Finding aid to the Kiki Gallery Records, 1990-1995
GLC 29
Finding aid prepared by Tim Wilson
James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-557-4567
info@sfpl.org
2005
Title: Kiki Gallery Records
Date (inclusive): 1990-1995
Date (bulk): (bulk 1993-1995)
Identifier/Call Number: GLC 29
Creator:
Kiki Gallery (San Francisco, Calif.)
Physical Description:
1.5 Cubic Feet
(49 folders in 2 document cases + 1 oversized box)
Contributing Institution:
James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-557-4567
info@sfpl.org
Abstract: The Kiki Gallery was established by Rick Jacobsen in San Francisco in 1993 to showcase contemporary art and performance. The
records contain publicity files, slides, photographs, drafts of performance pieces, exhibit catalogs, a KIKIBOX, and some
correspondence.
Physical Location: Collection is stored onsite.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Kiki Gallery Records (GLC 29), LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Provenance
The Kiki Gallery Records were donated to The San Francisco Public Library by Wayne Smith, February 1998. KIKIBOX {No.1}, numbered
19/30, was donated by Connell R. Little (via Margaret Tedesco), October 2020.
Historical Note
The gallery was established by Rick Jacobsen in 1993 to showcase contemporary art and performance. During its 3 years of operation,
the Kiki hosted art exhibits, readings, and performances on subjects as far ranging as scatology, AIDS, and bongs. A few of
the artists featured were Joan Jett Blakk, Nayland Blake, Jeannie M., and David E. Johnston.
Scope and Contents
The records contain publicity files, slides, photographs, drafts of performance pieces, exhibit catalogs, and some correspondence.
A small amount of material relates to Jacobsen's productions at Josie's Juice Joint. The collection also includes a KIKIBOX,
which was created in 1994 to celebrate the one year anniversary of the gallery. There were a total of 30 such boxes and each
box included pieces created by artists who had exhibited at the gallery. Some artists included the same item in each of the
30 boxes; others made a unique item for each box.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Art galleries, Commercial -- California -- San Francisco.
Gay artists -- California -- San Francisco.
Kiki Gallery (San Francisco, Calif.)
Lesbian artists -- California -- San Francisco.
Performance art -- California -- San Francisco.
Performance artists -- California -- San Francisco.
Smith, Wayne
Artist
1990-1995
Physical Description:
15 folders
box 1, folder 1
Alvarez, D.-L. [and Philip Horvitz?]. ["I'm Stupid" piece]
undated
box 1, folder 2
Blakk, Joan Jett
1994-1995
box 1, folder 3
Caja, Jerome. "Toilet Water"
[April 1994]
box 1, folder 4
Davison, Kurt. "Why I Love Having AIDS"
[1990-1992?]
box 1, folder 6
Helfand, Glen and Kevin Killian. "The Range of Freedom"
undated
box 1, folder 7
[Hewicker, Scott]. "Rad Love"
undated
box 1, folder 8
Johnston, David E. "Gone Dollywood"
1993
box 1, folder 9
Johnston, David E. "Show!"
1994
box 1, folder 10
Killian, Kevin. "Life after Prince" and "Three on a Match"
[1993]-1994
box 1, folder 11
Mayerson, Keith. "Pinocchio the Big Fag"
1993-1994
box 1, folder 12
Noble, Aaron. "Man. Hole."
1994
box 1, folder 14
[Unknown]. "Monologue #5 from 'Artstar' "
undated
box 1, folder 15
Winters, Jim. "Super Feature" (stickers)
[1993]
box 1, folder 16
Arts Information (exhibit proposals, consignment agreements, etc.)
1993-1995
Catalogs
1993-1995
Physical Description:
7 folders
box 1, folder 18
"Caca @ Kiki"
[June 1993]
box 1, folder 19
"Carcass: a show of dead animal art"
September 1993
box 1, folder 20
Clifford Hengst "Images" and "Four Little Essays" by Christian Huygen
January 1994
box 1, folder 21
"Fresh Produce"
September 1994
box 1, folder 22
[Mark Gonzales] "Poems and Drawings"
[Nov. 1993]
box 1, folder 27
Diary
March 31-May 29, 1993
Photographs
1992-1995
Physical Description:
8 folders
box 2, folder 3
"Fresh Produce" publicity stills
1993-1994
box 2, folder 4
Johnston, David E. and Rebecca Jane Gleason and Nicole Claro
1994
box 2, folder 5
M, Jeanie. Publicity still for "Carcass"
1992
box 2, folder 6
Ono, Yoko [for "Piece"]
undated
box 2, folder 7
Opie, Catherine. "Mike & Sky" and "Skeeter"
1992-1993
box 2, folder 8
"Photos hanging in the bathroom at Kiki"
undated
box 2, folder 9
[Slides of artwork by Jennifer Moon, Jim Winters, Michael Brown]
1994-1995
Publicity
1992-1995
Physical Description:
10 folders
box 2, folder 12
Announcements (non-Kiki)
[1992, 1994]
box 2, folder 16
Johanson, Chris. Painting and Drawing Show
Oct. 1994
box 2, folder 17
Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint
1994
box 2, folder 19
Scrapbook (loose items and photographs of Rick Jacobsen)
1993-1994
Language of Material:
English
.
box 3
KIKIBOX {No. 1}
1994
Physical Description:
1 oversized box
(Wooden box with sliding lid containing 13 small envelopes, and 6 large envelopes)
Scope and Contents
This is numbered 19/30 of the KIKIBOX exhibition which was "in celebration of Kiki's First Anniversary." It contains artwork,
ephemera, audiocassette tapes, and photographs in 19 envelopes, each with the name of a different artist who had exhibited
at Kiki.
The artists are:
Nayland Blake ([4-inch x 6-inch painted canvas]);
D-L Alvarez ([collage of hands and arms, numbered 19/30]);
Mark Ewert (Hello! My Elf-Name is Bucket + + + [marking pen on a strip of fabric cut from a trouser leg]);
Erin Courtney (Hello My Name is Needy [pen and ink on cardboard], 1994);
Vincent Fecteau (Beer Goggles: Rolo, Detour [2 photos with instructions on envelope]);
Joan Jett Blakk (Joan Jett Blakk for President: I Want You, Honey! Lick Bush in '92! Queer Nation Party [lapel pin], 1992);
Donna Han ([headless stick figure wrapped in strips of cloth], 1994);
Mark Gonzales (Who Do You Think You Are to Pass Such Judgement Upone [sic] Yourself [17 pages stapled together]);
Cliff Hengst (silkscreen print numbered 19/35);
Scott Hewicker (One page letter dated Aug. 9, 1958 by a newlywed about her honeymoon with a serviceman on the California coast,
with a post-it note that reads "I shall know him");
David E. Johnston (Live From Lincoln Center: David E. Johnston, The Yoga Instrumental [1 audiocassette tape]);
Philip Horvitz (Little Murders [1 audiocassette tape]);
Kevin Killian (yellow legal pad page numbered 19: dialogue and stage directions for characters Fellini, Masina, Leaf, Lisa,
Steve, Vincent Price);
Connell Ray Little (The Path of Least Resistance [5 prints on paper], 1994);
John Lindell (photograph of man seated in front of bookcase with a dildo stuck to his forehead, "XO" written in ink marker);
Keith Mayerson (all apologies [pen, pencil, marker on paper], 1994);
Michelle Rollman (stuffed baby sock, 1994, 19/30);
Wayne Smith (Same Face Thirty Times [pen and ink on paper]);
and, Jim Winters (Playhouse [print on sticker paper], May 1994).