ALASKA KID | MEESE, STANGENBERG, WUTTKE ON ICE

And the story of how his name evolved is also the story of his own development. But it would never have turned out that way if he hadn’t had a lenient, weak mother and an iron-willed uncle, and if a letter from Gillet Bellamy hadn’t arrived…

Thus begins the book Alaska-Kid (original title: Smoke Bellew), a collection of stories by the American writer Jack London, which first appeared as a serial in a San Francisco magazine in 1912.

They recount the adventures of newspaper reporter Christopher Bellew during the great Klondike River gold rush around 1896.

Hundreds of thousands of gold seekers were drawn north to Dawson City during a time of great economic crisis. Some found happiness; many did not. 570 tons of gold entered the gold market, the borders between Canada and Alaska were redrawn, strong inflationary trends were fueled, and the end of the rush led to a major liquidity crisis.

So in our hegemonic age, it is important to go gold prospecting ourselves, to discover the last reserves, and to take for ourselves whatever can be taken.

Let’s plunge into an uncertain adventure and follow the call of art!

Alaska Kid is all about dreams! Our general state is one of reverie. What must happen happens in a dreamlike state!

The “Kunstproll Trio” will lovingly commit itself solely to gold—that is, to absolute love. We dance the gold into being by shaking off all demons! Gold flows through our veins; our bodies and souls are made of gold; everything about us is gold—nuggets in our ears and gold shares roll off us. We constantly call upon the gold and want nothing more than to be made happy by gold. In the end, we will all turn to gold dust! We shoot with our golden Colts and see life as a duel! The duel of art is the future. Our pure adrenaline is called G.O.L.D.

And now it shall also be told how it will all end:

Alaska Kid smiled …