Brosseau Center for Learning: Hot as Hell

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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Brosseau Center for Learning: Hot as Hell
Cara Nordengren, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
July 15, 2025–September 7, 2025
Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This installation celebrates flame, devilry, and all things hot.

Works of art

Soaking Pits, Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Soaking Pits, 1946
The Fall of the Rebel Angels, Jean Mignon
Jean Mignon
The Fall of the Rebel Angels, circa 1545–1555
Variant of Pouring molten steel into ingot molds, Andreas Feininger (1906–1999)
Andreas Feininger (1906–1999)
skeleton figure, Adrian Xuana
Adrian Xuana
skeleton figure, 1986–1996
Chasing the Sun, Zhao Yannian
Zhao Yannian
Ignis (Fire), Maarten de Vos; Nicolaes de Bruyn
Maarten de Vos; Nicolaes de Bruyn
Ignis (Fire), late 1500s
Smoke Drawing, Rockne Krebs
Rockne Krebs
Prairie Fire, John Steuart Curry
John Steuart Curry
Prairie Fire, 1940
Un Eldorado aux Enfers (An 'Eldorado Café' in Hell), Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)
Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)
Le Tribunal de Satan (Satan's Tribunal), Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)
Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)
Plate A4, Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Plate A4, 1568
Motorcyclist Riding Through Flames, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton
Volcano 54, Aaron Siskind
Aaron Siskind
Volcano 54, 1980
L'Enfer (Hell), Jacques Callot
Jacques Callot
Fire, Fire, Jan Telfer
Jan Telfer
Fire, Fire, 2004
devil hand puppet, Hazelle, Inc.
Hazelle, Inc.
devil hand puppet, 1960s–1970s
Forest Fire VII, Donald Holden
Donald Holden
Plate A2, Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Plate A2, 1568
Le Jugement Dernier (The Last Judgement), Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)
Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)
Various Small Fires and Milk, Edward Ruscha
Edward Ruscha
Blast Furnace, Boris Ignatovich
Boris Ignatovich
devil figure, Adrian Xuana
Adrian Xuana
devil figure, 1986–1996
Satan Semant l'Ivraie (Satan Sowing the Tares of Evil), Félicien Joseph Victor Rops
Félicien Joseph Victor Rops
Volcano 67, Aaron Siskind
Aaron Siskind
Volcano 67, 1980
Grass Fire, Paul Hambleton Landacre
Paul Hambleton Landacre
Grass Fire, 1928
Title page (Ignis), Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Pouvoirs de Satan (Satan's Powers), Adolphe Block (1829–1903); Pierre Adolphe Hennetier (1828–1888)
Adolphe Block (1829–1903); Pierre Adolphe Hennetier (1828–1888)
Plate A5, Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Plate A5, 1568
La Torture en Enfer (Torture in Hell), Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)
Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)
Theatre de Satan (Satan's Theater), Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)
Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)
Plate A3, Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Plate A3, 1568
"I don't mind it really...I'm only here to gather material for a book", Rowland Wilson
Rowland Wilson
Bullet through Flame, Schlieren Photograph, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton
Little Hot Diablo, Tony Fitzpatrick; Landfall Press
Tony Fitzpatrick; Landfall Press
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Terry Evans