No-Man's-Land Explores Borderlands at Knoxville Museum of Art Through November 8, 2026
The Knoxville Museum of Art, located in Knoxville, Tennessee, is showcasing No-Man's-Land, an exhibition that will run until November 8, 2026. This display is inspired by Harrison Mayes, a Tennessee-born coal miner who became an evangelist in 1898. Featured works include Parade Jacket and Bicycle from the Museum of Appalachia. Additionally, Guillermo Galindo's Ropófono (2013), crafted from wood, contact microphones, and clothing of immigrants, is sourced from the Rollins Museum of Art. Two drawings by Joseph Elmer Yoakum, titled Mt Tara Piva Near Bilfel Montenegro Proviance (1967) and Twin Crater Mts Near Lima Peru, are part of Christina Ramberg and Phil Hanson's collection. The exhibition delves into modern practices at the intersections of bodies, cultures, and planets.
Key facts
- No-Man's-Land is on view at the Knoxville Museum of Art in Knoxville, Tennessee through November 8, 2026
- The exhibition is inspired by Kentucky coal-miner-turned-evangelist Harrison Mayes, who was born in Tennessee in 1898
- Mayes placed concrete beacons across the country, planning for them to reach outer space and beyond
- Mayes installed his markers in "no-man's-land," narrow strips between state and private property where no single authority could claim jurisdiction
- Harrison Mayes's Parade Jacket and Bicycle are lent by the Museum of Appalachia
- Guillermo Galindo's Ropófono (2013) is made of wood, contact microphones and immigrants' clothing and belongs to the Rollins Museum of Art, purchased via the Michel Roux Acquisition Fund
- Two Joseph Elmer Yoakum drawings are shown from the collection of Christina Ramberg and Phil Hanson, one stamped 1967
- The exhibition text frames the show around art that inhabits thresholds between bodies, spiritual traditions, cultures, countries and planets
Entities
Artists
- Harrison Mayes
- Guillermo Galindo
- Joseph Elmer Yoakum
- Christina Ramberg
- Phil Hanson
- Michel Roux
Institutions
- Knoxville Museum of Art
- Museum of Appalachia
- Rollins Museum of Art
- Michel Roux Acquisition Fund
- Burnaway
Locations
- Knoxville
- United States
- Tennessee
- Kentucky
- Yugoslavia
- Montenegro
- Asia
- Lima
- Peru
Sources
- Burnaway —