Tag Archives: hands


Bruno Munari

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Old Neapolitan gestures, from left to right: money, past times, affirmation, stupid, good, wait a moment, to walk backward, to steal, horns, to ask for.

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From the book ‘Speak Italian: The Fine Art of the Gesture’ (1958) by Bruno Munari


Bill Murray

Bill Murray improvises multiple takes of a rant against technology for a TV show promo, New York City (1982)


Edith Dekyndt

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Stills from ‘XY 02’ by Edith Dekyndt

Watch video extract here.


Lukas Wassmann

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Lukas Wassmann, ‘The hands of Roger Federer’ (2001)


Aletta de Jong

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‘People Describing Their surrounding Using Objects Close at Hand – Live’ (2005)
A location in Tokyo described using sticks and hand gestures

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‘People Describing Their surrounding Using Objects Close at Hand – Live’ (2005)
A location in Frankfurt described using a saucer and hand gesture.

By Aletta de Jong.


Tauba Auerbach

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Tauba Auerbach, ‘Stacking (YES)’ (2009)


William Wegman

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William Wegman, ‘Walther 8’ (2012)


An Experiment to Test the Destiny of the World

16 Feb

Sober & Lonely Institute for the Arts in reaction to ‘Make the dream real’ by Laura Copelin with Robyn Nesbitt’s dreams, and the shadow of ‘Make it rain’ by Francis Burger at An Experiment to Test the Destiny of the World


David Sherry

David Sherry, ‘The life of a finger’ (2011)

David Sherry is participating in the show ‘I want to believe’, which is taking place next on Saturday the 15th of September, 19.30hrs at NS16, NS-plein 16 in Tilburg. See you there!

For more info:

http://pietmondriaan.com/2012/08/04/pietmondriaan-com-presents-i-want-to-believe/

Facebook event page


Dennis Oppenheim

Dennis Oppenheim, ‘Compression (Poison Oak)’ (1970)

16mm film.