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Illumination

Kris Ercums, curator

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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.

Works of art

Irene Tsosie, sand painting depicting sun and eagle — sand painting depicting sun and eagle

Irene Tsosie

late 1900s–1994

Wu Chi-Tsung (born 1981), Still Life 02 - Orchid — Still Life 02 - Orchid

Wu Chi-Tsung

2009

Artist Unknown, Optometrist sign — Optometrist sign

Artist Unknown

circa 1910

Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823–1880), Morning in the Adirondacks — Morning in the Adirondacks

Sanford Robinson Gifford

1867

standing warrior holding a lance — standing warrior holding a lance

circa 1700

Raqs Media Collective (founded 1992), रात दिन दिन रात (Rāta-Dina, Dina- Rāta) Night & Day, Day & Night — रात दिन दिन रात (Rāta-Dina, Dina- Rāta) Night & Day, Day & Night

Raqs Media Collective

2015

U Sunok (1958–2023), The Moon — The Moon

U Sunok

2006–2011

Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006), Howl — Howl

Luis Alfonso Jimenez

1986

Frederick John Eversley (1941–2025), Pale Lens — Pale Lens

Frederick John Eversley

1970

Bruce Beasley (born 1939), Tigibus — Tigibus

Bruce Beasley

1968

Ellen Lanyon (1926–2013), Poyet Projection — Poyet Projection

Ellen Lanyon

2000

Lisa Grossman (born 1967), Navigating — Navigating

Lisa Grossman

2018

Jacopo Palma il Giovane (circa 1548–1628), Christ in Gethsemane — Christ in Gethsemane

Jacopo Palma il Giovane

circa 1590–1605

Ernst Prophète (born 1950, active 1960s–present), but...I dreamt — but...I dreamt

Ernst Prophète

circa 1975

Jane Bunker (born 1945), Genesis — Genesis

Jane Bunker

2005

Gustave Courbet (1819–1877), Soleil Couchant, Marine — Soleil Couchant, Marine

Gustave Courbet

1865 or 1869

Jim Dine (born 1935), Two Boys Looking — Two Boys Looking

Jim Dine

2006

Franz Ludwig Catel (1778–1856), Nuns in the Certosa Cloister, overlooking a Moonlit Sea towards the Faraglioni, Capri — Nuns in the Certosa Cloister, overlooking a Moonlit Sea towards the Faraglioni, Capri

Franz Ludwig Catel

circa 1823

Giovanni Battista Crosato (circa 1697–1758), Christ Brought Before Pilate — Christ Brought Before Pilate

Giovanni Battista Crosato

circa 1720–1730

Neha Choksi (born 1973), Iceboat — Iceboat

Neha Choksi

2012–2013

Nuremberg armorial stained glass roundel — Nuremberg armorial stained glass roundel

1564

landsknecht (mercenary soldier) — landsknecht (mercenary soldier)

circa 1600

Frederick Stuart Church (1842–1924), Blossom and Decay — Blossom and Decay

Frederick Stuart Church

1880s

Taro Izumi (born 1976), Napoléon — Napoléon

Taro Izumi

2009

Lilly Martin Spencer (1822–1902), Baby Chicks — Baby Chicks

Lilly Martin Spencer

1886

Richard Lindner (1901–1978), untitled — untitled

Richard Lindner

1956

Penius Leriche (born 1940), Woman Leading a Blind Man — Woman Leading a Blind Man

Penius Leriche

circa 1970

Meissen Porcelain Factory (active 1710–present), Blindfolded Cupid — Blindfolded Cupid

Meissen Porcelain Factory

1800s

Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902), Sunset on the Plains — Sunset on the Plains

Albert Bierstadt

circa 1887

Rombout van Troyen (1605–1656), The Burning of Troy — The Burning of Troy

Rombout van Troyen

early 1600s–mid 1600s

fireplace grill — fireplace grill

1500s

Elihu Vedder (1836–1923); Chelsea Tile Works, Soul of the Sunflower — Soul of the Sunflower

Elihu Vedder, Chelsea Tile Works

1882

The Annunciation roundel — The Annunciation roundel

circa 1500

Judith holding the head of Holofernes — Judith holding the head of Holofernes

1563

Cenni di Francesco di Ser Cenni (active 1369–1415), Madonna and Child — Madonna and Child

Cenni di Francesco di Ser Cenni

circa 1410–1415

Ward Lockwood (1894–1963), The Possessors — The Possessors

Ward Lockwood

circa 1960

Sassetta (circa 1400–1450), Madonna and Child with Saints — Madonna and Child with Saints

Sassetta

late 1400s

Beatrice Wood (1893–1998), chalice — chalice

Beatrice Wood

1982

Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740–1812), A Shipwreck — A Shipwreck

Philip James de Loutherbourg

circa 1770

Eric Pape (1870–1938), Sun Dappled Entrance, Egypt — Sun Dappled Entrance, Egypt

Eric Pape

1891

Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885), Moonlit Scene with Castle Ruins — Moonlit Scene with Castle Ruins

Carl Spitzweg

mid-late 1800s

Albert Y. Wong (born 1947), untitled — untitled

Albert Y. Wong

1974

Claude Buck (1890–1974), The Conqueror Worm — The Conqueror Worm

Claude Buck

1920

William Fleming (active 1940s–1950s), We Who Are About to Die — We Who Are About to Die

William Fleming

1946

Kuwata Takurō (born 1981), 茶碗 chawan (tea bowl) — 茶碗 chawan (tea bowl)

Kuwata Takurō

2017

Events

November 30, 2023

Tour

HA 166 The Visual Arts of East Asia 17590

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

March 2, 2025

Talk

Eyes on the Art: A Stroll with Museum Security

2:00–3:00PM