BEUYS LAND

Gerd Ludwig’s photos of Beuys on the Lower Rhine are the key to discovering the landscape that is at the center of Beuys’ life and work. Joseph Beuys is regarded worldwide as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. But where exactly did he locate his artistic roots? Where do his sources of strength lie?

Gerd Ludwig
Frank Mehring 

29,7 × 21 cm
112 pages
1,5 kg
70 photos
English, German
Hardcover
ISBN 978-3-903101-99-9
November 2023

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Authors

  • Frank Mehring

    Frank Mehring is Professor of American Studies at Radboud University Nijmegen with a research focus on the intersection of art, [...] more

  • Gerd Ludwig

    Gerd Ludwig is an internationally renowned photographer and has been working primarily for National Geographic Magazine since 1989. His focus [...] more

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BEUYS LAND is the first book to place the Lower Rhine natural landscape and Beuys’ (supposed) birthplace Kleve at the center of Beuys’ cosmos. In January 1978, photographer Gerd Ludwig captured in an impressive way how Beuys approached his past – in the city of Kleve and its Lower Rhine surroundings. There, where everything began for Joseph Beuys. The photographs Gerd Ludwig collected here show Beuys primarily in the typical landscape between dykes, scour holes, avenues and the local people. Here one senses how the Beuysian concept of art and his landscape are mutually dependent in their barrenness.

In dialogue with Ludwig’s photographs, cultural scientist Frank Mehring shows how Beuys drew his energy from the roots of the Lower Rhine, sharpened his ecological awareness, and developed the artistic vitality that catapulted him to the top of the international art world.

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BEUYS LAND is the first book to place the Lower Rhine natural landscape and Beuys’ (supposed) birthplace Kleve at the center of Beuys’ cosmos. In January 1978, photographer Gerd Ludwig captured in an impressive way how Beuys approached his past – in the city of Kleve and its Lower Rhine surroundings. There, where everything began for Joseph Beuys. The photographs Gerd Ludwig collected here show Beuys primarily in the typical landscape between dykes, scour holes, avenues and the local people. Here one senses how the Beuysian concept of art and his landscape are mutually dependent in their barrenness.

In dialogue with Ludwig’s photographs, cultural scientist Frank Mehring shows how Beuys drew his energy from the roots of the Lower Rhine, sharpened his ecological awareness, and developed the artistic vitality that catapulted him to the top of the international art world.

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Weight1.5 kg / 3.31 lbs
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