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Kress Foundation, 1973.44." /> <h2 class="mini-feat-headline"><a href="http://smartcollection.uchicago.edu/collections">Explore the collection</a></h2> <div class="mini-feat-desc default-list"><p>The objects in our collection support academic and artistic study, inspire new ideas, and foster reflection and conversation by our diverse audiences. <a href="http://smartcollection.uchicago.edu/collections">Explore the collection online »</a></p></div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="from-blog-wrap"> <div class="from-blog"> <div class="from-blog-art"> <img class="lazy img-responsive hp-blog-img" data-original="https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/smartmuseum/i/blog/Meiji-3D-Model-Wireframe.png?mtime=1711043311" alt="A wireframe model of a statuette" /> <p class="attribute"></p> </div> <div class="from-blog-info"> <h4>From the Blog</h4> <h3><a href="/blog/3d-model-children-and-lion-dancer">3D Model: Children and Lion Dancer</a></h3> <p class="default-list"><p>Use your Android or iOS device to view an augmented reality (AR) model of a small ivory statuette on display in <em>Meiji Modern</em>. </p></p> <h3><a href="/blog/the-religious-experience-of-mark-rothko">The Religious Experience of Mark Rothko</a></h3> <p class="default-list"><p>Can art and the experience of art be divine? Mark Rothko’s <em>No. 2</em> offers alternative ways to think about religion. A Smart Sightings reflection offered in collaboration with the Divinity School’s Martin Marty Center. </p></p> <h3><a href="/blog/caught-between-text-and-image">Caught Between Text and Image</a></h3> <p class="default-list"><p>The juxtaposition of paintings by Il Pordenone and Noël Hallé reflects the conceit of the exhibition: the value and dangers of comparison. A Smart Sightings reflection offered in collaboration with the Divinity School’s Martin Marty Center. </p></p> <h3><a href="/blog/unfurling-color">Unfurling Color</a></h3> <p class="default-list"><p>In an often bloody and fiery world, we must ask how beauty and devastation are construed, how color and valuation are apprehended, and how these considerations will inform us. A Smart Sightings reflection on Sam Gilliam’s <em>Rim</em>, offered in collaboration with the Divinity School’s Martin Marty Center. </p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="hp-bottom-wrap"> <div class="hp-bottom"> <div class="sustain-smart"> <div class="icon-circle support"></div> <div class="icon-text default-list"> <h2><a href="/support/smartpartners/">Support the Smart</a></h2> <p>The Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago opens the world through art and ideas. Join our community. </p> <p><a href="/support/smartpartners/">Give now »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer role="contentinfo"> <div class="f-wrap"> <div class="f-row"> <div class="f-contact"> <address class="vcard"> <span class="museum-name">Smart Museum of Art</span><br /> <span class="url fn org">The University of Chicago</span><br> <span class="adr"><span class="street-address">5550 S. 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