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Finding aid to the Kiki Gallery Records, 1990-1995 GLC 29
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  • 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