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Displacement invites visitors to consider acts of positioning, placement, and relocation as they relate to objects, peoples, and meanings.

Works of art

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), cabinet with shelves and books for dollhouse — cabinet with shelves and books for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), wing chair for dollhouse — wing chair for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), footstool for dollhouse — footstool for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), large bureau for dollhouse — large bureau for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), fireplace for dollhouse — fireplace for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), round table for dollhouse — round table for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), side table for dollhouse — side table for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), chair for dollhouse — chair for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), chair for dollhouse — chair for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), bowl for dollhouse — bowl for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), cup for dollhouse — cup for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), canopy bed for dollhouse — canopy bed for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), mirror for dollhouse — mirror for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), small bureau for dollhouse — small bureau for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), reproduction of The Swing (1767) by Jean-Honoré Fragonard for dollhouse — reproduction of The Swing (1767) by Jean-Honoré Fragonard for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), fireplace for dollhouse — fireplace for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), chair for dollhouse — chair for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), pitcher for dollhouse — pitcher for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), bowl for dollhouse — bowl for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), washstand for dollhouse — washstand for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Chris Pappan (born 1971), Displaced Peoples 2 — Displaced Peoples 2

Chris Pappan

2011

Wenda Gu (born 1955), Metamorphoses — Metamorphoses

Wenda Gu

2004

John Steuart Curry (1897–1946), sketch for Tragic Prelude I (John Brown) — sketch for Tragic Prelude I (John Brown)

John Steuart Curry

1937

John Steuart Curry (1897–1946), sketch for Tragic Prelude II (The Plainsman, Coronado, Padre Padilla) — sketch for Tragic Prelude II (The Plainsman, Coronado, Padre Padilla)

John Steuart Curry

1937

Luca Giordano (1634–1705), David Taking the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem — David Taking the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem

Luca Giordano

circa 1692–1702

half capital with birds and vines — half capital with birds and vines

late 1100s

capital with foliage and figures — capital with foliage and figures

late 1100s

Circle of Ignaz Günther (active late 1700s), Saint Cosmas — Saint Cosmas

Circle of Ignaz Günther

circa 1750–1765

Circle of Ignaz Günther (active late 1700s), Saint Damian — Saint Damian

Circle of Ignaz Günther

circa 1750–1765

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), Doll House — Doll House

Yinka Shonibare

2002

Master of Frankfurt Workshop (1460–circa 1533), Descent from the Cross — Descent from the Cross

Master of Frankfurt Workshop

circa 1515–1518

Warrior Haniwa — Warrior Haniwa

late 400s, Kofun period (250 CE–552 CE)

Wayne Thiebaud (1920–2021), Around the Cake — Around the Cake

Wayne Thiebaud

1962

Sam-Ilus (born 1979), Le partage du gateau (Dividing the Cake) — Le partage du gateau (Dividing the Cake)

Sam-Ilus

2013

Head of a bodhisattva — Head of a bodhisattva

1100s–1200s, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)

tomb tile — tomb tile

circa 200 CE, Eastern Han dynasty (25 CE–220 CE)

equestrian warrior roof finial — equestrian warrior roof finial

1600s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

equestrian warrior roof finial — equestrian warrior roof finial

1600s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

unrecorded Nupe artist, set of four door panels — set of four door panels

unrecorded Nupe artist

late 1800s–1975

Tilman Riemenschneider (circa 1460–1531), Madonna and Child on the Crescent Moon — Madonna and Child on the Crescent Moon

Tilman Riemenschneider

circa 1500–1501

Gillis van Tilborgh (circa 1625–circa 1678), A Picture Gallery — A Picture Gallery

Gillis van Tilborgh

1660–1670

Master of the Apollini Sacrum (active 1480–1500), The Assassination of Julius Caesar — The Assassination of Julius Caesar

Master of the Apollini Sacrum

late 1400s

Hunting Scene — Hunting Scene

circa 2500 BCE, Old Kingdom (circa 2575 BCE–2150 BCE)

unrecorded Cheyenne artist, pair of beaded moccasins — pair of beaded moccasins

unrecorded Cheyenne artist

late 1800s–1915

Serge Jolimeau (born 1952), Sea Goddesses — Sea Goddesses

Serge Jolimeau

1972–1976

Yeesookyung (born 1963), Translated Vase — Translated Vase

Yeesookyung

2009

Konoike Tomoko (born 1960), 獣の皮を被り草の編みもの Donning Animal Skins and Braided Grass — 獣の皮を被り草の編みもの Donning Animal Skins and Braided Grass

Konoike Tomoko

2011

Assaf Evron (born 1977), Untitled (E-Rice-luv.icc) — Untitled (E-Rice-luv.icc)

Assaf Evron

2019

Assaf Evron (born 1977), Untitled (E-Rice-LAB.icc) — Untitled (E-Rice-LAB.icc)

Assaf Evron

2014

Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds (born 1954), Kaw — Kaw

Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds

2018

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), reproduction of Diary of a Victorian Dandy: 14.00 Hours (1998) by Yinka Shonibare for dollhouse — reproduction of Diary of a Victorian Dandy: 14.00 Hours (1998) by Yinka Shonibare for dollhouse

Yinka Shonibare

2002