Displacement

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Displacement
Displacement
Gallery 409, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

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

Exhibition images

Works of art

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
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
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
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)
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
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

Events

February 18, 2023
Activity
Story Zines
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 401 Loo Gallery
April 30, 2023
Activity
Le partage du gateau (Dividing the Cake)
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 401 Loo Gallery
July 13, 2023
Talk
Representing History in the Fifteenth Century
10:15–11:00AM
Spencer Museum of Art
October 5, 2023
Social
Grad Gathering
4:00–6:00PM
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
January 18, 2024
Tour
HA 706 History and Roles of Museum in the U.S.
3:45–4:15PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 401 Loo Gallery, 405 Michaelis Gallery, 406 Stewart Gallery, 407 Kress Gallery
January 27, 2024
Activity
Celebrate Kansas!
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 401 Loo Gallery
June 24, 2024
Activity
Imaginarium: Art Adventure @ KU’s Spencer Museum of Art
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 401 Loo Gallery, 405 Gallery, 406 Stewart Gallery, 407 Kress Gallery
September 12, 2024
Social
Representation, Physical Expression, and Human Connection
4:00–6:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St
November 10, 2024
Talk
Slow Art Sunday
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art
December 19, 2024
Activity
Hearth and Home
3:00–4:00PM
December 19, 2024
Activity
Hearth and Home
5:30–6:30PM
February 18, 2025
Talk
Event Canceled for Weather: In New Orleans Everyone is a Queen!
12:00–1:00PM
February 22, 2025
Activity
Bejeweled
1:00–4:00PM
March 2, 2025
Talk
Eyes on the Art: A Stroll with Museum Security
2:00–3:00PM
April 17, 2025
Social
Student Night at the Spencer Museum of Art
5:00–7:00PM