Guest-Curated by Ludwig Schwarz
Featuring work by The Estate of Uma Klick, Ann Craven, and Danius Kesminas & The Histrionics
September 2008
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My first encounter with the work of Uma Klick was in Germany in the early 90's at the Cologne art fair. Though I have no recollection of the work it must have made an impression as her name was clearly marked (both circled and with a star) on an inventory list I picked up from the now defunct Schmulke Bruengross gallery, a list I was fortunate enough to find three years ago when going through a jacket's pockets while considering downscaling my aging wardrobe. After finding Mr. Bruengross residing in Munich, we began a lengthy correspondence which culminated in his agreeing to release several pieces from the estate for exhibition in the United States. Little is known of Ms. Klick, her date of birth and birthplace included. Mr. Bruengross's story behind the acquisition of the estate, apparently completed in Munich in 1989 (the year of her untimely death) , seems sketchy at best. As for an exhibition history, there is none. She is rumored to have been a performance artist and to have participated in several Fluxus events but there is no documentation to substantiate this. What we do know, or now believe, is that she was a maker of things, a sculptor if you will, whose body of work was accompanied by writings in diary form. Several translated selections of this text will be presented to accompany the exhibition. Though I have no memories of the work itself, my good fortune in finding an old artist list in an old jacket leads to much anticipation. -The estate of Uma Klick is a collaborative event where artists are invited to tell her story (their part of it) through any means available. Built on a loose fiction and revealed as such, the intent here is not to subvert the mechanics of audience faith but rather to initiate a safe place for creativity with limited boundaries, role playing as both liberating and critical, where the sum is nothing more than the value of its parts.- The estate of Uma Klick: Join us today! Ludwig Schwarz - 2008 Contributing Artists: Jeff Dalton, Vince Jones, Brandon Kennedy, Titus O'Brien, Alan Reid, Marjorie Schwarz, Katherine Umsted |
 In the Field, 1981 associated text The Estate of Uma Klick found metal and fabric, foam, paper, string 62 x 21 x 14  Untitled, 1977 associated text The Estate of Uma Klick bird cage, bread  Model for a Non-Electronic Heads Up Display, 1985 The Estate of Uma Klick associated text cardboard, brass wire, jewelry wire, Plexiglas, paper, scotch tape, masking tape, arcylic paint  O sage O range (Ode to Bobby Don), 1983 associated text The Estate of Uma Klick styrofoam cooler, cowboy hat, can of coffee, collapsible cup, fake horseapple  Softness Preformed, date unknown associated text The Estate of Uma Klick colored pencil on canvas 18 x 24  St. Louis Cardinal (for Dallas,) 2008 Ann Craven oil on canvas, upside down 36 x 36 |
 Untitled (sitting cross), 1978 associated text The Estate of Uma Klick cotton and wool  Untitled, date unknown The Estate of Uma Klick associated text ribbon, spray paint, glue, hanger dimensions variable  Untitled, 1989 The Estate of Uma Klick associated text cardboard, wire, fur, pillowcase, paint, wood  Letter to Utrecht requesting replacement of damaged paintbrush order, 1983 The Estate of Uma Klick  Exhibition Poster, 2008 Danius Kesminas  Sculpture's Back in Town, 2004 Danius Kesminas and The Histrionics click here for preview video A revision of Thin Lizzy's The Boys Are Back in Town,(1976) ed. of 5, #4 available (DVD including 13 videos) |
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