{"id":472587,"date":"2026-04-09T08:10:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=472587"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:10:59","slug":"lv-hull-love-is-a-sensation-mississippi-art-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/04\/lv-hull-love-is-a-sensation-mississippi-art-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Love Is a Sensation&#8217; Spotlights the Boundless Creativity of L.V. Hull"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A photograph of artist L.V. Hull holding a hand-painted wooden sign that reads &quot;nothing is dirt cheap anymore&quot; in her garden, outside of her artful home\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-4.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-4-640x516.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-4-960x774.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-4-768x619.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-4-1536x1239.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bruce West, &#8220;Mrs. L.V. Hull, MS, #3.&#8221;  L.V. Hull surrounded by her art\nenvironment and garden in Kosciusko, Mississippi, in 2000. Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art. The sign reads &#8220;Nothing is dirt cheap anymore.&#8221; All images courtesy of the Arts Foundation of Kosciusko and the Mississippi Museum of Art, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">&#8216;Love Is a Sensation&#8217; Spotlights the Boundless Creativity of L.V. Hull<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-09T08:10:59-05:00\">April 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F04%2Flv-hull-love-is-a-sensation-mississippi-art-environment%2F&#038;title=%26%238216%3BLove%20Is%20a%20Sensation%27%20Spotlights%20the%20Boundless%20Creativity%20of%20L.V.%20Hull\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\">\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \">\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"mailto:?subject=%26%238216%3BLove%20Is%20a%20Sensation%27%20Spotlights%20the%20Boundless%20Creativity%20of%20L.V.%20Hull&#038;body=%26%238216%3BLove%20Is%20a%20Sensation%27%20Spotlights%20the%20Boundless%20Creativity%20of%20L.V.%20Hull%20&mdash;%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F04%2Flv-hull-love-is-a-sensation-mississippi-art-environment%2F\" aria-label=\"Email\"  class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\">\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M20,4H4C2.895,4,2,4.895,2,6v12c0,1.105,0.895,2,2,2h16c1.105,0,2-0.895,2-2V6C22,4.895,21.105,4,20,4z M20,8.236l-8,4.882 L4,8.236V6h16V8.236z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \">\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"472587\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\" style=\"\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the little town of Kosciusko, Mississippi, a self-described &#8220;unusual artist&#8221; named <a href=\"https:\/\/lvhull.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">L.V. Hull<\/a> transformed her <a href=\"\/tags\/l-v-hull\">home and garden<\/a> of three-and-a-half decades into an elaborate, continuous artwork. Through found objects and trinkets, paint, and glue she purchased at the local Walmart, the artist created an immersive <a href=\"\/tags\/art-environments\">art environment<\/a>\u2014a riot of color, patterns, and textures in which creativity merged with daily living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of Hull&#8217;s works are currently on view in the show <em>Love Is a Sensation <\/em>at the Mississippi Museum of Art, which celebrates the self-taught artist&#8217;s eclectic approach to materials and space. From vibrantly painted everyday objects to idiosyncratic assemblages, Hull&#8217;s creativity and penchant for collecting knew no bounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-1.jpeg\" alt=\"A sculpture by L.V. Hull of a small artificial Christmas tree that has been covered in various colorful bottles\" class=\"wp-image-472588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-1.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-1-640x802.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-1-960x1202.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-1-768x962.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-1-1226x1536.jpeg 1226w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-1-1635x2048.jpeg 1635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Untitled (n.d.), acrylic paint, plastic and glass bottles, and tabletop Christmas tree, 19 x 12 x 14 inches. Courtesy of the Estate of L.V. Hull, Arts Foundation of Kosciusko. Gift of Kohler Foundation, Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Hull merged art-making and the Southern art of &#8216;visiting&#8217; to craft a creative practice that allowed her to commune with her inner spirit, her Creator, her community, and visitors from around the state, region, and world,&#8221; says a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Black woman from a small Southern community, working within a genre often referred to as folk art, the artist worked outside of the mainstream art world. And like many minorities\u2014especially in rural places\u2014her practice is among those that have been marginalized within the canon, &#8220;resulting in an incomplete account of American creativity and art history,&#8221; the museum says. <em>Love Is a Sensation <\/em>spotlights Hull&#8217;s contributions to not only the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2023\/03\/souls-grown-deep-like-the-rivers\/\">creative legacy of the South<\/a> but the tradition of artist-built environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Love Is a Sensation <\/em>continues through June 14 in Jackson, and it also marks the advent of the new L.V. Hull Legacy Center, which is slated to open to the public this summer. You might also enjoy Tyree Guyton&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/09\/tyree-guyton-detroit-heidelberg-project-environment\/\">Heidelberg Project<\/a> <\/em>in Detroit, plus Jo Farb Hern\u00e1ndez&#8217;s forthcoming book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/products\/architectural-fantasies-artist-built-environments-pre-order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Architectural Fantasies<\/a>, <\/em>which is slated for release on April 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-1.jpg\" alt=\"an installation view with LV Hull's polka dotted objects\" class=\"wp-image-472624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-1-640x470.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-1-960x705.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-1-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-1-1536x1127.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view of &#8216;L.V. Hull: Love Is a Sensation&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-3.jpg\" alt=\"an installation view with LV Hull's polka dotted objects\" class=\"wp-image-472627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-3.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-3-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-3-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view of &#8216;L.V. Hull: Love Is a Sensation&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-5.jpeg\" alt=\"An artwork by L.V. Hull created with colorful paint on a plastic clamshell-shaped object\" class=\"wp-image-472592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-5.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-5-640x602.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-5-960x903.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-5-768x723.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-5-1536x1445.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Untitled (2004), acrylic paint on plastic, 12.5 x 13.5 x 1.5 inches. Courtesy of the Estate of L.V. Hull, Arts Foundation of Kosciusko. Gift of Kohler Foundation, Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-3.jpg\" alt=\"A photograph of artist L.V. Hull sitting in her home, surrounded by knick-knacks and art\" class=\"wp-image-472590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-3.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-3-640x512.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-3-960x768.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-3-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-3-1536x1230.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bruce West, &#8220;Mrs. L.V. Hull Looking at Gift for B.B. King in Her Bedroom.&#8221; L.V. Hull on her bed in her Kosciusko, Mississippi, home in 2003<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-7.jpeg\" alt=\"An artwork by L.V. Hull created with colorful paint on a black straw hat\" class=\"wp-image-472594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-7.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-7-640x459.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-7-960x689.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-7-768x551.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-7-1536x1102.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Untitled (2004), acrylic paint on straw hat, 5.5 x 13 x 13 inches. Courtesy of the Estate of L.V. Hull, Arts Foundation of Kosciusko. Gift of Kohler Foundation, Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-2.jpg\" alt=\"an installation view with LV Hull's polka dotted objects\" class=\"wp-image-472626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-2-640x412.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-2-960x619.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-2-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lv-2-1536x990.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view of &#8216;L.V. Hull: Love Is a Sensation&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-6.jpeg\" alt=\"An artwork by L.V. Hull created with colorful paint on Rock'Em Sock'Em Robot toy\" class=\"wp-image-472593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-6.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-6-640x543.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-6-960x814.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-6-768x651.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-6-1536x1303.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Untitled (n.d.), acrylic paint on Rock\u2019Em Sock\u2019Em Robots toy, 13 x 19 x 13 \u00be inches. Courtesy of the Estate of L.V. Hull, Arts Foundation of Kosciusko. Gift of Kohler Foundation, Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-2.jpeg\" alt=\"A sculpture by L.V. Hull of a small artificial Christmas tree that has been covered in various colorful bottles\" class=\"wp-image-472589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-2.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-2-640x895.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-2-960x1343.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-2-768x1074.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-2-1098x1536.jpeg 1098w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hull-2-1464x2048.jpeg 1464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Untitled (alternate view) (n.d.), acrylic paint, plastic and glass bottles, and tabletop Christmas tree, 19 x 12 x 14 inches. Courtesy of the Estate of L.V. Hull, Arts Foundation of Kosciusko. 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