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

An installation by Janet Davidson-Hues & Maria Velasco

Standing Amida Buddha by Unknown

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:

Unknown Artist
Japan, circa 1400s
Standing Amida Buddha
wood, lacquer, kirikane
43 x 18 1/8 x 15 3/4 in
(109.2 x 46.1 x 40 cm)

Museum purchase and Gift of Dr. W. Clarke and Barbara Benton Wescoe, 1990.0080

Listen:

  • Standing Amida Buddah
    Voice:
    Stan Lombardo, KU University Honors Program
    Text:
    The Morning Bell Chant, translated by Stanley Lombardo
    Music:
    Morning Bell Chant, sung by Master Seung Sahn, from “Perceive World Sound,” courtesy of Kwan Um Zen Center, Rhode Island