Displacement
Exhibition
Exhibition Overview
Displacement
November 3, 2022–August 29, 2027
Gallery 401, 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 (circa 1460–1531)
Madonna and Child on the Crescent Moon,
circa 1500–1501
Gillis van Tilborgh (circa 1625–circa 1678)
A Picture Gallery,
1660–1670
Master of the Apollini Sacrum (active 1480–1500)
The Assassination of Julius Caesar,
late 1400s
Hunting Scene,
circa 2500 BCE, Old Kingdom (circa 2575 BCE–2150 BCE)
unrecorded Cheyenne artist
pair of beaded moccasins,
late 1800s–1915
Serge Jolimeau (born 1952)
Sea Goddesses,
1972–1976
Yeesookyung (born 1963)
Translated Vase,
2009
Konoike Tomoko (born 1960)
Assaf Evron (born 1977)
Assaf Evron (born 1977)
Chris Pappan (born 1971)
Displaced Peoples 2,
2011
Wenda Gu (born 1955)
Metamorphoses,
2004
John Steuart Curry (1897–1946)
John Steuart Curry (1897–1946)
Luca Giordano (1634–1705)
David Taking the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem,
circa 1692–1702
half capital with birds and vines,
late 1100s
capital with foliage and figures,
late 1100s
Circle of Ignaz Günther (active late 1700s)
Saint Cosmas,
circa 1750–1765
Circle of Ignaz Günther (active late 1700s)
Saint Damian,
circa 1750–1765
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
Doll House,
2002
Master of Frankfurt Workshop (1460–circa 1533)
Descent from the Cross,
circa 1515–1518
Warrior Haniwa,
late 400s, Kofun period (250 CE–552 CE)
Wayne Thiebaud (1920–2021)
Around the Cake,
1962
Sam-Ilus (born 1979)
equestrian warrior roof finial,
1600s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
equestrian warrior roof finial,
1600s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
unrecorded Nupe artist
set of four door panels,
late 1800s–1975
Head of a bodhisattva,
1100s–1200s, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
tomb tile,
circa 200 CE, Eastern Han dynasty (25 CE–220 CE)
Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds (born 1954)
Kaw,
2018
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
wing chair for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
footstool for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
fireplace for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
side table for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
chair for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
chair for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
bowl for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
cup for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
canopy bed for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
mirror for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
fireplace for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
chair for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
pitcher for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
bowl for dollhouse,
2002
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
washstand for dollhouse,
2002
John L. Newman (1948–2022)
Rohwer Internees #2,
2006
Godefroy Engelmann (1788–1839)
Sebastião Salgado (1944–2025)
John L. Newman (1948–2022)
Rohwer Internees #1,
2006
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