Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body
Exhibition
Exhibition Overview
Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
February 20, 2021–May 16, 2021
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This exhibition explores our ongoing curiosity of the human body through historic and contemporary works of art that expose the diverse ways that people have attempted to understand the human body in its many physiological, psychological, and symbolic dimensions.
Works of art
Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797–1849); Nicolas Henri Jacob
Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797–1849); Nicolas Henri Jacob
Jan Wandelaar (1690–1759); Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697–1770)
Tab. VIII The Skeleton, Back View,
reprinted 1748
Jan Wandelaar (1690–1759); Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697–1770)
Tab. III The Skeleton, Side View,
reprinted 1748
Jan Wandelaar (1690–1759); Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697–1770)
Tab. IV The Fourth Order of Muscles, Front View,
reprinted 1748
Jan Wandelaar (1690–1759); Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697–1770)
Tab. II The Fourth Order of Muscles, Back View,
reprinted 1748
Robert Hooke (1635–1703)
Micrographia; or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon,
1667 (second reprinting of first edition)
Manṣūr ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yūsuf Ibn Ilyās (1380–1422)
Tashrīḥ-i badan-i insān (Mansur’s Anatomy),
1600s (original 1400s)
William Cowper (circa 1666–1709)
Anatomia corporum humanorum,
1750 (original 1698)
Franciscus Francisci and Johannes Criegher; Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564)
De humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body),
1568 (original 1543)
Melania Mazinyani
Child Taken by Mermaid,
1988–1996
Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Juan José Castaño-Márquez (born 1987)
untitled,
2020
Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Juan José Castaño-Márquez (born 1987)
untitled,
2020
Ingrid Bachmann (born 1958)
Pelt,
2012
Mary Anne Jordan (born 1957); Andrew Carnie (born 1957)
Plea,
2020
Mary Anne Jordan (born 1957); Andrew Carnie (born 1957)
Open Heart,
2020
Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Nazanin Amiri Meers (born)
untitled,
2020
Sydney Jane Brooke Campbell Maybrier Pursel (born 1988); Andrew Carnie (born 1957)
Eye Heart Kidneys,
2020
Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Nazanin Amiri Meers (born)
untitled,
2020
Sydney Jane Brooke Campbell Maybrier Pursel (born 1988); Andrew Carnie (born 1957)
Organ Donation Operation,
2020
Ingrid Bachmann (born 1958)
Embrace,
2021
Dylan Mortimer (born 1979)
Dylan Mortimer (born 1979)
View from the Ambulance,
2018
Sean Caulfield (born 1967)
The Anatomy Table,
2018
Merritt Johnson (born 1977)
Merritt Johnson (born 1977)
Merritt Johnson (born 1977)
Holland Houdek (born 1985)
Holland Houdek (born 1985)
Sean Caulfield (born 1967)
Virus #1,
2018
Sean Caulfield (born 1967)
Virus #2,
2018
Sean Caulfield (born 1967)
Virus #3,
2018
Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Rachel Causer (born 1970)
untitled,
2017
Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Rachel Causer (born 1970)
untitled,
2017
Andrew Carnie (born 1957)
untitled,
2018
Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Vanessa Rolf (born 1977)
untitled,
2020
Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Andrea Barrett (born 1997)
untitled,
2020
Andrew Carnie (born 1957)
untitled,
2017
Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993)
untitled,
August 1984
Andrew Carnie (born 1957)
Heart and Mind,
2020
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
First pulse, 1854,
2017
Andrew Carnie (born 1957)
How We Touch One Another,
2020
Horace Vernet (1789–1863)
Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947)
Mae West,
1965
Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947)
Charles Atlas,
1969
Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922)
Leland D. Rice (born 1940)
Nicoló Boldrini (active 1530–1570); Titian (1485 or 1490–1576)
Jon O'Neal (born 1957)
Jon O'Neal (born 1957)
Jon O'Neal (born 1957)
Jon O'Neal (born 1957)
The Bonham Project Panel,
1993
Jon O'Neal (born 1957)
The Bonham Project,
1987
Jon O'Neal (born 1957)
The Bonham Project,
1987
Jon O'Neal (born 1957)
The Bonham Project,
1989
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940–2025); Michael Sims (born 1944); Zanatta Editions (1996–present)
Nature/Medicine,
1996
Renée Stout (born 1958)
Jenny Schmid (born 1969)
Anorexia Girl,
2003
Eric Avery (born 1948); Bill Lagatutta; Peregrine Press
As It Is,
1987
Eric Avery (born 1948)
Lucas Kilian (1579–1637); Johann Remmelin (1583–1632); Stephan Michelspacher (active 1613–1619)
unrecorded Ibibio artist
idiok mask,
early-mid 1900s
unrecorded Oyo artist
agere Ifa (divination cup),
early-mid 1900s
Alfred Rethel (1816–1859)
Andrew Carnie (born 1957)
Short Cut,
2020
Andrew Carnie (born 1957)
Echo,
2020
藥師佛 Yaoshi fo (Medicine Buddha),
late 1500s–early 1600s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Gōshō Mandara (Mandala of Amitābha’s Welcoming Descent),
possibly 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
Bodaichū Kodaisō attended by the Physician Shini Andōzen,
circa 1827–1830, Edo period (1600–1868)
Andrew Carnie (born 1957)
In/Out,
2020
Patrick A. Nagatani (1945–2017)
Chromo-Therapy,
1981
Andrew Carnie (born 1957)
Verberations,
2020
Margo Kren (born 1939)
School Nurse,
1982
Athena Tacha (born 1936)
Holland Houdek (born 1985)
Holland Houdek (born 1985)
Holland Houdek (born 1985)
Holland Houdek (born 1985)
x-ray image of Shoulder Replacement – Mrs. Bjerk,
date unknown
Holland Houdek (born 1985)
x-ray image of Spinal Disc Replacement – Mr. Chalmers,
date unknown
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
10 year old boy, 1886,
2017
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Smelling lavender, 1896,
2017
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Faith, 1913,
2017
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Religious guilt, 1878,
2017
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
8 months pregnant, 1870,
2017
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Arising from sleep, 1876,
2017
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Early senility, 1870,
2017
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Snoring, 1876,
2017
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Anger, 1874,
2017
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Fear, 1912,
2017
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Riding Bike, 1906,
2017
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Eating Chocolate 1912,
2017
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Happy, 1912,
2017
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Heart disease, 1854,
2017
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Olga Bing
Olga Bing
Le goûter (Taste It),
1917
Olga Bing
Olga Bing
Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993)
The Magic Gate,
1987
Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993)
Woman's Suffrage,
1977
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Dario Robleto (born 1972)
Methuselah in Her Cradle,
2019
Sebald Beham (1500–1550)
Death and the Lady,
1541
unrecorded Potawatomi artist
medical bag,
circa 1890
unrecorded Ibibio artist
possible idiok mask,
early 1900s–1967
unrecorded Hopi artist
Honan (badger katsina),
late 1800s–1999
Renée Stout (born 1958)
Root Chart #1,
2006
Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993)
Fear,
November 4, 1981
Jane Bunker (born 1945)
Genesis,
2005
Renée Stout (born 1958); Pyramid Atlantic (founded 1981)
Seduction Coat,
2005
Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993)
Peter G. Thompson (1939–2025)
Entry - Frame,
2012
Peter G. Thompson (1939–2025)
Frame,
2014
Peter G. Thompson (1939–2025)
Philip Heying (born 1959)
Gina Westergard (born 1962)
Eclipse,
2005
Ruth Cuthand (born 1953)
Reserving: Tuberculosis,
2018
Hermann-Paul (1864–1940)
L'Infirmière (The Nurse),
1914–1918