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Experimental Cinema in Eastern Europe As spaces laden with sociopolitical meanings, both city streets and rural locales feature heavily in East European experimental cinema of the 1950s and 1960s, especially in films that focus on…
Wear bright white as we turn down the lights at this after-hours, EDM-heavy dance party exclusively for UChicago students. Bring your own white tees to deface with neon colors and gnaw on radioactive cupcakes under…
Experimental Cinema in Eastern Europe with Zoran Samardzija As young East European filmmakers of the 1950s and 1960s looked for new forms and ways of engaging their subjects some of them turned to documentary filmmaking…
Drop by and join in the Smart’s free family activities every month! Each Family Day features hands-on art activities designed to inspire children to think about and respond creatively to art and the world around…
Curator Richard A. Born and Professor Reinhold Heller discuss the art on view in the special exhibition Expressionist Impulses. Born is Smart Museum Senior Curator and Interim Chief Curator. Heller is Professor Emeritus in Art…
Drop by and join in the Smart’s free family activities every month! Each Family Day features hands-on art activities designed to inspire children to think about and respond creatively to art and the world around…
UChicago students—prepare for finals amidst inspiring art in the Smart’s galleries. Power outlets, wi-fi, free pizza, coffee, and other late-night study necessities on hand. This be part of a series of special study sessions: on…
Independent curator Kimberly Mims discusses the modern photography from Germany and Central Europe on view in To See in Black and White. Free, but space is limited. Please register in advance.
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Sculpting Infinity: Antony Gormley and the Mindful Object Professor W.J.T. Mitchell will reflect on Infinite Cube (2014), a captivating sculpture comprised of a seemingly endless grid of light in the Smart Museum’s collection. Mitchell will…
Drop by and join in the Smart’s free family activities every month! Each Family Day features hands-on art activities designed to inspire children to think about and respond creatively to art and the world around…