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Constance DeJong

Constance DeJong

Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Constance DeJong and Tony Oursler, Relatives, 1988, performance view at the Kitchen, New York, 2018. Constance DeJong and Tony Oursler, Relatives, 1988,…

Alice Notley

Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Notley has published over 25 books of poetry, including Grave of Light: New and Selected Poems 1970-2005 (2006), awarded the Lenore Marhsall Poetry Prize;…

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watery, domestic

Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

This panel discussion will feature artists in the exhibition Jay Heikes, Joe del Pesco, Brian Jungen, Christine Tarkowski, Conrad Bakker, Mindy Schwartz,…

Hung Q. Tu

Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Born in Vietnam and raised in San Diego, Tu is the author of two highly praised volumes, Verisimilitude (Atelos Press) and Structures of Feeling (Krupskaya…

Hand-Woven Textiles

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

The Renaissance Society is a contemporary art museum free and open to the public.

In. Practice

In. Practice

Fri, Nov 20, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Heimo Zobernig, installation view, 1996 Heimo Zobernig, installation view, 1996 The University of Chicago As the Renaissance Society enters our second century,…

Centennial: A History of the Renaissance Society, 1915-2015

Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Logan Center for the Arts Performance Penthouse, 9th floor 915 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 Raise a toast to the Renaissance Society with us at the launch of…

David Grubbs & Susan Howe

Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Renaissance Society favorites poet Howe and musician Grubbs return for their third visit (see their 2012 performance, Frolic Architecture here). Here they…

Kim Rosenfield and Karen Weiser

Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Kim Rosenfield is a poet and psychotherapist. Rosenfield is the author of three books of genre/ blurring language; Good Morning-Midnight- (Roof Books 2001),…

The State and the Work of Art

Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Eric Slauter is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at The University of Chicago. His current book project, The State as a Work of Art: Cultures…

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Free-Falling

Sun, Nov 22, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Tom Gunning, Professor of Art History and Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago, will conduct an informal discussion with the artist during the…

Peter Fischli and David Weiss

Sun, Nov 22, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

The Renaissance Society is a contemporary art museum free and open to the public.

Night of Cries: A Rural Tragedy

Sun, Nov 22, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

There will be a continuous screening of Tracey Moffatt’s short film Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4:00 pm in Cobb Hall…

Adam Zagajewski

Sun, Nov 22, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Poet, novelist, essayist Adam Zagajewski, (born 1945) is considered one of the “Generation of ‘68” or “New Wave” writers in Poland; his early work was protest…

Le Million (1931), Rene Clair

Mon, Nov 23, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

The Renaissance Society has great pleasure in extending its interest in the arts to include some of the fine current talking motion pictures in its program and…

Suicide Narcissus

Mon, Nov 23, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Hamza Walker will lead a discussion with Paul Petritsch and Lucy Skaer, two artists featured in the current exhibition, Suicide Narcissus. Suicide Narcissus:…

Tracey Moffat

Mon, Nov 23, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

The Renaissance Society is a contemporary art museum free and open to the public.

Krapfen

Mon, Nov 23, 2026 • 3:00 PM · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Diego Marcon, Krapfen, 2025, installation view, The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago. Photo by Bob. Diego Marcon, Krapfen, 2025, installation…

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Maria Nordman

Tue, Nov 24, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

The University of Chicago’s Social Sciences Building, 1155 East 60th St. Performance by Maria Nordman, in accompaniment to her exhibition of drawings/plans, at…

Paintings and Drawings

Tue, Nov 24, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

The Renaissance Society is a contemporary art museum free and open to the public.

Ballet Mécanique (1924)

Tue, Nov 24, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Pathology 117, Billings Hospital The musical accompaniment, composed by George Antheil, was played from rolls on a mechanical piano. 9 o’clock Tuesday Evening,…

Matisse and the Influence of the Miniature Art

Tue, Nov 24, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Tea will be followed by a talk by Eva Watson Schutze about Matisse and the influence of Miniature Art. Fifteen Paintings and Some Prints by Henri Matisse with…

Joe Masco: The Six Extinctions

Tue, Nov 24, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

Masco is the author of The Nuclear Borderlands: The Manhattan Project in Post-Cold War New Mexico (Princeton University Press, 2006). Through a series of…

Kim Dingle

Wed, Nov 25, 2026 · The Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL

The Renaissance Society is a contemporary art museum free and open to the public.