2006-2007 Season Presenting Sponsor: James A. & Mary Miller

Beyond Green: Toward a Sustainable Art explores the ways that sustainable design philosophy resonates with the work of an emerging generation of international artists hailing from cities including Brooklyn, Chicago, Copenhagen, London, San Francisco, San Juan, and Vienna. The artists combine a fresh aesthetic sensibility with a constructively critical approach to the production, dissemination, and display of art. They embed environmental concerns within larger ethical and aesthetic explorations; they are building paths to new forms of practice that go beyond green.
Participating artists include: Allora & Calzadilla, Brett Bloom, Julio Castro, Rikke Luther, Cecelia Wendt, Free Soil, JAM, Brennan McGaffey with Temporary Services, Nils Norman, Marjetica Potrc, People Powered, Dan Peterman, Michael Rakowitz, Frances Whitehead, WochenKlausur, Andrea Zittel, and others.

Beyond Green: Toward a Sustainable Art is a traveling exhibition co-organized by the Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, and by iCI (Independent Curators International), New York, and circulated by iCI. The exhibition is curated by Stephanie Smith. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue are made possible in part by the Smart Family Foundation; the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation; and iCI Exhibition Partners Kenneth S. Kuchin and F. Bruce Anderson, and Gerrit and Sydie Lansing. Additional support is provided by the Arts Planning Council, the Environmental Studies Program, and the Green Campus Initiative, University of Chicago.

Exhibition Sponsor: Duke Energy Foundation

Artist Sponsor: Turner Construction

Education Sponsor: Beyond Green

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