Illumination
Exhibition
Exhibition Overview
Illumination
Kris Ercums, curator
November 3, 2022–August 29, 2027
Gallery 407, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
This exhibition explores the concept of illumination, both as light and knowledge. By contrasting works associated with light and those conjuring darkness, Illumination seeks to expand awareness about the hidden and obscured.
Exhibition images
Works of art
Raqs Media Collective (founded 1992)
U Sunok (1958–2023)
The Moon,
2006–2011
Luis Alfonso Jimenez
Howl,
1986
Frederick John Eversley
Pale Lens,
1970
Bruce Beasley
Tigibus,
1968
Lisa Grossman
Navigating,
2018
Jacopo Palma il Giovane
Christ in Gethsemane,
circa 1590–1605
Ernst Prophète (born 1950, active 1960s–present)
but...I dreamt,
circa 1975
Jane Bunker (born 1945)
Genesis,
2005
Gustave Courbet
Soleil Couchant, Marine,
1865 or 1869
Jim Dine
Two Boys Looking,
2006
Franz Ludwig Catel
Richard Lindner
untitled,
1956
Penius Leriche (born 1940)
Woman Leading a Blind Man,
circa 1970
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Blindfolded Cupid,
1800s
Albert Bierstadt
Sunset on the Plains,
circa 1887
Rombout van Troyen
The Burning of Troy,
early 1600s–mid 1600s
fireplace grill,
1500s
Elihu Vedder
Soul of the Sunflower,
1882
The Annunciation roundel,
circa 1500
Cenni di Francesco di Ser Cenni
Madonna and Child,
circa 1410–1415
Ward Lockwood
The Possessors,
circa 1960
Sassetta
Madonna and Child with Saints,
late 1400s
Beatrice Wood
chalice,
1982
Philip James de Loutherbourg
A Shipwreck,
circa 1770
Eric Pape
Carl Spitzweg
Moonlit Scene with Castle Ruins,
mid-late 1800s
Albert Y. Wong
untitled,
1974
Claude Buck
The Conqueror Worm,
1920
William Fleming
We Who Are About to Die,
1946
Frederick Stuart Church
Blossom and Decay,
1880s
Taro Izumi (born 1976)
Napoléon,
2009
Lilly Martin Spencer
Baby Chicks,
1886
Irene Tsosie
sand painting depicting sun and eagle,
late 1900s–1994
Giovanni Battista Crosato
Christ Brought Before Pilate,
circa 1720–1730
Neha Choksi (born 1973)
Iceboat,
2012–2013
landsknecht (mercenary soldier),
circa 1600
Artist Unknown
Optometrist sign,
circa 1910
Sanford Robinson Gifford
standing warrior holding a lance,
circa 1700
Ellen Lanyon
Poyet Projection,
2000
Kuwata Takurō (born 1981)
茶碗 chawan (tea bowl),
2017
Wu Chi-Tsung (born 1981)
Still Life 02 - Orchid,
2009
Sanyu or Chang Yu (1901–1966)
untitled,
early 1960s
Kim In-seung (1910–2001)
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
reliquary of the True Cross,
circa 1500
Wu Chi-Tsung (born 1981)
Still Life 02 - Orchid,
2009
Frederick Henry Evans
projection of lantern slide-Montreuil-Bellay,
1902–1904
Frederick Henry Evans
Frederick Henry Evans
projection of lantern slide-Cheverny,
1902–1904
Frederick Henry Evans
projection of lantern slide-Cheverny,
1902–1904
大倉侍郎 Ōkura Jirō (1942–2014)
Sun and Moon,
1973
Events
January 21, 2023
Activity
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Musem of Art, Kress Gallery, 409 Lee Study Center
February 19, 2023
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 407 Kress Gallery
February 29, 2024
Performance
5:30–7:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art
June 24, 2024
Activity
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 401 Loo Gallery, 405 Gallery, 406 Stewart Gallery, 407 Kress Gallery
September 12, 2024
Social
4:00–6:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St