Past Exhibitions : 2014
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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