Past Presence

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Past Presence
Past Presence
Sara Stepp, curator
February 8, 2020–November 24, 2020
Gallery 408, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Past Presence explores the diverse ways that artists since around 1970 have engaged with past events in their work.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Mario Martinez (born 1953); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Jack Lemon (circa 1935); Steve Campbell; Sarah Pavlus; Marion Karl
Eileen Cowin (born 1947)
untitled, 1969–1970
Jasper Johns (born 1930); Universal Limited Art Editions (founded 1957)
Souvenir, 1970
Dotty Attie (born 1938)
Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840–1882)
Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010)
Untitled, 1991
Liu Hung (1948–2021)
Bound Foot, 1992
Kara Walker (born 1969); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004)
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940–2025)
Gerhard Richter (born 1932)
Craig J. Barber (born 1947)
Craig J. Barber (born 1947)
Juan Genovés (1930–2020)
Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993)
Lapp Princess Press, LTD in association with Printed Matter, Inc.; Victor Burgin (born 1941)
Family, 1977
Terry Adkins (1953–2014)
Roost, 1991
Tacita Dean (born 1965)
Floh, 2001
Nancy Loo Bjorge
necklace, 1974
Saul Chernick (born 1975)
Edouard Jean (born 1953, active 1972–present)
Chris Pappan (born 1971)
Touch the Clouds... Take 1, November, 2010
Tang Maohong (born 1975)
Vivan Sundaram (1946–2023)
Lovers, 2001
Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (born 1964)
Daughter/Daughter, 2008–2009
Diego Romero (born 1964, active circa 1986–present); Landfall Press (active 2004–present)
Marla A. Jackson (born 1952)
Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Aaron Renier (born 1977)
Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Un Mundo Feliz (active 2003–present)
Arman (1928–2005)

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