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Art in the Grove enlivens the historic green space at the heart of KU’s Lawrence campus through two site-specific commissions associated with Kansas City’s Open Spaces: Expanded Field.
Artist team Judith G. Levy, Jason Zeh, and David Ross installed a series of benches that wrap around or “hug” trees in the Grove and in front of the Museum. Titled CHIPKO, the Hindi word for hugging, the installation was inspired by women in a village in Uttar Pradesh, India, who, in 1973, hugged trees to prevent them from being cut down by loggers. Two of the bench installations include audio created from synthetic and natural sounds collected from the Grove. Energy for the audio ... view more »
ADMISSION INFO
Free Admission.
INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*
Additional time info:
Marvin Grove behind the Spencer Museum of Art is open from dawn until dusk.
Spencer Museum Gallery hours are:
- Monday: Closed
- Tues: 10am-4pm
- Wed & Thurs: 10am-8pm
- Friday & Sat: 10am-4pm
- Sun: noon-4pm
LOCATION
1301 Mississippi St., KS