vanessa german: ET AL, or, The Child Plaintiffs as Power-Figures

On view through July 27, 2025

eight white statutes on pillars
vanessa german, ET AL, or, The Child Plaintiffs as Power-Figures: Courage and Play, Love and Hope, Grace and Compassion, Will and Might, Serenity and Music, Light and Joy, Warrior and Intellect, Creativity and Vision installation view (detail), August 15, 2024 - July 27, 2025, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas. Photo: EG Schempf

The Nerman Museum is hosting a special installation of vanessa german’s work, ET AL, or, The Child Plaintiffs as Power-Figures: Courage and Play, Love and Hope, Grace and Compassion, Will and Might, Serenity and Music, Light and Joy, Warrior and Intellect, Creativity and Vision, courtesy of the artist and Kasmin Gallery, New York.

ET AL, or, The Child Plantiffs as Power-Figures was originally presented as part of CRAVING LIGHT: The Museum of Love and Reckoning. The exhibition, commissioned by ArtsConnect, Topeka, Kansas, coincides with the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. This remarkable artwork considers the legacies of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case that declared segregation in schools unconstitutional.