Artist: Sammy Baloji Title: Raccord #1: Cité de Kawama Date: 2012, printed 2015 Medium: Inkjet print Dimensions: 33 x 95 ½ x 2 in. Credit: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Block Collection Council Fund purchase, 2025.26. Image copyright of the artist. Sammy Baloji’s diptych Raccord numéro un (#1): Cité de Kawama, […]
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Artist: Vivian Maier (American, 1926–2009) Title: At the Balaban & Katz United Artists Theater, Chicago, IL Date: 1961, printed 2024 Dimensions: 12 x 12 in. (30 x 30 cm.) Credit: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Block Board of Advisors Endowment fund purchase, 2024.18.1 © 2026 Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy of […]
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Artist: Cara Romero (Chemehuevi / American, born 1977) Title: Amber Morningstar, from the series First American Girl Date: 2022, printed 2024 Medium: Inkjet print, pigment-based Dimensions: 43 1/2 × 39 3/4 in. (110.5 × 101 cm) Credit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 2023–2024 Block Museum Student Associates acquisition, purchase funds provided by Craig Ponzio […]
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Artist: Jeremy Frey (Passamaquoddy, born 1978)Title: Untitled Date: 2023Medium: Unique relief print and embossment with handwoven Wabanaki basket on handmade Dieu Donné paperCredit: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University. Purchased from Karma Gallery, 2026. 2026.8. Centered on a cream-colored sheet of handmade paper is the blue-gray impression of a woven rectangle. The […]
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Artist: Janaina Tschäpe (German-Brazilian, born 1973)Title: Juju 2 (The Sea and the Mountain) Date: 2004Medium: Dye destruction print (Cibachrome / silver dye bleach print)Dimensions: 42 × 52 × 2 in. (framed)Credit: Gift of Giuseppe Ciardi through Museums Exchange, 2026, Image copyright of the artist. When viewers first encounter Juju 2 (The Sea and the Mountain), […]
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Artist: Hiratsuka Un’ichi 平塚運一 (Japanese, 1895–1997) Title: Stone Bridge, Katsura, Kyoto Date: 1966 Medium: Woodblock print on paper Dimensions: 33 ½ x 25 in. Credit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Van Zelst, 1985.109 As is custom, all Japanese names are listed by family name […]
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Artist: Gillian Wearing (British, born 1963) Title: Video Still (Homage to the Woman with the Bandaged Face) Date: 1995‒96 Medium: Reversal film dye coupler print Dimensions: 16 3/4 in x 23 1/4 in Credit: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Peter Norton, 2016.4.60. Imagine walking down the street and brushing past myriad faces—an experience typical of […]
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On April 2, 2026, The Block Museum of Art hosted an online collection talk exploring artworks from the museum’s collection in dialogue with the biography Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline. Led by Curatorial Associate Llewyn Blossfeld and facilitated by Engagement Coordinator and Educator Isabella Ko, the program considered how […]
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Artist: Jason Wesaw (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, born 1974, Kalamazoo, MI; lives in Bangor, MI) Title: Water Carries Memory (mbish) and Water Carries Memory (mnedo)Date: 2025 Medium: Oil pastels and leafing ink on watercolor paper Dimensions: Each 17.5 × 23.5 in Credit: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of the artist. […]
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Artist: Jonathan Michael Castillo (American)Title: Immigrant Owned photo seriesDate: 2022Medium: Inkjet printDimensions: 43 × 55.7 cm, eachCredit: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Art and Community Fund purchase, 2025.27 From February 4 to March 8, 2026, a number of works from this series will be on view in The Living Room at The Block Museum of Art. Chicago’s neighborhoods are […]
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