February 15, 2022
– March 06, 2022
Porcelain is an artistic medium as well as a material substance. It can be used to represent figures and to tell stories in two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms, and its own…
September 23, 2021
– December 12, 2021
Presented as primary source material for the University of Chicago Core sequence “Media Aesthetics,” this exhibition seeks to interrogate the ethical, political, and epistemological debates about images and perception….
July 15, 2021
– December 19, 2021
Presented in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the MacArthur Fellows Program, this multi-site exhibition uses the idea of “the commons” to explore the current socio-political moment, in which questions…
April 09, 2021
– June 13, 2021
How can engaging with an artwork open new ways of thinking? And, what can be experienced in-person that might not manifest virtually?…
April 08, 2021
– June 13, 2021
Passion, violence, and virtue emerge in this exhibition as fundamental, intertwined elements in the artworks of Renaissance Europe….
December 15, 2020
Organized by the Feitler Center for Academic Inquiry , this presentation features clusters of artworks that were selected for individual courses across disciplines at the University of Chicago—ranging from “Diasporic…
December 15, 2020
What does it mean to care for something, someone, or ourselves? Drawing generously from the Smart’s collection, Take Care seeks to unpack matters of care from the personal to the…
December 15, 2020
Generations is a seven-year survey of the distinctive, multi-faceted practice of Berlin-based artist Claudia Wieser….
July 24, 2020
– August 09, 2020
From gunpowder to crystal, and silk to cigarettes, contemporary artists working in China have experimented with various materials, transforming seemingly everyday objects into large-scale artworks…
January 06, 2020
– June 14, 2020
A site-specific installation at Harris Public Policy provides a platform for conversations about public education and the future of the public realm in general….