Upcoming events and recommendations for the next seven days
Tag: Smart Museum
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The Smart Museum wants you to ‘Take Care’
The new exhibit explores caring in all forms and the emotional toll the act can take.
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Smart Museum’s take on ‘Allure of Matter’ spends time on the details
An exhibition in two parts—Part II: The Smart Museum of Art
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Hong Kong artist Samson Young considers cars, houses, and a better tomorrow
His first solo U.S. museum show explores optimism as characterized by the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
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Multimedia composer Samson Young presents music from the 1933 Chicago’s World Fair
The 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, titled A Century of Progress International Exposition, was touted as a celebration of modern innovation, and its grand aspirations were not without merit. Even though it took place during the depths of the Great Depression, it was so successful that its run was extended into 1934. With these events serving […]
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From the Bubbly Creek festival to sculptures made from straws
A roundup of art events happening this weekend
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The Time Is Now! celebrates the black artists of the south side who used their work as a vehicle for social change
The Smart Museum exhibit and companion book provide a valuable historical record of Chicago art between 1960 and 1980.
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Doc Films begins a two-part program of recent Indian documentaries
Previewing two free programs at the University of Chicago film society this month
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Remember that awkward coffee date?
A review of Graze , a new publication about the culture of food.
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Theaster Gates and the art of soul
Theaster Gates’s ritual soul food dinner at his south-side arts initiative, Dorchester Projects
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Chicago is having a moment
An interview with Hamza Walker about the current climate of Chicago’s contemporary art scene.
Posted inNews & Politics
Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: The 800-Pound Gargoyle
The University of Chicago may not be the only force that shaped Hyde Park and Kenwood, but it’s the biggest.
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Fall Arts Guide 2009 Best Bets: Heartland
Curators from the Smart and the Netherlands’ Van Abbemuseum trekked out to backwaters like Detroit and Kansas City to find out what sort of art those crazy middle Americans are up to; the resulting exhibit opens October 1 at the Smart.