(Milwaukee, WI)  Austrian artist Heimo Wallner will be in-residence at the Haggerty Museum of Art from March 26th through April 4th.  While in residence, Wallner will transform the mezzanine gallery into a cavernous installation space complete with constructed cardboard columns and drop ceiling.  Drawing directly on the gallery walls, Wallner will cover the entire space with figurative images that represent what the artist refers to as "a vocabulary of emotions." Also included in the exhibition will be a recently completed animation film by Wallner in which the artist amalgams his drawings with the writings of Mao Tse-tung.  The film's musical score is by Wallner's brother, Martin.

Wallner attended the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna from 1981 - 1987.  Although he majored in sculpture, while at the Academy the artist turned his attention primarily to drawing.  Wallner's drawings, sculpture, and films have been shown in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Mexico City, and extensively throughout Europe.

In addition to creating his own work, Wallner is the founder and director of Hotel Pupik - a residency program for visual and performing artists that takes place annually in Schrattenberg, Austria.

High school and college classes are invited and encouraged to schedule an appointment to meet the artist and observe his work-in-progress.  To arrange a studio visit, contact Lynne Shumow at (414) 288-5915.

Heimo Wallner:  In Limbo - Drawings In Space will open on Wednesday, April 4th.  A gallery talk with the artist will take place at 6:00 p.m. in the Museum.

Following the gallery talk will be a performance of electric accordion and bass music by Sven Hermann and Mattias Hettmer of Interzone perceptible.  The German duo's music is comprised of a combination of composed and improvised material.  Their performance at the Haggerty Museum will include compositions by Volker Heyn, Manuel Hidalgo,  Kunsu Shim, and Alvar Carlevar. Interzone perceptible takes their name and conceptual approach to music from "Interzone," the fictional locale in William S. Burrough's book Naked Lunch where the lines between fiction and reality are indiscernible.  Hermann and Hettmer's music of fluctuating perspectives will compliment Wallner's installation and animation.