No-Man’s-Land
From publicly posted calendar Checked 7 hours ago
About this event
One of 37 upcoming events at Knoxville Museum of Art.
No-Man’s-Land | August 13 – November 8, 2026 Opening Reception Thursday, August 13th – 5:30 PM Inspired by the visionary work of Kentucky coal-miner-turned-evangelist Harrison Mayes after he experienced a life-changing epiphany, No-Man’s-Land explores genres, beings, and geographies that exceed singular definition. Born in Tennessee in 1898, Mayes’ placed concrete beacons across the country, with plans for them to reach outer space, and beyond. He installed these markers in so-called “no-man’s-land”—narrow, ambiguous strips of land between state and private property where no one authority could claim jurisdiction. This exhibition looks to artists who work in similarly uncharted territory. Bringing together contemporary practices that move through the borderlands between bodies, spiritual traditions, cultures, countries, and planets, No-Man’s-Land considers how art inhabits and transforms these thresholds, envisioning new ways of being in the spaces between. Featured Artists (alphabetically): Seba Calfuqueo Ada Friedman Guillermo Galindo Eddie Owens Martin (St. EOM) Harrison Mayes Erin Jane Nelson Sarah M. Rodriguez Suzanne Treister Saya Woolfalk Joseph Elmer Yoakum *See below for Artist’s Bios This exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of our sponsors: McCarty, Holsaple, McCarty Architects, Inc., Vicki S. Kinser & John Jarnagin, Debbie & Jimmy Jones, and Susan French
