Franklin D. Murphy Lecture Series: Land and Sovereignty: The Foundation for Public Art and Studio Practice

Event date, time, and location

December 1, 2021

5:15–6:15PM

Event description

Internationally recognized artist and KU alum Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds speaks about issues of place and power in his art. Five text-based panels from his “Native Hosts” series are installed in front of the Spencer Museum and were selected as this year’s KU Common Work of Art. “Native Hosts” is just one example of Heap of Birds’s thought-provoking public interventions that acknowledge the historical displacement of Native Americans from their homelands and the contemporary presence of Native Americans across the Americas and the world.

Co-sponsors: History of Art DEAI Student Committee, Kress Foundation Department of Art History, Spencer Museum of Art, Haskell Indian Nations University, and KU First Nations Student Association