Past Exhibitions
Classicisms
February 16–June 11, 2017
This exhibition traces the shifting parameters of classicism from antiquity to the early 20th century
Vostell Concrete 1969–1973
January 17–June 11, 2017
Exhibition explores the ways in which leading Fluxus artist Wolf Vostell used concrete as an actual material and artistic motif in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
There was a whole collection made: Photography from Lester and Betty Guttman
September 22–December 30, 2016
Drawing on a recent bequest to the Museum, this exhibition presents several hundred photographic works that span the very earliest days of the medium to the near-present day.
In Anticipation of Belonging
July 5–August 18, 2016
The Smart joins together with cultural and community partners to think critically and creatively about what it means to belong.
Prints and Privacy
June 28–August 14, 2016
Organized by UChicago students, this exhibition examines the ways in which European printmaking was closely associated with the private sphere.
Asian Art (2016–2017)
Janis Kanter and Thomas McCormick Gallery
The Asian collection encompasses a rich variety of forms, materials, and functions, ranging from millennia-old ritual bronzes to contemporary photography.
European Art (2016–2017)
Edward A. and Inge Maser Gallery
The Smart Museum’s European collection ranges from antiquity to the nineteenth century, with particular strengths in works on paper as well as Renaissance painting, sculpture, and decorative arts.
Contemporary Art (2016–2017)
Robert and Joan Feitler Gallery
The Smart Museum's contemporary collection reflects the rich diversity of recent art.
Monster Roster: Existentialist Art in Postwar Chicago
February 11–June 12, 2016
This exhibition provides the definitive introduction to Chicago’s first artistic movement, the Monster Roster.
Monster Roster: Antecedents and Influences
February 11–June 12, 2016
This intimate exhibition brings together the kinds of works of art, both ancient and modern, that Monster Roster artists studied and appreciated.