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Exhibition

Past Presence

Sara Stepp, curator

Gallery 408, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Past Presence explores the diverse ways that artists since around 1970 have engaged with past events in their work.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Mario Martinez (born 1953); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Jack Lemon (circa 1935); Steve Campbell; Sarah Pavlus; Marion Karl, Scottsdale Yaquis: Generations — Scottsdale Yaquis: Generations

Mario Martinez, Landfall Press, Jack Lemon, Steve Campbell, Sarah Pavlus, Marion Karl

2001

Eileen Cowin (born 1947), untitled — untitled

Eileen Cowin

1969–1970

Jasper Johns (born 1930); Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957), Souvenir — Souvenir

Jasper Johns, Universal Limited Art Editions

1970

Dotty Attie (born 1938), The Traveling Conjuror and His Troupe — The Traveling Conjuror and His Troupe

Dotty Attie

1978

Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840–1882), Shoshone Falls, Upper Terrace — Shoshone Falls, Upper Terrace

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

1868

Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010), Untitled — Untitled

Louise Bourgeois

1991

Liu Hung (1948–2021), Bound Foot — Bound Foot

Liu Hung

1992

Kara Walker (born 1969); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004), Li'l Patch of Woods — Li'l Patch of Woods

Kara Walker, Landfall Press

1997

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940–2025), Ode to Chief Seattle — Ode to Chief Seattle

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

1991

Gerhard Richter (born 1932), Bahnhof (Hannover) — Bahnhof (Hannover)

Gerhard Richter

1967

Craig J. Barber (born 1947), As We Searched, Children Played — As We Searched, Children Played

Craig J. Barber

1998

Craig J. Barber (born 1947), Mekong Central — Mekong Central

Craig J. Barber

1998

Juan Genovés (1930–2020), El Lugar y El Tiempo (The Place and the Time) — El Lugar y El Tiempo (The Place and the Time)

Juan Genovés

1971

Mark Klett (born 1952), Demo print for Shoshone Falls, Snake River Canyon, Idaho — Demo print for Shoshone Falls, Snake River Canyon, Idaho

Mark Klett

1978

Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993), untitled (1914/VERDUN/1918) — untitled (1914/VERDUN/1918)

Elizabeth Layton

1984

Lapp Princess Press, LTD in association with Printed Matter, Inc.; Victor Burgin (born 1941), Family — Family

Lapp Princess Press, LTD in association with Printed Matter, Inc., Victor Burgin

1977

Terry Adkins (1953–2014), Roost — Roost

Terry Adkins

1991

Tacita Dean (born 1965), Floh — Floh

Tacita Dean

2001

Nancy Loo Bjorge, necklace — necklace

Nancy Loo Bjorge

1974

Saul Chernick (born 1975), Book of Windows — Book of Windows

Saul Chernick

2011

Edouard Jean (born 1953, active 1972–present), Dessalines Receives Pétion and Wife Algaïde — Dessalines Receives Pétion and Wife Algaïde

Edouard Jean

circa 1970

Chris Pappan (born 1971), Touch the Clouds... Take 1 — Touch the Clouds... Take 1

Chris Pappan

November, 2010

Tang Maohong (born 1975), Silent Film 2 — Silent Film 2

Tang Maohong

2009

Vivan Sundaram (1946–2023), Lovers — Lovers

Vivan Sundaram

2001

Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (born 1964), Daughter/Daughter — Daughter/Daughter

Annu Palakunnathu Matthew

2008–2009

Diego Romero (born 1964, active circa 1986–present); Landfall Press (active 2004–present), Don’t Shoot Diego — Don’t Shoot Diego

Diego Romero, Landfall Press

2015

Marla A. Jackson (born 1952), Langston Hughes — Langston Hughes

Marla A. Jackson

2018

Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Aaron Renier (born 1977), The Haitian Revolution — The Haitian Revolution

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Aaron Renier

2010

Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Un Mundo Feliz (active 2003–present), Matilde Landa — Matilde Landa

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Un Mundo Feliz

2014

Arman (1928–2005), I Lost my Childhood in the South Seas — I Lost my Childhood in the South Seas

Arman

1964

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