Caricatures in 3D and XXL – Part 1: Something big is coming our way! An art transport in pictures

24 January 2020

The LUDWIGGALERIE has established itself as the first exhibition in the small
Schloss brought a premiere to the house in 2020: Never before has there been a show
about the cartoonist and satirist Jacques Tilly. Most people will be familiar with his
Carnival floats in Düsseldorf.

Yesterday Thursday (23 January) the team of
LUDWIGGALERIE the team around Jacques Tilly and the artist himself, because in addition to
Drawings, construction sketches and colour caricatures should also include a selection
three-dimensional, “real” caricatures are exhibited.

Logistically it looked like this:

Tilly team's truck arrives, 2020 © LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen

Theresa May, made of papier-mâché, peeks out of the truck like a
deep-sea monsters.

Unloading the sculptures, 2020 © LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen

With the combined strength of men and women, the sculptures
from the loading area. “Brexit is a monstrosity” will now be the motto for
almost 5 months in our courtyard perfectly into the “pink ambience” of the
castle walls and yet attract many glances.

Unloading the sculptures, 2020 © LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen

Tilly marks the position of the sculpture with chalk.
At this point in time, however, it has not yet reached its final height.

Brexit is a monstrosity, 2020 © LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen

Putin, Trump and Merkel were now waiting in the trailer to
To do this, the “Tilly team” had to
around the castle to get through the shop into the exhibition room.

Part 1 of the Trump/Putin sculpture, 2020 © LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen

Transport of the Putin sculpture, 2020 © LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen

Meanwhile, a platform construction was being built to
courtyard to create the impression of a carnival float by the right height
The construction consists essentially of Euro pallets, which are storm-proof
were screwed together. A black cloth was placed over it.

At this point, not much will be said about the exhibition
be revealed, because on February 2nd you can come to the opening free of charge and
also every Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 18pm thanks to free admission as often
come to the exhibition as you wish!

In the next parts of the blog series “Cartoons in 3D and
XXL” you will learn more about Jacques Tilly and how an idea and the
drawing ultimately creates something three-dimensional and how it
In addition, he now earns his living from it.

Save the Date: February 2nd, 15 p.m.: Vernissage!