The Gesture
Art between celebration, gratitude and pensiveness Masterpieces
Gesture has been regarded as one of the most important means of expression at all times and in all cultures. Leonardo da Vinci already described art as “silent” poetry, in which facial expression, posture, and gestures replace words. Nonverbal communication has always been central for coexistence. Gestures are the general means of communication beyond all language barriers. The eponymous collectors of the LUDWIGGALERIE, the married couple Peter and Irene Ludwig Aachen, have brought together works from antiquity until today in their extensive collection. Through gestures, they once again set out anew on a path toward understanding. The accompanying publication documents and supplements this path.
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- Order number: 978-3-7356-0506-1
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September 2018
ISBN 978-3-7356-0506-1
22,00 × 28,00 cm
224 pages
153 colored and 41 b/w illustrations
Hardcover
Languages: German
Editor
Christine Vogt
Text by
Christiane Brox, Dagmar Preising, Kirsten Remky, Christine Vogt
Design by
Uwe Eichholz, Aachen
Events
THE GESTURE. Art between celebration, gratitude and pensiveness Masterpieces from the Peter and Irene Ludwig Collection From antiquity to Albrecht Dürer up to Roy Lichtenstein, 23.9.2018 – 13.1.2019, Ludwiggalerie Oberhausen