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Congratulations to Zsofi Valyi-Nagy, AB'13, who earned the cover story in the May issue of the leading international art journal @Artforum. @UChicagoAlumni artforum.com/features/zsofi…

“Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan” is a building-wide exhibition and much of it shows a fusion of old and new, traditional and modern, Japanese and foreign. trib.al/A2PadJe

Review: When Japan became modern: Meiji-era art and artifacts are now at Smart Museum trib.al/9yFHEGU

Japan’s Meiji period was “an era of modernization in architecture, fashion, industry, government and art like no other, gloriously evidenced in ‘Meiji Modern.’” ✍️ by Chicago Tribune critic Lori Waxman. chicagotribune.com/2024/05/07/rev…

It's Day 2 of the Meiji Modern symposium w/the Japanese Art Society of America welcoming guests to today's full day program ft. scholars who will reevaluate an artistic period described in terms of both continuity & change, westernization & the invention of Japanese tradition

Symposium: Meiji Art And Visual Culture, Day 1 wraps up @IHouse_Chicago w/ today's keynote speaker, Sato Doshin, answering audience questions incl. interaction w/ Chinese scholars and impacts of Chinese classics on the art during Meiji period

Excited to kick things off NOW w/the symposium on Meiji Art and Visual Culture! This program is co-sponsored w/generous support from a Title VI NRC grant from the @usedgov @GoGlobalED & @SmartUChicago @uchicarteasia @IHouse_Chicago

The exhibition is a well-deserved tribute to Jessica Stockholder, a legendary artist as well as a highly respected educator. On view at Hutchinson Courtyard, on the campus of University of Chicago, through May 5. art.newcity.com/2024/04/30/mus…

THIS WEEKEND! In conjunction w/the @SmartUChicago's Meiji Modern exhibition, join us a we host, "Meiji Art and Visual Culture: A Symposium" @IHouse_Chicago! Together w/@uchicarteasia & w/generous support from a Title VI NRC Grant from @usedgov; MORE: bit.ly/49WwCCo

On 5/2, Experimental Sounds w/Kikù Hibino @SmartUChicago will showcase new work created for the museum, ft. vocal contributions by Matchess (Whitney Johnson) & visual enhancements by Graham Livingston; MORE: bit.ly/49VzZc5

Read @HydeParkHerald's article on the recent, "A Night of Japanese Storytelling with San’yūtei Ponta;" program, co-sponsored w/@IHouse_Chicago, Japan Business Society of Detroit, w/support from NRC Title VI Grant from the @usedgov @GoGlobalED; PICTURES: bit.ly/4d76BCC

Traditional Japanese storytelling comes to Hyde Park hpherald.com/arts_and_enter…

In collaboration with the Smart Museum's Meiji Modern exhibit, we have put together a collection of books that cover the artistic practices and history of Japan around the Meiji period. On the 1st floor of the Reg, available for 7 day check out.

Interested in the art and culture of Japan’s Meiji era? Dr. Chelsea Foxwell provides an insightful overview of the Meiji Modern exhibition and offers reflections on recent curatorial perspectives regarding the art and culture of Japan's Meiji era. youtu.be/Tnuqomwu5zo?si…

May your #Eclipse2024 experience be cheerier/less apocalyptic than the one depicted in Johann Hebestreit's "Prognosticon physicum des Jhars Jhesu Christi 1565"! Call no. BF1783.H43 1565 #RareBooks #Woodcuts #16thCentury

Ruth Duckworth’s massive mural "Clouds Over Lake Michigan" (1976) has become a defining feature in the lobby of Regenstein Library. The mural was inspired by the pioneering work of UChicago meteorologist Tetsuya Fujita. Your Sunday Read: ms.spr.ly/6016c0s08

The @SmartUChicago's new exhibition takes a fresh look at the art of Japan's Meiji era (1868-1912). Showcasing Japan as a case of non-Western modernity, "Meiji Modern" addresses issues surrounding art and identity. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6018cx2ly

TONIGHT celebrate the opening of the exhibition “Jessica Stockholder: For Events” featuring presentations and a toast in honor of the artist on the occasion of her retirement from the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago: events.uchicago.edu/event/231738-o…

TONIGHT at 7pm in the Logan Center Screening Room: The Speculative Archive continues with four films by Cauleen Smith and Ja'Tovia Gary, with Smith and Gary in conversation with Allyson Nadia Field and Christopher Harris. For more information: bit.ly/3Tpy7ly

Dive into the wonderful world of fish and fishing with Librarian Megan and her friends at @SmartUChicago and get inspired by the artworks from Meiji Modern. Learn more: bit.ly/ddstsmoa