The Spencer Museum of Art finished reinstalling the vandalized and stolen panels from the “Native Hosts” installation by KU Alumni Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds on Wednesday,
The Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas is pictured on April 21, 2021.
Cassandra Mesick Braun could not have predicted in 2017 that the health-centric art exhibit she was curating would come to fruition during a pandemic.
But four years later and one year into the COVID-19 crisis, her exhibit on display now at the Spencer Museum of Art, “Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body,” exemplifies that art is always relevant to the human experience.
In a time when bodies are “under constant threat” due to the pandemic, Mesick Braun and the team at the University of Kansas museum are inviting visitors to engage with art that contributes to the understanding of the human body.
The Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas has reopened with two new exhibitions that address health and the human body, relevant topics amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Curator Cassandra Mesick Braun has been interested in art related to human health for approximately six years. To create these exhibitions, she attended various conferences, researched the museumâs existing art collection, and met with contemporary artists who were also interested in health and the human body.
The KU Spencer Museum of Art reopened to the public in November for the first time since closing in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visitors are allowed by reservation only to ensure safety protocols.Â