Modernisms: Late/Post

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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Modernisms: Late/Post
Deborah J. Wilk, curator
South Balcony, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

The exhibition investigates some of the styles and issues in art of the last 25 years in a selection of photographs, works on paper, and decorative arts. It aims to explore the difficult-to-define categories of "late modernism" and postmodernism."

Exhibition images

Works of art

Andres Serrano (born 1950), Madonna and Child II
Madonna and Child II
Andres Serrano
1989
Bernhard Becher (1931–2007); Hilla Becher (born 1934), Blast Furnaces
Blast Furnaces
Bernhard Becher, Hilla Becher
1996
Bernhard Becher (1931–2007); Hilla Becher (born 1934), Blast Furnaces
Blast Furnaces
Bernhard Becher, Hilla Becher
1996
Bernhard Becher (1931–2007); Hilla Becher (born 1934), Blast Furnaces
Blast Furnaces
Bernhard Becher, Hilla Becher
1996
Bernhard Becher (1931–2007); Hilla Becher (born 1934), Blast Furnaces
Blast Furnaces
Bernhard Becher, Hilla Becher
1996
Bernhard Becher (1931–2007); Hilla Becher (born 1934), Blast Furnaces
Blast Furnaces
Bernhard Becher, Hilla Becher
1996
Bernhard Becher (1931–2007); Hilla Becher (born 1934), Blast Furnaces
Blast Furnaces
Bernhard Becher, Hilla Becher
1996
Zeke Berman (born 1951), Crushed Can and Scratchboard
Crushed Can and Scratchboard
Zeke Berman
1992
Mel Bochner (1940–2025), Triangular and Square Numbers (Axle)
Triangular and Square Numbers (Axle)
Mel Bochner
1990
Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010), Untitled
Untitled
Louise Bourgeois
1991
Vija Celmins (born 1938); Ken Farley; Gemini G.E.L. (founded 1966); Doris Simmelink, Alliance
Alliance
Vija Celmins, Gemini G.E.L., Doris Simmelink, Ken Farley
1983
Robert Cumming (1943–2021); Vinalhaven Press (active 1985–1999), Odessa
Odessa
Robert Cumming, Vinalhaven Press
1988
Lesley Dill (born 1950); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004), Front
Front
Lesley Dill, Landfall Press
1994
Vernon Fisher (born 1943); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004), Perdido en El Mar (Lost in the Sea)
Perdido en El Mar (Lost in the Sea)
Vernon Fisher, Landfall Press
1989
Jan Groover (1943–2012), untitled
untitled
Jan Groover
1991
Guerrilla Girls (active 1985–present), Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?
Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?
Guerrilla Girls
1989
Guerrilla Girls (active 1985–present), Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?
Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?
Guerrilla Girls
1989
Philip Guston (1913–1980); Gemini G.E.L. (founded 1966), Curtain
Curtain
Philip Guston, Gemini G.E.L.
1980
Jorg Immendorf (1945–2007), Ausgangspunkt (Point of Departure)
Ausgangspunkt (Point of Departure)
Jorg Immendorf
1982
Bill Jacobson (born 1955), Interim Portrait #373
Interim Portrait #373
Bill Jacobson
1992
Glenn Ligon (born 1960), untitled suite (1 of 4 prints)
untitled suite (1 of 4 prints)
Glenn Ligon
1992
Glenn Ligon (born 1960), untitled suite (1 of 4 prints)
untitled suite (1 of 4 prints)
Glenn Ligon
1992
Liu Hung (1948–2021), Bound Foot
Bound Foot
Liu Hung
1992
Robert Mapplethorpe (1949–1989), The Sluggard
The Sluggard
Robert Mapplethorpe
1988
Gordon Matta-Clark (1943–1978), Splitting
Splitting
Gordon Matta-Clark
1974–1975
Rubén Ortiz Torres (born 1964), Apparition in the Hood
Apparition in the Hood
Rubén Ortiz Torres
1992
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940–2025), Modern Times
Modern Times
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
1994
Lorna Simpson (born 1960), III
III
Lorna Simpson
1994
Carrie Mae Weems (born 1953), Magenta Colored Girl
Magenta Colored Girl
Carrie Mae Weems
1989
Neil S. Winokur (born 1945), Crayons
Crayons
Neil S. Winokur
1994