A group of students sit in a white room filled with white art. The class clusters around a piece by Robert Ryman, who painted almost exclusively white paintings. Seated beneath the painting, co-teachers, Prof. Christine Mehring and Orianna Cacchione, gesture upward, prompting students to look closely. Look at the brush strokes. Is this really all white? What does the white allow you to see more of?
Read MoreThe first show at the Smart Museum dedicated to the art of the early modern period in over a decade, Lust, Love, and Loss in Renaissance Europe examines the role and implications of domestic art created between 1400 and 1700.
Read MoreWhile the public health consequences of the pandemic have been among the most acute, the novel coronavirus has left no domain untouched: The arts have pivoted to virtual performances and programs, religious communities have found new ways to offer services, and lawyers have had to think differently about the government’s role in mitigating the crisis.
Read MoreThese PPE supplies would normally be used to clean mold spores from medieval manuscripts, protect researchers from particles of preserved skeletons, and reshape galleries to fit new exhibitions of modern art. Today, they’re helping to save lives.
Read MoreIn ‘The Allure of Matter,’ Professor Wu Hung traces the concept of “material art," or caizhi yishu, through four decades of artistic development in China.
Read MoreDownload a map to your phone to lead you around the Chicago Sound Show on UChicago’s campus.
Read MoreLocal poet and actor Spencer Diaz Tootle responds with a poem to Cross Currents / Intercambio Cultural at the Smart Museum.
Read MoreWhat the sculpture means for public art and interdisciplinary discourse at UChicago.
Read MoreAn introduction to the first in a series of exhibitions designed by the Feitler Center at the Smart Museum of Art.
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