UChicago Arts

The arts are central to the mission of the University of Chicago. With a strong tradition of cross-disciplinary practices, intricately mixed with intellectual curiosity and creative energy, the University fosters a bustling arts community on Chicago’s South Side.

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Nuclear Thresholds Sculpture

Art installation reflects on world’s first chain reaction

Harold Mendez's 3D-printed funerary pot, a replica of a Chimú artifact

A 3D-printed pot that talks? How an artist injects life into archaeology

Smart Museum visitors admire gu wenda's "united nations: american code," made of human hair.

From cigarettes to human hair: Exhibition uses materials to explore Chinese art

House of Hair


Peter Ablinger and Gray Center director Seth Brodsky listen to 'Music's Over'

Experimental composer channels The Doors during UChicago residency

A detailed shot of Xu Bing's "1st Class," which uses cigarettes to mimic a tiger-skin rug.

U.S.-China Forum, exhibition to explore Chinese contemporary art

At LACMA, Chinese artworks zero in on a single material


Seattle Right Angles Propped

Newest public art on campus is ‘meant to get in your way’

New Signs On The Block


Artist and activist Ai Weiwei to screen, discuss new film April 29 at UChicago

Honey

Sweet Honey in the Rock appointed UChicago ensemble-in-residence