Past Exhibitions
Asian Art (2015–2016)
Janis Kanter and Thomas McCormick Gallery
The Asian collection encompasses a rich variety of forms, materials, and functions, ranging from millennia-old ritual objects to contemporary photography.
European Art (2015–2016)
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 (2015–2016)
Robert and Joan Feitler Gallery
The contemporary collection reflects the rich diversity of recent art. In 2015–2016, the contemporary gallery will be the site of several special projects.
Objects and Voices: A Collection of Stories
February 12–June 21, 2015
Through a series of micro-exhibitions curated by a diverse roster of collaborators, Objects and Voices reveals the multiple ways we work with, learn from, and enjoy objects of art.
GalleryX
September 27, 2014–June 21, 2015
GalleryX is a flexible, open space at the center of the Museum that will serve as a hub for creative discussions and experiences of all sorts during the Smart's 40th anniversary
Carved, Cast, Crumpled: Sculpture All Ways
September 27–December 21, 2014
This immersive exhibition investigates the essential qualities of three-dimensional art across historical and cultural contexts, questioning what it means to be in the presence of an object.
Serial Drawings: Robert Barnes, Barbara Rossi, Robert Lucy
July 1–August 31, 2014
This collection-based exhibition considers three sets of drawings by three generations of artists associated with Chicago
Imaging/Imagining: The Body as Art
March 25 – June 22, 2014
Organized by physicians at the University of Chicago, this exhibition gathers images of the body from a range of historical periods
Inspired by the Opera: Contemporary Chinese Photography and Video
February 13–June 15, 2014
Since the mid 1990s, a number of Chinese artists have incorporated the visual vocabulary of Chinese opera into new art forms.
Performing Images: Opera in Chinese Visual Culture
February 13 – June 15, 2014
During the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties, opera lay at the heart of Chinese social and ritual life.