Wu Hung

Smart Museum celebrates 50 years of examining the world through art Interior view of the Smart Museum

Smart Museum celebrates 50 years of examining the world through art

UChicago’s museum of fine arts reflects on its history and looks ahead to future of collaboration

In Humanities Day keynote, Wu Hung explores the rehabilitation of damaged art Wu Hung at Humanities Day

In Humanities Day keynote, Wu Hung explores the rehabilitation of damaged art

Annual UChicago event highlights work of leading humanities scholars

From the Forbidden City to UChicago, art historian searches for ‘a human perspective’ Art historian Wu Hung sits and smiles next to art carved into a wall

From the Forbidden City to UChicago, art historian searches for ‘a human perspective’

As curator and scholar, Prof. Wu Hung is ‘one of the most influential leaders in art history’

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

House of Hair


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

At LACMA, Chinese artworks zero in on a single material


Can Private Museums Outlast Their Founders?

Can Private Museums Outlast Their Founders?

Prof. Wu Hung to serve as consulting artistic director for international museum partnership


Artnet

Wu Hung honored for helping create field of contemporary Chinese art history Wu Hung seated in small cave

Wu Hung honored for helping create field of contemporary Chinese art history

10 artworks that will change the way you see China

10 artworks that will change the way you see China

Prof. Wu Hung draws upon his book of contemporary Chinese art to discuss 10 works exemplifying country’s recent art movements