Untitled, 1965
MediumTie, zinc paste, felt-tip pen and ballpoint pen
(H x W)68 × 6,5 cm
About the workIn 1965, Konrad Lueg took part in an exhibition on the theme of the colour white at the Schmela Gallery in Düsseldorf. The originally white tea towel he presented there hinted at bourgeois cleanliness. At the opening, Lueg wore a tie soaked in zinc paste and signed by various artists working in Düsseldorf. On this tie, he also distorted the advertising slogan for a cleaning agent by switching the words “dirt” and “shine”: “Takes the shine, keeps the dirt.” In this way, he criticised the social structures of the post-war Federal Republic, as he did in the work with the coat hanger, which shows the upper body of a man in a suit. The everyday product refers to conformity to social norms and the pursuit of status and economic success.
AccessionKunstpalast, Düsseldorf – Gift of Jan Fischer for the 90th birthday of DKV Mobility
Provenance[...]; September 2024 Schenkung Jan Fischer zum 90. Geburtstag der DKV Mobility
Inventory number0.mkp.2024.127
