The Mood Room · Lucebert
Lucebert Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Lucebert
The Life and Versatility of Lucebert Lucebert, born Lubertus Jacobus Swaanswijk, was a multifaceted Dutch artist whose creative output spanned poetry, painting, lithography, and various other visual disciplines including ceramics, watercolor, and mural painting. Born in Amsterdam, he began his artistic journey by working for his father after school and later attended the Institute for Arts and Crafts. His early years were marked by a p
eriod of homelessness between 1938 and 1947. During this time, he provided a large mural for a Franciscan convent, though the work was ultimately painted over with white paint by the nuns. As a central figure in the COBRA movement, he participated in the group's first exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum in 1949. His literary contributions were significant, particularly within the Dutch movement known as De Vijftigers. His poetic legac…
Set the room's
mood
— the light follows
Now showing —
All
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works lit