When we installed Lutzick Snowdrift Arrays (LSA) in the WSA Gallery in October 2025, artist Dan Lutzick made it clear this would not be a static installation. HIs plan was to evolve the show during the sixteen months it would be on exhibition, and that has held true. The first major adjustment came in late May, when Dan added a large predator to the mix: Katzenjammer.
A NOTE FROM DAN ABOUT KATZENJAMMER
Katzenjammer, both the name and the sculpture was the driving force behind the concept of “Predators” in the Arrays Exhibit. As is often the case, when I found the salvaged air-conditioning duct that forms Katzenjammer in my basement, I immediately thought of putting the pieces together to create the most threatening sculpture in the exhibit. The process of pulling those pieces together worked in opposition to the stable “Huddle” grouping in the exhibit, and that tension led to a collection of works created for the exhibit.
As I worked my way through the process, Katzenjammer was shelved during the Arrays installation until I had studio time to return to the piece. Seeing the Arrays exhibit realized in the WSA Gallery gave me the inspiration to enlarge the height of Katzenjammer to 10’, and it focused my attention on the placement of the sculpture in the WSA Gallery.
Inside the WSA Gallery
I chose to place Kazenjammer against the large northern window in the gallery, and the light from that window turns Katzenjammer into a threatening silhouette by day.
At night the orange sodium light from the “eyes” of the piece fill the WSA Gallery with a glow that pretty much takes over the space. The museum is rarely open at night, but I believe the glowing WSA gallery window on the north side of the museum becomes a piece unto itself each night as that orange light invades the space. That light is a part of Katzenjammer’s menace in the Arrays Exhibit.
Lutzick Snowdrift Arrays Film
We are pleased to announce the film about the installation of the Lutzick Snowdrift Arrays exhibit has been selected for the Fine Arts Film Festival in Venice, CA! You can watch the film by clicking this link.
