«Klaus Lutz – Selected Stories», The Kitchen, New York, October–December 2014 (Photo: Jason Mandella, courtesy of The Kitchen)

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«The Beauty of my Island» in Stuttgart

Frank Matter's video «The Beauty of my Island» on Klaus Lutz will be shown at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart as part of the show «PLAY». The exhibition opened on March 26, 2021, but was closed a few days later again (Covid-19 measures). If it will reopen, is unclear. More information on the Staatsgalerie's website.

«Titan» and «Caveman Lecture» in Lisbon

Artist and curator Alexandre Estrela will show two Klaus Lutz film installations in his art space Oporto, located in Lisbon. On view are the works «Titan» und «Caveman Lecture». More information on the Oporto Blog.

Oporto apresenta 49: Titan and Cavemen Lecture by Klaus Lutz Oporto, Calçada Salvador Correia de Sá 42 2F, Lisbon
September 24-26, 2020

Klaus Lutz on jevouspropose.ch

As part of Staubkohler, later with Rotwand Gallery, Sabina Kohler has been representing and promoting Klaus Lutz's work for many, many years. And she still is supporting the Estate as an Ambassador for Klaus Lutz under her new label «jevouspropose». Here's the link to her website.

120 Days Under Influence

«120 Tage im Rausch» («120 Days Under Influence») shows art works by Klaus Lutz, Mario Comensoli, Philipp Ehgartner, Lawrence Grimm, Corina Gubler, Trevor Guthrie, Maurice Haas, Kasia Jackowska, Franziska Koch und Jana Vanecek. The show is curated by Ibolya Zombori and is on view at the Zurich Community Center Karl der Grosse. Klaus Lutz is represented with «Schmetterling» (1982) and film stills from «Arabia» (1991). More information on the website of Karl der Grosse.

«120 Days Under Influence», Zentrum Karl der Grosse, Kirchgasse 14, 8001 Zurich
June 8 throu December 8 2020, Mon-Sat 9am-10pm. (Summer break from July 7 to August 15 2020)

Performances for Screens - Klaus Lutz's Debut in England

For the first time the fascinating, enigmatic film work of Klaus Lutz will be featured in England, curated and presented by Lutz’s friend and peer, artist Hannes Schüpbach. A touring programme by Tyneside Cinema and Adam Pugh, supported by the Swiss Cultural Fund UK. The films on view are «Arabia 1 + 2» (1991) und «Titan» (2008) by Klaus Lutz as well as Frank Matter's «The Beauty of My Island – Shooting Klaus Lutz» (1999). On the occasion of the film tour, Curator Adam Pugh has published a new text by Herb Shellenberger: «The Magnanimal World of Klaus Lutz».

BFI Southbank, London
Tuesday 10 March 2020 – 18:20 NFT3

Pavilion, Leeds
Wednesday 11 March 2020 – 19:00

Tyneside Cinema (Gallery), Newcastle upon Tyne
Thursday 12 March 2020 – 18:00

Catwalk - Klaus Lutz at Atelier Hermann Haller

At the Atelier of sculptor Hermann Haller (1880-1950), curator Eva Wagner presents works by Klaus Lutz, Yves Netzhammer, the collective ckö and Haller himself. Klaus Lutz is represented by the 16mm film »Acrobatics», two film stills from «Field of Powder» and etchings.

Catwalk, Atelier Hermann Haller, Höschgasse 8, 8008 Zurich
June 7 through October 6, 2019, Fri-Sun 12 to 6pm

The Big Rip, Bounce Chill or Crunch?

The trendy Zurick art space Last Tango presents works by artists equipped with inspired views on myth-making and future possibilities, who astutely play with the representation of idealized and non-idealized worlds. The twelve artists of this specially curated exhibition navigate through ideas ranging from the macro vs. micro, alternative theology, mythical creatures, alien encounters, invented pictographic languages etc. Klaus Lutz' works are paired with oeuvres by Patricia Bucher. Other featured artists are: Alfredo Aceto, Adolf Wölfli, Jessica Diamond, Gina Proenza, Marc Elsener, Esther Mathis, Robert Smithson and Aline Zeltner.

The Big Rip, Bounce Chill or Crunch?, Last Tango, Gasometerstrasse 30, 8005 Zurich
May 17 through July 20, 2019, Fri 3-6pm, Sat 12-6pm or by appointment (+41 79 138 1042)
opening: May 17, 2019, 6pm

jevouspropose #5 - Jules Lagrange and Klaus Lutz

At jevouspropose Zurich, art critic and curator François Piron presents works of the young French artist Jules Lagrange. As an hommage, Piron and Lagrange included two prints by Klaus Lutz in the show.

jevouspropose, Lutherstrasse 36, 8004 Zürich
March 12 through May 4, 2019, Wed & Thu 4-8pm or by appointment

Prints at the Robert Walser Centre in Berne

In the upcoming 18 to 24 months the Robert Walser Centre presents a periodically changing selection of prints by Klaus Lutz, some of them related to Robert Walser's writing. The works are on loan from various private and public collections. The first installment of the show features prints from the Walser Centre's own collection.

Robert Walser Centre, Marktgasse 45, Berne
From October 21, 2018; opening hours: Wed, Thu, Fri 1–5pm.

Atelier Impopulaire Berlin

Klaus Lutz' «His Ninety-nine Beautiful Names» will be featured at the «off this play» show of the Atelier Impopulaire Berlin. Other artists presented are Alexander Kluge, Luke Fowler, Danièle Huillet & Jean-Marie Straub, Aldo Tambellini and Harun Farocki. Atelier Impopulaire is a Berlin based independent artist-run initiative founded in 2012 and focused on collaborative exhibition making methods. Invited to develop a site-specific project for the Pavilion, they will present a program in three parts (September-January 2019) with the aim to reconsider the links between processes of participation and dissemination formats.

Atelier Impopulaire im Pavillon, Rosa-Luxenburg-Platz, Berlin
September 27 through October 27, 2018 (Thur-Sat 4pm to 8pm or on request; contact: info@atelierimpopulaire.com)

Film Night at the Volksbühne Berlin

As part of its ongoing series VariaVision the Volksbühne Berlin in coproduction with Atelier Impopulaire presents a happening to celebrate the life and work of Klaus Lutz. The musicians Sir Henry and Herman Herrmann will provide a lush, faux primitive sound for the space, invoking the spirit of the Volksbühne Schmalzwald of the 90's on Solina Eminent organ and guitar throughout the evening, while the space will be invaded by multiple live projections of rare original 16mm copies of the artist’s films, screened over a series of sculptures realized by Lutz for his performances and installations. VariaVision was founded by the Volksbühne curator Giulio Bursi, VariaVision is a collaborative curatorial platform with the ambition to present innovative moving image works and performances realized by filmmakers and artists who aim to move beyond the frame of the canonical formats of filmmaking and film presentations.

Volksbühne Berlin, Roter Salon, Linienstraße 227, 10178 Berlin
October 16, 2018, 8pm.

Klaus Lutz Sunday in Teufen

As part of the ongoing show «Walk the line», the Zeughaus Teufen organizes a Klaus Lutz Sunday. Friends and relatives of the late artist join experts and fans to talk about the work and the life of Klaus Lutz. The public event is hosted by Zeughaus curator Ueli Vogt.

Zeughaus Teufen, Zeughausplatz 1, 9053 Teufen
Klaus Lutz Sunday, June 24th 2018, 2pm.

Klaus Lutz at the 17th Tallinn Print Triennial

The main exhibition of this year’s Tallin Print Triennial, «Cloudbusters: Intensity vs. Intention», curated by Margit Säde, will take place at the Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (EKKM). Säde’s curatorial project will look at the other – the untraditional – side of tradition. Among other artists she will present a selection of works by Klaus Lutz, including a number of drypoint prints, the series «Almagest» as well as selected film stills from «Arabia». The show opens on June 1st. On July 14th Säde hosts a series of events on Klaus Lutz and Robert Walser with a public tour through parts of the exhibition, film screenings and a lecture.

Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (EKKM), Põhja pst. 35, Tallinn, 10415, Estonia
June 2nd - July 15th 2018
Opening: June 1st, 6pm.

Walk the line

The Zeughaus Teufen shows works by Klaus Lutz and Johann Ulrich Fitzi (1798–1855). On display are Klaus Lutz's drawing «Pas de deux», film stills from «Arabia 1» and the early print work «Zimmerstück». «Pas de deux» is several feet long and has been rarely shown to the public. With further contributions by the artists Anna Beck Wörner, Karinna Bühler, Christian Kathriner, Sandra Kühne, Reto Müller and Christian Ratti.

Zeughaus Teufen, Zeughausplatz 1, 9053 Teufen (Switzerland)
April 8 through August 19, 2018 (Wed, Fri, Sat 2-5pm, Thu 2–7pm, Sun 12-5pm
Opening: April 8, 2pm.

New Stills Edition at VfO

The Verein für Originalgrafik releases a posthumous film stills edition by Klaus Lutz. The stills are part of the cycle «12 Silent Films by Klaus Lutz, 1988-2004». The edition will be shown at the VfO Gallery in Zurich (opening on November 15).

Verein für Originalgraphik, Verena-Conzett-Strasse 7, 8004 Zurich
November 15, 2017 – January 31, 2018 (Wed 15–20 Uhr, Sat 14–17 Uhr or with appointment)
Opening: November 15, 6-8pm.

Highlights from the Collection of the Canton of Zurich

«A Look at the Collection of the Canton of Zurich 1944-2017» will present two film stills from «Acrobatics» by Klaus Lutz that were acquired by the Canton of Zurich in the year of 2000. The show is curated by Susanna Kulli & Anna Vetsch.

Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Selnaustrasse 25, Zurich, «Die Kunstsammlung des Kantons Zürich - Ein Augenschein von 1944-2017», September 21 through October 1, 2017; Opening: September 20, 6pm.

Screening in Madrid

The Cine Estudio of the Círculo de Bellas Arte in Madrid will show the films «Acrobatics» (1996) and «Titan» (2008) by Klaus Lutz and «The Beauty Of My Island» by Frank Matter (1999). The screening is organized by Felix Garcia.

Cine Estudio - Círculo de Bellas Arte, Calle Alcalá 42, Madrid, September 21, 2017, 7pm.

Solo Show in Finland

This fall, Aalto University in Espoo, Finland, will present the solo show «Klaus Lutz, Weltbild», featuring two versions of the early art print «Frau Wilke», the drawing series «Almagest», the 16mm film «Acrobatics» and looped excerpts from «Caveman Lecture» and «Vulcan».

beta Space Aalto University, Otakaari 1X, Espoo, Finland; August 18 -October 13, 2017

«Meteor Lecture» in Vienna

Vienna's unttld contemporary will present Klaus Lutz's film proposal «Meteor Lecture». The show is part of this year's gallery festival, which examines the significance of language in contemporary art. Vienna's leading galleries for contemporary art open up their premises for diverse explorations of the theme. The individual exhibitions of curated by_vienna are conceptualised by international curators.

unttld contemporary, Schleifmühlgasse 5, Wien; September 15-October 14, 2017

Enthusiasm for Rotwand show at Artissima Torino

The Klaus Lutz Show at the Torino-based art fair Artissima was met with a lot of enthusiasm by critics, curators and other art lovers. Some art publications named the presentation by the Rotwand Gallery as one of the must sees of the fair and the jury gave it a Special Mention. Klaus Lutz's work was shown in the section Back To The Future. The program is devoted to solo exhibitions of great pioneers of contemporary art whose work has been undervalued.

«Caveman Lecture» at «Corridor I: Onkalo»

Insitu Berlin shows Klaus Lutz's film «Caveman Lecture» as part of the group show «Corridor I: Onkalo». The exhibition focusses on time travel and transmitting messages to future earthlings who might not undestand our contemporary languages anymore. With Armin Keplinger, HeHe, Egor Kraft und Matt Mullican. The show opens on Friday, October 21 2016, at 6pm.

insitu Space for Contemporary Art, Kurfürstenstraße 21-22, 10785 Berlin. October 21 2016 – January 21 2017. More information on www.insitu-berlin.com

Excerpts on Vimeo

The Estate of Klaus Lutz has made excerpts from several of Klaus Lutz's most important films available on the video platform Vimeo. The clips are accessible through the film page on this site or through the video search function on Vimeo or Google.

Back To The Future at Artissima Torino

From the 3rd through the 6th of November Rotwand Gallery presents Klaus Lutz in the section Back To The Future at the Artissima art fair in Torino, Italy. Back to the Future is the section Artissima has devoted to solo exhibitions of the great pioneers of contemporary art. In 2016 the focus will be narrowed to the period of 1970–1989. The section aims to bring international artists who have played a fundamental role in contemporary art back into the limelight. For the general public, Back to the Future is a unique opportunity to get to know important works from those years in a dialogue with today’s experimentation. The selection committee was headed by curators from important European and American institutions (Eva Fabbris, independent curator, Milan; Gary Carrion-Murayari, Kraus Family Curator, New Museum, New York; Krist Gruijthuijsen, director, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; Cristiano Raimondi, Head of Development and international projects, Nouveau Musée National de Monaco). Rotwand will show a selection of Lutz's early prints and two 16mm silent films from the late 80s («Mehlmann» and «Mach»).

Back To The Future, Artissima, Oval Pavilion, Via Nizza 294, Torino, November 3-6, 2016

Klaus Lutz at the Rennes Biennale

Curator François Piron will show works by Klaus Lutz at the 5th edition of «Ateliers de Rennes - the Biennale For Contemporary Art». The Biennale takes place in and around Rennes from October 1st through December 11. Klaus Lutz's installations «Titan» und «Vulcan» will be on display at «Frac Bretagne». More information on the website of the Ateliers de Rennes.

Les Ateliers de Rennes, Frac Bretagne, 19 avenue André Mussat, Rennes, October 1 - December 11, 2016

«Arabia» in Brest

And one more show in France: Partnering with the Rennes Biennale, the Passerelle Centre d'art contemporain in Brest will present Klaus Lutz' film installation «Arabia» from October 1st through December 30th. More information on the website of the Ateliers de Rennes.

Passerelle Centre d'art contemporain, 41 rue Charles Berthelot, Brest, October 1 - December 30, 2016

Padilla's Sounds Meet Lutz’s Images

Inspired by the films of Klaus Lutz, the composer and sound artist Abril Padilla has created a series of compositions and performances that juxtapose her sounds with Lutz's visual universe. These performances will be premiered at the Bildrausch Festival in Basel, Switzerland. The films are: «Arabia 1 & 2» (1991), «Wanderlust» (2001) and «The Beauty of My Island» (1999).

Thu, May 26, 10:15 pm: «Wanderlust» and «The Beauty of My Island»
Sat, May 28, 2:30 pm: «Arabia 1 & 2»
Bildrausch-Piazza and Stadtkino Basel, Klostergasse 5, 4051 Basel

«Arabia» and «Titan» in Barcelona

The Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona presents a program entitled «The Beauty of My Island. El universo de Klaus Lutz» consisting of Klaus Lutz' films «Arabia» and «Titan» as well as Frank Matter's documentary «The Beauty of My Island». Hannes Schüpbach will talk about the artist's work.

March 18, 2016, 7pm
Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
Montalegre, 5 - 08001 Barcelona

Aargauer Kunsthaus Acquires «Titan»

The Aargauer Kunsthaus has acquired an edition of «Caveman Lecture», the black and white film from 2002, and two film stills. The institution's collection of contemporary Swiss art is among the most important and the most comprehensive of its kind.

«Klaus Lutz: Arabia» in Berlin

Exile Gallery Berlin shows a double projection Klaus Lutz's «Arabia» in newly restored prints. It is probably the first presentation of the work in the setting originally devised by the artist (a simultaneous projection of Arabia 1 and Arabia 2 on a balloon and a white wall).

February 14–March 14, 2015
Exile
Köpenicker Str. 39
10179 Berlin

Klaus Lutz At The Kitchen, New York

From the end of October through Christmas, the Kitchen will present the first institutional solo show by Klaus Lutz in North America.

October 30-December 20, 2014
Klaus Lutz@The Kitchen, New York
512 West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011
More information: thekitchen.org/event/klaus-lutz

«Zurich meets New York»: Films by Klaus Lutz

On Sunday, May 18th, at 4pm, «Zurich meets New York» will present films by Klaus Lutz at the Whitebox Art Center in Lower Mnahattan. A reception will follow the screening. Organized by the City of Zurich in cooperation with the Estate of Klaus Lutz, Rotwand Gallery and the Whitebox Art Center.

Whitebox Art Center
329 Broome Street
www.whiteboxny.org
Free Admission - RSVP: ZHNY.eventbrite.com

Kunsthaus Zurich Acquires «Titan»

The Kunsthaus Zurich has acquired an edition of «Titan», the black and white film from 2008. This is the first work by Klaus Lutz in the this important Swiss art collection.

Not Being Attentive I Notice Everything -
Robert Walser and the Visual Arts

Aargauer Kunsthaus, May 10, 2014 – Jul 27, 2014, Opening: May 9, 2014, 6.00 pm

The exhibition «Not Being Attentive I Notice Everything - Robert Walser and the Visual Arts» looks at the impact the writer has had — and still has — on many artists. Today Robert Walser is considered to be one of the most important authors of the 20th century.
The show is divided into two sections. The first section presents contemporary national and international artists who have in various ways been inspired by Robert Walser. A diverse array of works by Klaus Lutz, Marie José Burki, Thomas Hirschhorn, Mark Wallinger and others serves to point out the writer’s major impact. On view in the second section, which has a historic focus, are paintings that were created in Switzerland and abroad during Walser’s lifetime; they include, on the one hand, placid landscapes of his native country and, on the other, works by artists who are still well-known today, such as Lovis Corinth, Eduard Manet and Vincent van Gogh.

Artists:
Ian Breakwell (1943-2005, GB), Marie José Burki (*1961, CH), Dexter Dalwood (*1960, GB), Thomas Hirschhorn (*1957, CH), Heiner Kielholz (*1942, CH), Klaus Lutz (1940-2009, CH), Markus Raetz (*1941, CH), Thomas Schütte (*1954, D), John Tremblay (*1966, USA), Rosemarie Trockel (*1952, D), Marcel van Eeden (*1965, NL), Mark Wallinger (*1959, GB)

Klaus Lutz at Rotwand Gallery

From May 25th to July 6th 2013, the Zurich based Rotwand Gallery presents a solo show with works by Klaus Lutz. The exhibition focuses on «Titan», the last film completed by Lutz in 2008. On view are all of the documents from his estate that pertain to the film and, naturally, also the film «Titan» itself in its original length. Presented in the format of Lutz’ spectacular invention, the balloon projection, the film tells the story of the space odyssey of “small titan,” who suffers from delusions of grandeur and who playfully and elegantly captivates us to the point that we allow ourselves to be enchanted and transported to far-flung territories. Complementing this work as well as providing an in-depth analytical look at Lutz’ visual compositions, film stills from the work «Acrobatics» are also on view in the exhibition. The artist used these stills, photographed directly from a 16-mm film projection, to give the viewer the possibility to study the complex visual layering of his imagery in peace and fathom its deeper meanings while forgoing the quick- paced tempo of his film.

KLAUS LUTZ, May 25th – July 6th, 2013
Rotwand Gallery
Lutherstrasse 34, CH-8004 Zürich
T/F +41 44 240 30 55/56
www.rotwandgallery.com, info@rotwandgallery.com