Art and Attention: An Interdisciplinary Conference

We are pleased to announce that Art and Attention: An Interdisciplinary Conference will take place in person on April 8-9, 2022 at the University of Chicago.

Architectural Sketching w/ architect Joel Berman

In-person workshop with materials provided.

During Open Studio, with food to follow. Meet at MADD Center (Crerar Library, 1st floor) by 5:10 PM to participate. Participation in all of both sessions (another session on February 23) strongly encouraged.

Please contact An Trinh (trinhhanhan@) if you have questions about this event.

Architectural Sketching w/ architect Joel Berman

In-person workshop with materials provided.

During Open Studio, with food to follow. Meet at MADD Center (Crerar Library, 1st floor) by 5:10 PM to participate. Participation in all of both sessions (another session on March 2) strongly encouraged.

Please contact An Trinh (trinhhanhan@) if you have questions about this event.

Wu Hung Awarded CAA 2022 Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award for Writing on Art

Congratulations to Wu Hung (Harrie A.

Department of Art History Design Students Win $1.5 Million Grant for Proposal to Build Outdoor Infrastructure for Claremont Public School

The class "Children & Architecture", a studio/seminar hybrid course based in the Art History department and the Architectural Studies minor, completed two successful collaborations this fall with nearby schools. The first, in October 2021, asked UChicago students in the class to design and build sets of blocks, which they brought into the Lab School preschool for their "midterm" to play with, with the children there.

Porcelain, Material Culture, and Embodiment Panel with Q&A

Moderator: Wu Hung (UChicago)
Panelists: Meredith Martin (NYU), Judith Zeitlin (UChicago), Alicia Caticha (Northwestern), Ellen Huang (ArtCenter College of Design)

Registration required. REGISTER

Neil Harris on Paris 1925: French Illustrated Books Go to the Deco Fair

Books were everywhere at the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris.

Until now, little has been written about their actual exhibition. This highly illustrated presentation will explore the variety of the work displayed, and suggest some strategies employed by the publishers.

OI Museum Special Exhibition Lecture, "Persepolis After Lindon Smith: The Modernist Afterlife of the Ruins," with Talinn Grigor

This lecture is in connection with the OI Museum Special Exhibition, Joseph Lindon Smith: The Persepolis Paintings, on display January 27–August 28, 2022: https://oi100.uchicago.edu/jls