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Exhibition

Staging Shimomura

Staging Shimomura

Kris Ercums, curator

Galleries 315, 316, and 317, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Staging Shimomura will explore the dynamic role of performance in Roger Shimomura’s artistic practice, from his early experimental films of the late 1960s to fully realized theatrical performances in the early 2000s.

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Works of art

George M. Kren (1926–2000), Roger Shimomura - Painter/Performance, Lawrence — Roger Shimomura - Painter/Performance, Lawrence

George M. Kren

1982

Michael E. Ott (1945–1996), Tube over Kansas — Tube over Kansas

Michael E. Ott

circa 1970s

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), On November the First the Co-op was Hit!!! — On November the First the Co-op was Hit!!!

Roger Shimomura

1971

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Bazaar Woman, Variation 3 — Bazaar Woman, Variation 3

Roger Shimomura

1968

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Sea — Sea

Roger Shimomura

circa 1969

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Arty Fact calendar — Arty Fact calendar

Roger Shimomura

1971

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Kan Art Book — Kan Art Book

Roger Shimomura

1971

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Arty Culls — Arty Culls

Roger Shimomura

1971

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Arty Culls — Arty Culls

Roger Shimomura

1971

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Kaw Valley Banner — Kaw Valley Banner

Roger Shimomura

1971

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Your State of Art — Your State of Art

Roger Shimomura

1971

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Arty Fact — Arty Fact

Roger Shimomura

1971

Michael E. Ott (1945–1996), America's Heartland (decal) — America's Heartland (decal)

Michael E. Ott

1971

Gene Swenson (1934–1969), Personality of the Artist — Personality of the Artist

Gene Swenson

1962

Ron Galella (1931–2022), Andy Warhol's Gymnasium Party — Andy Warhol's Gymnasium Party

Ron Galella

1967

Andy Warhol (1928–1987), Kimiko Powers — Kimiko Powers

Andy Warhol

1971–1972

Andy Warhol (1928–1987), Mao — Mao

Andy Warhol

1972

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Mao — Mao

Roger Shimomura

2016

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Marilyn — Marilyn

Roger Shimomura

2014

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Liz — Liz

Roger Shimomura

2013

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Diary — Diary

Roger Shimomura

1978

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Super Buddahead — Super Buddahead

Roger Shimomura

2012

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Winter Fuji — Winter Fuji

Roger Shimomura

1979

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Banana — Banana

Roger Shimomura

2012

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Target — Target

Roger Shimomura

2012

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Lovers — Lovers

Roger Shimomura

2015

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Lovers 2 — Lovers 2

Roger Shimomura

2015

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Lovers 3 — Lovers 3

Roger Shimomura

2015

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Sansei Woman — Sansei Woman

Roger Shimomura

1980

Utagawa Yoshitora (active 1830–1870), Yokohama Hatoba Keshiki (View of Yokohama Harbor) — Yokohama Hatoba Keshiki (View of Yokohama Harbor)

Utagawa Yoshitora

1861, 2nd month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Sadahide (1807–1873), Yokohama iijin minami-ka shuen nozu 横浜異人南家酒宴之図 (Picture of Foreign Merchant Dining in Yokohama) — Yokohama iijin minami-ka shuen nozu 横浜異人南家酒宴之図 (Picture of Foreign Merchant Dining in Yokohama)

Utagawa Sadahide

1861, 1st month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Sadahide (1807–1873), Yokohama shōkan Furansujin umanori nozu 横浜商館佛蘭西人馬乗之図 (Picture of Horse-riding French Woman from Yokohama Trade Center) — Yokohama shōkan Furansujin umanori nozu 横浜商館佛蘭西人馬乗之図 (Picture of Horse-riding French Woman from Yokohama Trade Center)

Utagawa Sadahide

1861, 1st month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Yoshitomi (active circa 1848–1880), 外国人の図 Gaikokujin no zu (Pictures of Foreigners) — 外国人の図 Gaikokujin no zu (Pictures of Foreigners)

Utagawa Yoshitomi

1861, 3rd month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Exploration — Exploration

Roger Shimomura

2010

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Block 6 — Block 6

Roger Shimomura

2010

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Night Watch - Minidoka — Night Watch - Minidoka

Roger Shimomura, Lawrence Lithography Workshop

2014

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Reveille — Reveille

Roger Shimomura

2010

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), American Guardian — American Guardian

Roger Shimomura, Lawrence Lithography Workshop

2007

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), The Attack — The Attack

Roger Shimomura

2015

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), The Camps — The Camps

Roger Shimomura

2015

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Return Home — Return Home

Roger Shimomura

2015

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), For Dorothea Lange — For Dorothea Lange

Roger Shimomura

2005

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), For Tokio Ueyama — For Tokio Ueyama

Roger Shimomura

2005

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), For Masao Mori — For Masao Mori

Roger Shimomura

2005

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), For Ansel Adams — For Ansel Adams

Roger Shimomura

2005

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood — Memories of Childhood

Roger Shimomura, Linda Samson-Talleur, Steinbaum Krause Gallery, Michael Sims, Lawrence Lithography Workshop

1999

Joel Sanderson (born 1957); Roger Shimomura (born 1939), untitled (student film) — untitled (student film)

Roger Shimomura, Joel Sanderson

1968

Joel Sanderson (born 1957); Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Back — Back

Roger Shimomura, Joel Sanderson

1968

Joel Sanderson (born 1957); Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Seven Kabuki Plays Project — Seven Kabuki Plays Project

Roger Shimomura, Joel Sanderson

1985

Joel Sanderson (born 1957); Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Toku’s Dance, performance excerpt performed at Kellas Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas, November 10, 1984 — Toku’s Dance, performance excerpt performed at Kellas Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas, November 10, 1984

Roger Shimomura, Joel Sanderson

1984

Joel Sanderson (born 1957); Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Trans-Siberian Excerpts — Trans-Siberian Excerpts

Roger Shimomura, Joel Sanderson

1987

Joel Sanderson (born 1957); Roger Shimomura (born 1939), California Sushi — California Sushi

Roger Shimomura, Joel Sanderson

1989

Joel Sanderson (born 1957); Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Campfire Diary — Campfire Diary

Roger Shimomura, Joel Sanderson

1992

Joel Sanderson (born 1957); Roger Shimomura (born 1939), The Last Sansei Story — The Last Sansei Story

Roger Shimomura, Joel Sanderson

1985

Joel Sanderson (born 1957); Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Relocation Luncheon: Documentation of Original Installation — Relocation Luncheon: Documentation of Original Installation

Roger Shimomura, Joel Sanderson

1996

Joel Sanderson (born 1957); Roger Shimomura (born 1939), La Carta performance excerpt performed at Lied Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, October 11, 2001 — La Carta performance excerpt performed at Lied Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, October 11, 2001

Roger Shimomura, Joel Sanderson

2001

Joel Sanderson (born 1957); Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Amnesia performance excerpt performed at Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington, January 10–11, 2002 — Amnesia performance excerpt performed at Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington, January 10–11, 2002

Roger Shimomura, Joel Sanderson

2002

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), excerpts from A Decade of Performances…Not Made in Japan performed at Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas, February 1, 1996 — excerpts from A Decade of Performances…Not Made in Japan performed at Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas, February 1, 1996

Roger Shimomura

1996

Obata Chiura (1885–1975); Takimazawa, Passing Rain — Passing Rain

Obata Chiura, Takimazawa

1930

Joel Sanderson (born 1957); Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Performance Art Class Student Work — Performance Art Class Student Work

Roger Shimomura, Joel Sanderson

1986

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Campfire Diary Poster — Campfire Diary Poster

Roger Shimomura

1993

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), The Last Sansei Story Poster — The Last Sansei Story Poster

Roger Shimomura

1993

Roger Shimomura (born 1939), The Last Sansei Poster — The Last Sansei Poster

Roger Shimomura

1993

Joel Sanderson (born 1957); Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Relocation Luncheon — Relocation Luncheon

Roger Shimomura, Joel Sanderson

2020

Events

March 5, 2020

Talk

The Anatomy and Afterlife of Performance Art

5:30–6:30PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317

May 1, 2020

Talk

Staging the Incarceration: Roger Shimomura’s Seven Kabuki Plays

7:00–8:00PM

Watch this event live on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tsy7uG8HnCE

May 7, 2020

Talk

Staging Shimomura Lecture Series

5:30–6:30PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317

Resources

Documents

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