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Dialogue with the Director – Stop Look Listen Stop // Look // Listen

An installation by Janet Davidson-Hues & Maria Velasco

Hanging in the Balance by Wendell Castle

Stop:

The Spencer Museum of Art has MP3 players available with the audio pieces for this exhibition. Due to the limited number, we encourage patrons to download and sync to their personal players if possible.

Look:

Wendell Castle
United States, born 1932
Hanging in the Balance, 2002
jelutong wood, bronze

Museum purchase: Helen Foresman Spencer Art Acquisition Fund, 2003.0016

Listen:

  • Hanging in the Balance
    Voice:
    Janet Rose, Writer/Mezzo-Soprano
    Text:
    “My Ten Adopted Rules of Thumb”, by Wendell Castle
    Music:
    Kip Haaheim, KU Department of Music and live recordings of museum sounds