Displacement
Exhibition
Exhibition Overview
Displacement
November 3, 2022–August 29, 2027
Gallery 409, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Displacement invites visitors to consider acts of positioning, placement, and relocation as they relate to objects, peoples, and meanings.
Exhibition images
Works of art
Tilman Riemenschneider
Madonna and Child on the Crescent Moon,
circa 1500–1501
Gillis van Tilborgh
A Picture Gallery,
1660–1670
Master of the Apollini Sacrum
The Assassination of Julius Caesar,
late 1400s
Master of the Apollini Sacrum
Hunting Scene,
circa 2500 BCE, Old Kingdom (circa 2575 BCE–2150 BCE)
unrecorded Cheyenne artist
pair of beaded moccasins,
late 1800s–1915
Serge Jolimeau
Sea Goddesses,
1972–1976
Yeesookyung
Translated Vase,
2009
Konoike Tomoko
Assaf Evron
Assaf Evron
Chris Pappan
Displaced Peoples 2,
2011
Wenda Gu
Metamorphoses,
2004
John Steuart Curry
John Steuart Curry
Luca Giordano
David Taking the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem,
circa 1692–1702
Luca Giordano
half capital with birds and vines,
late 1100s
Luca Giordano
capital with foliage and figures,
late 1100s
Circle of Ignaz Günther
Saint Cosmas,
circa 1750–1765
Circle of Ignaz Günther
Saint Damian,
circa 1750–1765
Yinka Shonibare
Doll House,
2002
Master of Frankfurt Workshop
Descent from the Cross,
circa 1515–1518
Master of Frankfurt Workshop
Warrior Haniwa,
late 400s, Kofun period (250 CE–552 CE)
Wayne Thiebaud
Around the Cake,
1962
Sam-Ilus
Sam-Ilus
equestrian warrior roof finial,
1600s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Sam-Ilus
equestrian warrior roof finial,
1600s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
unrecorded Nupe artist
set of four door panels,
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Nupe artist
Head of a bodhisattva,
1100s–1200s, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
unrecorded Nupe artist
tomb tile,
circa 200 CE, Eastern Han dynasty (25 CE–220 CE)
Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds
Kaw,
2018
Yinka Shonibare
Yinka Shonibare
Yinka Shonibare
wing chair for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare
footstool for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare
Yinka Shonibare
fireplace for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare
Yinka Shonibare
side table for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare
chair for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare
chair for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare
bowl for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare
cup for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare
canopy bed for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare
mirror for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare
Yinka Shonibare
Yinka Shonibare
fireplace for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare
chair for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare
pitcher for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare
bowl for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare
washstand for dollhouse,
2002
Events
April 30, 2023
Activity
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 401 Loo Gallery
July 13, 2023
Talk
10:15–11:00AM
Spencer Museum of Art
November 30, 2023
Tour
1:00–2:15PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 315 Long Ellis Gallery, 316 Simons Gallery, 317 Perkins Central Court, 401 Loo Gallery, 405 Michaelis Gallery, 406 Stewart Gallery, 407 Kress Gallery
January 18, 2024
Tour
3:45–4:15PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 401 Loo Gallery, 405 Michaelis Gallery, 406 Stewart Gallery, 407 Kress Gallery
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