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Exhibitions

A tall vase decorated with peacock feathers

Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan

March 21–June 9, 2024

This landmark exhibition takes a fresh look at the art of Japan’s Meiji era (1868–1912), four remarkable decades that propelled the country into the modern era.

A grid of white blinds are suspended against a blue wall

Haegue Yang: Quasi-Legit

September 22, 2022–June 9, 2024

Haegue Yang’s newly commissioned artwork—the artist’s first large-scale installation in Chicago—dislodges venetian blinds from their typical function as window coverings to create a monumental white grid suspended in front of a soaring blue wall in the Smart Museum’s lobby.

Sculpture Garden

Vera and A. D. Elden Sculpture Garden

The outdoor sculpture garden features work by Scott Burton, Jene Highstein, Richard Hunt, Arnaldo Pomodoro, and Richard Serra.