In February the Block teamed up with Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering to present a conversation with artist Jen Bervin. … More
Category: Artist Collaborations
Marie Watt takes on Ferocious Mothers and Wild Legacies in new Block Museum Commission [Video]
As part of the exhibition If You Remember, I’ll Remember the Block Museum of Art commissioned artist Marie Watt to … More
120,313 Nails Illustrate a Weighty American History [Video]
Thousands of visitors to the Block Museum of Art this Spring have had the opportunity to add a nail to … More
Kader Attia: Reflecting Memory – Exhibition Opening Day [VIDEO]
From January 21 to April 16 Kader Attia’s Reflecting Memory will be on display at the Block Museum. Attia’s exploration … More
“Tracing the Building” with Walter Kitundu [Video]
Walter Kitundu is a multimedia artist and MacArthur Fellow whose practice ranges from building instruments to photographing wildlife. His original musical … More
Present Tense Pamphlets Look to the History and Future of Score-Based Performance
During the Block Museum’s Spring 2016 symposium “Performed in the Present Tense” artists Mashinka Firunts and Danny Snelson, shared an open call … More
Trisha Brown Dance Company Performance of Roof Piece at Northwestern Arts Circle
“Trisha Brown’s dances are shaped by dreams of levitation, by geometry, enigma, physics, by memory, mathematics and geography, by language. … More
Kashmir through the Camera
What does it mean to own, display, and be responsible for the culture of others? Chicago-based photographer Larry Snider and … More
Wangechi Mutu Opening Day Celebration
On Saturday, September 27, the Block Museum proudly hosted an Opening Day Celebration for Wangechi Mutu: A Fantastic Journey. After … More
Moumen Smihi and New Arab Cinema
A foundational figure of the “New Arab Cinema” movement that began in the 1970s, Moumen Smihi (born in Tangier, Morocco … More