Past Exhibitions : 2016
Jessica Stockholder: Rose’s Inclination
September 12, 2015 – August 13, 2017
In a site-specific installation, Jessica Stockholder intersects the Smart’s threshold with a wave of color and texture.
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.
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.
Contemporary Art
July 28, 2016–June 11, 2017
The Smart Museum's contemporary collection reflects the rich diversity of recent art.
European Art
August 16, 2016–June 25, 2017
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.
Asian Art
July 12, 2016–June 25, 2017
The Asian collection encompasses a rich variety of forms, materials, and functions, ranging from millennia-old ritual bronzes to contemporary photography.
Modern Art and Design
August 2, 2016–July 9, 2017
The modern gallery features European and American painting, sculpture, and decorative arts dating from the 1880s to the early 1960s.
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.
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.
Conversations with the Collection: Belonging
August 16, 2016–July 9, 2017
Collection-based project on the theme of belonging mixes works from across cultures and eras.