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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art acknowledges it resides on the ancestral territory of the Osage, Kaw, and Otoe-Missouria, among other tribal nations forcibly moved to the region such as the Shawnee, Wyandot, Delaware, Potawatomi, Sac and Fox and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) nations. We recognize and support the continued vibrancy of Native communities and cultures today who continue to thrive, as well as the inherent sovereignty of tribal nations. We are compelled to serve and advocate for these communities in accordance with our public mission.

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This exhibition of works from the Permanent Collection of the Kemper Museum was inspired by the poem “Autumn Twilight, Dwelling Among Mountains” by the eighth-century Chinese poet Wang Wei.

The poem describes nature’s introduction of the twilight atmosphere— new rains, moonlight through the trees, wind through the bamboo leaves, and withering blossoms. Just as the words of Wei’s poem elicit images of a landscape, the selected works on view show the artists’ attention to light and composition.

Both poem and works in the exhibition depict nuances in the progression of time from day to night and explore the mood, transitional energy, and light conveyed in these twilight hours.
  

AUTUMN TWILIGHT,
 DWELLING AMONG MOUNTAINS
 In empty mountains after the new rains,
 it’s late. Sky-ch’i has brought autumn—

bright moon incandescent in the pines,
 crystalline stream slipping across rocks.

Bamboo rustles: homeward washerwomen.
 Lotuses waver: a boat gone downstream.

Spring blossoms wither away by design,
 but a distant recluse can stay on and on.

Autumn Twilight, Dwelling Among Mountains

Susanne Kühn
 Anne geht Baden (Anne Goes Swimming), 2005
 oil on canvas
 86 1/2 x 62 3/4 inches
 Gift of Dean Valentine and Amy Adelson, 2009.19