Object Roundtables
From 2012 to 2017, the Smart engaged humanities and science faculty in lively discussion around art from the collection as part of the Mellon Program.
These Object Roundtables were grounded by a handful of objects and brief presentations by two to three faculty members. The workshops centered on diverse topics such as material, scale, beauty, and atmosphere. Faculty from over 14 departments participated in the series.
Roundtables
- Yves Klein Blue (November 17, 2017)
- Belonging III (April 25, 2017)
- Belonging II (March 9, 2017)
- Belonging (October 28, 2016)
- Memory II (February 26, 2016)
- Memory (October 23, 2015)
- Atmospheres II (April 24, 2015)
- Atmospheres I (March 3, 2015)
- Twins, Mirrors, Doubles (May 28, 2014)
- Classical, Modern, and Postmodern Across the Disciplines (March 7, 2014)
- Ugly Art and Science (November 15, 2013)
- Darkness and Invisibility (April 30, 2013)
- Magic, Illusion, and the Power of Objects (March 6, 2013)
- Beauty, Symmetry, and Pattern (November 28, 2012)
- Time and Scale (May 8, 2012)
- Metal at Work (April 10, 2012)
Selective Withdrawal
Sidney Nagel, Selective Withdrawal , 2000, Gelatin silver print. Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, Gift of the Department of Art History, University of Chicago, 2011.39.