Group
Quadriennale of Rome
Quadriennale di Roma, Roma
1960s
1970s
Solo
Magic Carpet
Environmental sound sculpture (with Alvin Curran)
Galleria Arco D'Alibert, Roma
With: Alvin Curran
Paul Klerr's first solo exhibition, in collaboration with the American composer Alvin Curran. The gallery is transformed into a sound and visual environment: strings tensioned between walls and ceiling create an 'aviary for sound'. The first critical article on Klerr's career, by Edith Schloss, is published in the International Herald Tribune.
Solo
Il Segno Gallery
Two-person show with Silvia Angeletti
Galleria Il Segno, Roma
Archive materials
Solo
Three paper murals
Studio Plinio, Roma
Three large paper murals installed directly on the walls of Studio Plinio. Monumental site-specific works, about 3×6 metres, of folded, torn and glued paper. They did not survive the place where they were made.
Archive materials
Group
Mulino Stuckey — Venice Biennale
Biennale di Venezia (Mulino Stuckey), Venezia
Solo
Lillipudine
Musical performance by Alvin Curran and Paul Klerr
Teatro in Trastevere, Roma
With: Alvin Curran
One-night performance evening with Alvin Curran at Teatro in Trastevere. Produced by studio erco D'Alibert.
Group
Paper
Galleria de' Foscherari, Bologna
Group
Papers / Hypotheses
Comune di Foligno, Foligno
Group
Sonoro
Calcografia Nazionale, Roma
Solo
Vertical Art — 3 Sculptures and Recent Paper Reliefs
American Academy in Rome, Roma
Landmark exhibition in which Klerr presents his theory of Vertical Art. Three large white sculptures in plaster and papier-mâché protrude from the wall at 180°, defined by critics as 'sculpture paintings'. Reviewed by Edith Schloss in the International Herald Tribune.
1980s
Solo
Peccolo Gallery
Galleria Peccolo, Livorno
Solo
Paul Klerr at Pardi-Morales studio
Atelier Pardi-Morales, Milano
Milan exhibition at the studio of Gianfranco Pardi and Carmen Morales, with two large sculptures in plaster and white canvas. First major Klerr exhibition in Milan. Reviewed in 'il Pubblico' with an interview in which Klerr cites Magic Carpet as the beginning of his spatial research.
Group
Duetto — Paul Klerr / Mario Seccia
A.A.M. Architettura Arte Moderna, Roma
Curated by Francesco Moschini
Exhibition as part of the A.A.M. 'Duetto' cycle pairing an artist with an architect. Klerr in conversation with architect Mario Seccia, presented by Francesco Moschini as 'the intimism of Paul Klerr with Mario Seccia's contained minimal research'.
Archive materials
Solo
Paul Klerr — Galleria Plurima Udine
Galleria Plurima, Udine
First of five Klerr solo shows at Galleria Plurima in Udine. Reviewed in Il Friuli as 'an exhibition of European importance'.
Solo
Paul Klerr — Primo Piano Gallery
Galleria Primo Piano, Roma
Rome exhibition at Galleria Primo Piano, via Vittoria. Reviewed by Claudia Terenzi in Paese Sera: 'Space, light and matter in the works of Paul Klerr'.
Group
Criticism and art
Comune di Pisa, Pisa
Group
Self-portraits
A.A.M. Architettura Arte Moderna, Roma
Solo
Unfoldings
Galleria Primo Piano, Roma
Landmark exhibition reviewed by Valentino Zeichen in Rinascita with a poetic-critical text titled 'The ephemeral, like a sculpture'. Also reviewed by Edith Schloss in the International Herald Tribune, comparing Klerr's work to the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
Group
Three-dimensional — 29th Art Exhibition
Galleria Civica d'Arte Contemporanea, Termoli
Curated by Filiberto Menna
Group exhibition curated by Filiberto Menna, third appointment in a trilogy on sculpture. With Klerr, Nunzio, Ontani, Mainolfi, and twenty-two other artists. Reviewed in la Repubblica and in the local press by Barbara Tosi.
Group
Homage
Comune di Pordenone, Pordenone
Group
Italy today
Comune di Nizza, Nizza (Nice)
Solo
Galleria Plurima Udine
Galleria Plurima, Udine
Group
Two-person show with Primarosa Cesarini Sforza
Studio Bodoni, Roma
With: Primarosa Cesarini Sforza
Two-person show with Primarosa Cesarini Sforza at Studio Bodoni, Rome, 3–4 April 1986.
Archive materials
Group
Six Sculptors
Galleria-libreria Primo Piano, Roma
Group exhibition with five other sculptors, reviewed by Jacopo Benci in l'Unità. Klerr exhibits an untitled 1986 sculpture in refractory brick and cement.
Solo
Avida Dollar's Gallery
Galleria Avida Dollar's, Milano
Group
Sculpture from Rome
Sculpture Center, New York
Major group exhibition at the Sculpture Center in New York, dedicated to contemporary Roman sculpture.
Group
Arguments for sculpture
Galleria Ghiglione, Genova
Group
Italie d'Aujourd'hui
Italie d'Aujourd'hui, Nizza (Nice)
Group exhibition of contemporary Italian art in Nice.
Group
Ubi minor ibi maior
Galleria Arco di Rab, Roma
Solo
Paul Klerr — Drawings and sculptures 1964-1988
A.A.M. Architettura Arte Moderna, Roma
Curated by Francesco Moschini
Anthological exhibition curated by Francesco Moschini, with a long critical essay tracing the entire career from 1964. Includes the most recent works (relief maceratings in newspaper, paper diptychs) alongside an anthological selection of the previous path.
Archive materials
Paul Klerr — Disegni e sculture 1964-1988
Paul Klerr — Disegni e sculture 1964-1988 (pagina 1)
Paul Klerr — Disegni e sculture 1964-1988 (pagina 2)
Paul Klerr — Disegni e sculture 1964-1988 (pagina 3)
Paul Klerr — Disegni e sculture 1964-1988 (pagina 4)
Paul Klerr — Disegni e sculture 1964-1988 (pagina 5)
Paul Klerr — Disegni e sculture 1964-1988 (pagina 6)
Solo
Galleria Plurima Udine
Galleria Plurima, Udine
Group
From earth to earth
Musei Civici, Caltagirone
Group
Arco d'Alibert / Il Segno Galleries
Galleria Arco d'Alibert, Galleria Il Segno, Roma
Group
Roman Americans
Sala Uno, Roma
1990s
Group
Sculpture Biennial
Biennale della Scultura, L'Aquila
Solo
Group
A.A.M. via Abbalunga
A.A.M. — via Abbalunga, Roma
Group
Studio Bodoni, Cesarini Sforza, Klerr
Studio Bodoni, Roma
Solo
Galleria Plurima Udine
Galleria Plurima, Udine
Last documented solo show at Plurima in Udine. The gallery confirms by letter that reviews are 'unanimously positive'.
Archive materials
Group
Sculpture Biennial
Biennale della Scultura di Gubbio, Gubbio
Group
Castle Exhibition
Castello, L'Aquila
Group
Hortus Conclusus
Hortus Conclusus, Roma
Group
Group
Convergenze — Paul Klerr and Paolo Radi
A.A.M. Architettura Arte Moderna, Roma
Curated by Fabio Briguglio, Francesco Moschini
Seventh stage of the A.A.M. 'Convergenze' cycle, in dialogue with Paolo Radi. Promoted with the Istituto Europeo di Design of Rome.
2000s
Solo
Paul Klerr — Drawings, paper sculptures and beyond
+ launch of the book 'Paul Klerr. Un racconto'
A.A.M. Architettura Arte Moderna, Roma
Solo show at A.A.M. (17 January — 9 February 2001) accompanied by the launch of the book 'Paul Klerr. Un racconto' edited by Michela Papadia (afterword by Emilio Puglielli), 1994/2000 edition, 106 pages. The launch was held at the Sala Conferenze of the former Peroni Factory.
Solo
A.A.M. Gallery
Galleria A.A.M., Roma
Solo exhibition at A.A.M. Gallery, Rome.
2010s
Solo
untitled architectures — unseen works for new readings
Studio d'Architettura Briguglio Morales, Roma
Curated by Fabio Briguglio
Solo show curated by Fabio Briguglio. Six 2010 papier-mâché reliefs (98×110×15, 135×110×15, 105×90×22, 100×103×32 cm) accompanied by preparatory drawings. Catalogue with critical texts.
Group
Group shows — Galleria Irtus
Galleria Irtus, Sutri (VT)
Numerous group exhibitions organised by Galleria Irtus, Sutri, between 2010 and 2016, in which Paul Klerr took part.
Solo
Past and Present
The wonder of the small format
Galleria Miralli — Palazzo Chigi + Caffè delle Arti, Viterbo
Curated by Anton Giulio Niccoli
Anthological exhibition in Viterbo, double venue, curated by Anton Giulio Niccoli.
Archive materials
Solo
Paul Klerr's Workshop
Galleria Irtus, Sutri (VT)
Solo show at Galleria Irtus, Sutri, 18 May – 2 June 2013, focused on the artist's workshop and the works produced in his Sutri studio.
Archive materials
Solo
Paul Klerr — Andrè Gallery
Galleria Andrè (arte moderna e contemporanea), Roma
Solo exhibition at Galleria Andrè, Rome, 24 September – 10 October 2015. Featuring prints and recent works.
