Event Month: April
In conjunction with Kartemquin Films’ 50th anniversary celebration and with the special exhibition Monster Roster at the Smart Museum of…
A Forum on Object-based Learning Examining artwork, rare books, and manuscript materials opens up modes of student learning that are…
New music composed by Ken Vandermark to celebrate the art and artists of the Monster Roster. The concert features music…
This two-part program explores the space between literature and art, war and peace, and land and sea. Delving into representations…
The conservation of Wolf Vostell’s colossal Concrete Traffic (1970)—a 1957 Cadillac covered in concrete—offered intriguing new insights into the life…
Join art historian and classicist Jas’ Elsner for the talk “Classicism and the Transmission of Antiquity.” During the talk, Elsner…
Organized by artist Bethany Collins, this four-hour performance in Mies van der Rohe’s “God Box” presents a chronological retelling of…
In this two-part program presented in collaboration with the University of Chicago Library’s Special Collections Research Center and the Poetry…
Artist Leonardo Drew manipulates materials like wood, rusted iron, and mud to create imposing sculptures that still maintain connections to…
Family Days at the Smart Museum are designed to celebrate the creative potential in all of us. With new projects…