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Exhibition

Staging Shimomura

Staging Shimomura

Kris Ercums, curator

February 29, 2020–November 24, 2020

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

Roger Shimomura - Painter/Performance, Lawrence, George M. Kren — George M. Kren

Roger Shimomura - Painter/Performance, Lawrence, 1982

Tube over Kansas, Michael E. Ott — Michael E. Ott

Tube over Kansas, circa 1970s

On November the First the Co-op was Hit!!!, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

On November the First the Co-op was Hit!!!, 1971

Bazaar Woman, Variation 3, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Bazaar Woman, Variation 3, 1968

Sea, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Sea, circa 1969

Arty Fact calendar, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Arty Fact calendar, 1971

Kan Art Book, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Kan Art Book, 1971

Arty Culls, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Arty Culls, 1971

Arty Culls, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Arty Culls, 1971

Kaw Valley Banner, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Kaw Valley Banner, 1971

Your State of Art, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Your State of Art, 1971

Arty Fact, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Arty Fact, 1971

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

America's Heartland (decal), 1971

Personality of the Artist, Gene Swenson — Gene Swenson

Personality of the Artist, 1962

Andy Warhol's Gymnasium Party, Ron Galella — Ron Galella

Andy Warhol's Gymnasium Party, 1967

Kimiko Powers, Andy Warhol — Andy Warhol

Kimiko Powers, 1971–1972

Mao, Andy Warhol — Andy Warhol

Mao, 1972

Mao, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Mao, 2016

Marilyn, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Marilyn, 2014

Liz, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Liz, 2013

Diary, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Diary, 1978

Super Buddahead, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Super Buddahead, 2012

Winter Fuji, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Winter Fuji, 1979

Banana, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Banana, 2012

Target, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Target, 2012

Lovers, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Lovers, 2015

Lovers 2, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Lovers 2, 2015

Lovers 3, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Lovers 3, 2015

Sansei Woman, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Sansei Woman, 1980

Yokohama Hatoba Keshiki (View of Yokohama Harbor), Utagawa Yoshitora — Utagawa Yoshitora

Yokohama Hatoba Keshiki (View of Yokohama Harbor), 1861, 2nd month, Edo period (1600–1868)

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 — Utagawa Sadahide

Yokohama iijin minami-ka shuen nozu 横浜異人南家酒宴之図 (Picture of Foreign Merchant Dining in Yokohama), 1861, 1st month, Edo period (1600–1868)

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 — Utagawa Sadahide

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

外国人の図 Gaikokujin no zu (Pictures of Foreigners), Utagawa Yoshitomi — Utagawa Yoshitomi

外国人の図 Gaikokujin no zu (Pictures of Foreigners), 1861, 3rd month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Exploration, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Exploration, 2010

Block 6, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Block 6, 2010

Night Watch - Minidoka, Roger Shimomura; Lawrence Lithography Workshop — Roger Shimomura; Lawrence Lithography Workshop

Night Watch - Minidoka, 2014

Reveille, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Reveille, 2010

American Guardian, Roger Shimomura; Lawrence Lithography Workshop — Roger Shimomura; Lawrence Lithography Workshop

American Guardian, 2007

The Attack, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

The Attack, 2015

The Camps, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

The Camps, 2015

Return Home, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Return Home, 2015

For Dorothea Lange, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

For Dorothea Lange, 2005

For Tokio Ueyama, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

For Tokio Ueyama, 2005

For Masao Mori, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

For Masao Mori, 2005

For Ansel Adams, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

For Ansel Adams, 2005

Memories of Childhood, Roger Shimomura; Linda Samson-Talleur; Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims; Lawrence Lithography Workshop — Roger Shimomura; Linda Samson-Talleur; Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims; Lawrence Lithography Workshop

Memories of Childhood, 1999

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

untitled (student film), 1968

Back, Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson — Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson

Back, 1968

Seven Kabuki Plays Project, Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson — Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson

Seven Kabuki Plays Project, 1985

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

Toku’s Dance, performance excerpt performed at Kellas Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas, November 10, 1984, 1984

Trans-Siberian Excerpts, Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson — Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson

Trans-Siberian Excerpts, 1987

California Sushi, Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson — Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson

California Sushi, 1989

Campfire Diary, Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson — Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson

Campfire Diary, 1992

The Last Sansei Story, Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson — Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson

The Last Sansei Story, 1985

Relocation Luncheon: Documentation of Original Installation, Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson — Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson

Relocation Luncheon: Documentation of Original Installation, 1996

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

La Carta performance excerpt performed at Lied Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, October 11, 2001, 2001

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

Amnesia performance excerpt performed at Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington, January 10–11, 2002, 2002

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

excerpts from A Decade of Performances…Not Made in Japan performed at Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas, February 1, 1996, 1996

Passing Rain, Obata Chiura; Takimazawa — Obata Chiura; Takimazawa

Passing Rain, 1930

Performance Art Class Student Work, Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson — Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson

Performance Art Class Student Work, 1986

Campfire Diary Poster, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

Campfire Diary Poster, 1993

The Last Sansei Story Poster, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

The Last Sansei Story Poster, 1993

The Last Sansei Poster, Roger Shimomura — Roger Shimomura

The Last Sansei Poster, 1993

Relocation Luncheon, Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson — Roger Shimomura; Joel Sanderson

Relocation Luncheon, 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

Media Release

Media Release

Media Release