Conversation V: Alternate Realities

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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Conversation V: Alternate Realities
Jessica Lea Johnson, curator
April 4, 2009–July 26, 2009
20/21 Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Is a photograph real? What about a Realist painting? Would you categorize an online virtual world as reality? What about the learning or the human interactions which take place within that world?

Exhibition images

Works of art

Cold Inferno, Francis Bernard Shields (1908–1990)
Francis Bernard Shields (1908–1990)
Cold Inferno, circa 1939
Dreams of the Poet, C. Ronald Bechtle (1924–2014)
C. Ronald Bechtle (1924–2014)
Cleveland Bronner, Orval Hixon (1884–1982)
Orval Hixon (1884–1982)
untitled, Albert Y. Wong (born 1947)
Albert Y. Wong (born 1947)
untitled, 1974
Nellie Martin and Friend, Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922)
Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922)
Beach Group, Sylt, West Germany, Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023)
Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023)
Rene Magritte, Duane Michals (born 1932)
Duane Michals (born 1932)
"Everything we hear we have heard before….", Constantine Manos (born 1934)
Constantine Manos (born 1934)
N.Y. to Frisco: Minutes by Rocket, Alex Ebel (1923–2013)
Alex Ebel (1923–2013)
Carol, Suzanne Klotz (born 1944)
Suzanne Klotz (born 1944)
Carol, 1980
Madame Sperber Group, Jon Blumb (born 1956); Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922)
Jon Blumb (born 1956); Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922)
Right of Assembly, Arthur S. Siegel (1913–1978)
Arthur S. Siegel (1913–1978)
Hot Shot East Bound, Norfolk and Western Railway, O. Winston Link (1911–2001)
O. Winston Link (1911–2001)
Grotesque Self-Portrait of the Artist as a Mute Oracle, William Harper (born 1944)
William Harper (born 1944)
Aya (rattle runner katsina), unrecorded Hopi artist
unrecorded Hopi artist
Aya (rattle runner katsina), mid-late 1900s
Ghost Dance Dress, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940–2025); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Jack Lemon (circa 1935); Steve Campbell; Sarah Pavlus
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940–2025); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Jack Lemon (circa 1935); Steve Campbell; Sarah Pavlus
Night Magic, Kay WalkingStick (born 1935); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Jack Lemon (circa 1935); Steve Campbell; Sarah Pavlus; Marion Karl
Kay WalkingStick (born 1935); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Jack Lemon (circa 1935); Steve Campbell; Sarah Pavlus; Marion Karl
Night Magic, 2001
Nevisian Underground #2, James Casebere (born 1953)
James Casebere (born 1953)
The Hip Hop Project (2), Nikki S. Lee (born 1970)
Nikki S. Lee (born 1970)
Self-portrait in a T.V. Set #1, Janice Atkins (1947–2019)
Janice Atkins (1947–2019)
Portrait of the Artist by Francis Bacon, Richard Hamilton (1922–2011)
Richard Hamilton (1922–2011)
Martha, Loretta Lux (born 1969)
Loretta Lux (born 1969)
Martha, 2004
The Raft, Sarah Anne Johnson (born 1976)
Sarah Anne Johnson (born 1976)
The Raft, 2003–2004
Circleville, Lori Nix (born 1969)
Lori Nix (born 1969)
Circleville, 2000
Train Derailment, Lori Nix (born 1969)
Lori Nix (born 1969)
wayang golek (rod puppet)
wayang golek (rod puppet), late 1800s–1979
nangasohu (chasing star katsina), unrecorded Hopi artist
unrecorded Hopi artist
mask, unrecorded Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) or Salish artist
unrecorded Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) or Salish artist
mask, late 1800s–1926

Resources

Documents

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Media Release