Brosseau Center for Learning: In Conversation with the 2018–19 KU Common Book

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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Brosseau Center for Learning: In Conversation with the 2018–19 KU Common Book
August 14, 2018–September 23, 2018
Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

The KU Common Book program represents a campus-wide initiative to engage first-year students in a shared reading and discursive experience. This year’s selection, Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work, by Edwidge Danticat, has prompted the selection of this year’s Common Work of Art, a painting by Haitian-born artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre. This installation of objects from the Spencer’s collection expands upon topics explored within Danticat’s narrative such as creative expression amidst times of turmoil, the challenges and opportunities faced by immigrant artists, and the intertwined histories of Haiti and the United States. This installation complements the Spencer’s exhibition, The Ties that Bind: Haiti, the United States, and the Art of Ulrick Jean-Pierre in Comparative Perspective, which will be on view from September 8th, 2018–January 7th, 2019. Numerous programs and departments will use this installation as part of their curriculum including First Year Experience, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and English.

Works of art

Branches like Pointed Fingers, Nina Ullberg (1901–1993)
Nina Ullberg (1901–1993)
Voodoo Doll, Jack Warren Welpott (1923–2007)
Jack Warren Welpott (1923–2007)
Voodoo Doll, 1962
Martin Luther King Funeral, Hiro (1930–2021)
Hiro (1930–2021)
untitled (gatefold), Alberto Vargas (1896–1982)
Alberto Vargas (1896–1982)
untitled (gatefold), circa 1942
Women at War: Spotter, Sam Shere (1905–1982)
Sam Shere (1905–1982)
Asleep on Fire Escape During Heat Spell, Weegee (1899–1968)
Weegee (1899–1968)
untitled (man on grating, Bowery, NY), Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
untitled, W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978)
W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978)
untitled, 1958–1959
The Americans, Robert Frank (1924–2019)
Robert Frank (1924–2019)
The Americans, 1955–1956
Corazon I (Winged man with heart) (Heart I), Luis González Palma (born 1957)
Luis González Palma (born 1957)
Untitled: Silueta Series, Ana Mendieta (1948–1985)
Ana Mendieta (1948–1985)
Totem Tanz, Reginald Herard (1956–1999)
Reginald Herard (1956–1999)
Totem Tanz, 1993
Flood, Frank Cassara (1913–2017)
Frank Cassara (1913–2017)
Flood, 1940
Graceland, Tennessee, Tseng Kwong Chi (1950–1990)
Tseng Kwong Chi (1950–1990)
New York, New York (WTC), Tseng Kwong Chi (1950–1990)
Tseng Kwong Chi (1950–1990)
Pocahontas Gets a New Passport, Enrique Chagoya (born 1953); Michael Krueger (born 1967); KU Fine Art Department
Enrique Chagoya (born 1953); Michael Krueger (born 1967); KU Fine Art Department
El sueño de la razón produce monstruos (The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters), Enrique Chagoya (born 1953); Segura Publishing
Enrique Chagoya (born 1953); Segura Publishing
Five Fish Diptych, Martin Fan Cheng (1931–2023)
Martin Fan Cheng (1931–2023)
Five Fish Diptych, 1995–2000
The Founding of Chicago, Aaron Douglas (1899–1979)
Aaron Douglas (1899–1979)
Novel, Hong Chun Zhang (born 1971)
Hong Chun Zhang (born 1971)
Novel, 2005
Mount Dawson, National Glacier Park, Canadian Rockies, Tseng Kwong Chi (1950–1990)
Tseng Kwong Chi (1950–1990)
Matilda Basquiat, Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Gerard Basquiat, Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Jeanine Basquiat, Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
The Temptation in the Garden, Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse (1903–1988)
Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse (1903–1988)
The Temptation in the Garden, circa 1940–1976
Road Along a Cemetery, A. Gabriel
A. Gabriel
Road Along a Cemetery, date unknown
Dessalines Receives Pétion and Wife Algaïde, Edouard Jean (born 1953, active 1972–present)
Edouard Jean (born 1953, active 1972–present)
Free Man’s Duties I, Hugo Gellert (1892–1985)
Hugo Gellert (1892–1985)
Century of the Common Man, Hugo Gellert (1892–1985)
Hugo Gellert (1892–1985)
Escape from Fantasylandia: An Illegal Alien's Survival Guide, Enrique Chagoya (born 1953)
Enrique Chagoya (born 1953)
Air Superiority, Vitaly Komar (born 1943); Dennis O'Neil; Aleksandr Melamid (born 1945); Hand Print Workshop International (founded 1984)
Vitaly Komar (born 1943); Dennis O'Neil; Aleksandr Melamid (born 1945); Hand Print Workshop International (founded 1984)
untitled (One Dollar Do We Dream Under), Rirkrit Tiravanija (born 1961)
Rirkrit Tiravanija (born 1961)
The Haitian Revolution, Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Aaron Renier (born 1977)
Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Aaron Renier (born 1977)
Marie Laveau, Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Marie Laveau, 2018