Unforgettable Ancestors

November 19 – December 14, 1991
Exhibition

About the Program

Unforgettable Ancestors is an exhibition of the dreams of Amos Glick Zook. These dreams take the form of figurative sculptures which combine woodcarving with neon. Zuck was born Amish but his work is a marked contrast from their stark, Spartan design. The wood is his connection to his past; both his father and grandfather were woodcarvers. The neon to him represents energy, breath, and spirit. The figures in these sculptures come to Amos in dreams and represent for him emotional states such as steadfastness, loneliness, disillusionment, listening stillness, sadness, and comfort. These works attempt to balance his past and present; the wood and neon combine to create new visions.

An artist talk was presented on November 21, 1991.

Artist

Amos Glick Zook

Curator

Glenn Alteen

Identifier

1991.1119 UNF

Collection

grunt gallery Programming Archive

Location

grunt gallery (first location)
209 E. 6th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5T 1J8
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

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