A set of “instructions”—inspired by participatory Happenings orchestrated by Fluxus artist Wolf Vostell—will guide you across the University of Chicago campus during this opening celebration for three related exhibitions: Fantastic Architecture (Neubauer Collegium), Concrete Poetry, Concrete Book (Special Collections Research Center), and Vostell Concrete (Smart Museum).

Enjoy a variety of free programs, food, and drinks at the three locations. A free shuttle will run between locations, but please bring your own thermometer.

Free, open to all. 

Presented by the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, Special Collections Research Center, and Smart Museum of Art as part of Concrete Happenings.

The exhibitions and related programming have been made possible in part by the generous support of the Pamela and R. Christopher Hoehn-Saric Exhibition Fund, the Reva and David Logan Foundation, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, the Swiss Benevolent Society, the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, SmartPartners, and Ozinga Bros., Inc.

Image: Wolf Vostell, Chicago Lake Michigan (detail), 1970. Collection unknown. Image source: Betonierungen (Hinwil, Switzerland: Edition Howeg, 1971, n.p.). Art © The Wolf Vostell Estate.