brüssel, letztes Viertel des 17. Jh., Werkstatt des Daniel Abeloos, Bildwirkerei aus Wolle, Seide und Leinen 343 x 510 cm, © Heinz Feußner, Hamm
Walter Dexel (1890-1973), Vase, um 1937, Farbloses Glas mit Oxydeinschlüssen, sog. Ikora-Unica-Kristall, WMF Geislingen, Höhe: 16,8 cm, Leihgabe aus Privatbesitz, © Heinz Feußner, Hamm
Perkussionsscheibenpistole, Deutschland, um 1850 Eisen, Messing, Buche Büchsenmacher: V. Ditzel, tätig in Zella St Blasii/Sachsen Länge: 44 cm, © Heinz Feußner, Hamm
