Artist: Ken Fandell (American, born 1971)Title: The Sky Above My Home (10/7/2002–6/14/2003, Chicago, Illinois)Date: 2003Medium: Inkjet print on paperDimensions: 58 1/4 in x 105 inCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Peter Norton, 2016.4.9 From October 8 to November 9, 2025, Ken Fandell’s photograph The Sky Above My Home (10/7/2002–6/14/2003, Chicago, Illinois) will be […]
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Artist: Dawoud BeyTitle: A Woman and Three ChildrenDate: 1985Medium: Gelatin silver printCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art Northwestern University, gift of Sari and James A. Klein in honor of Lisa Corrin and Peter Erickson, 2014.4.1 Dawoud Bey has spent decades capturing the vibrant narratives of Black American youth through thoughtfully composed photographs that transform everyday moments […]
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Artist: Igshaan Adams (South African, born 1982)Title: Klip Gooi (stone throw) iiiDate: 2021Materials: Wood, glass, gemstone, and semi-precious stone beads, metal charms, metal garden fence, chain, variety of metal wires (copper and brass), polyester and nylon rope.Dimensions: 110.79 x 28.74 x 36.61 inchesCredit: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of James and Anne DeNaut […]
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Artist: Karl Wirsum (American, 1939 – 2021)Title: Dune Not For SakiDate: 1991Medium: Color lithographCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 1996.75 Chicago artist Karl Wirsum’s humorous imagination comes to life in the colorful lithograph Dune Not For Saki, exemplifying Wirsum’s individualization of characters that appear in his artwork. It features a green and turquoise female in a […]
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Artist: Mark Dion (American, born 1961, New Bedford, Massachusetts)Title: Chart 35, Anatomy of Global Warming Date: 2021Medium: Screenprint on Iris book cloth, stained maple dowels, screenprint on paperDimensions: 32 ¾ x 21.5 x ⅞ inchesCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Block Board of Advisors Endowment Fund purchase, 2025.10.1 Mark Dion […]
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Artist: Lee Godie (American, 1908‒1994)Title: Figures [Staying Alive]Date: 1993/94Medium: Mixed media on canvasDimensions: 23 x 29 inCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Paul & Pamela Boneham, 2024.26 Figures [Staying Alive], a drawing on canvas by Chicago artist Lee Godie, features two figures: one portrait bust of a woman, and a full standing figure. On […]
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On April 17th, Block Museum Curatorial Coordinator Kirsten Lopez gave the final talk in The Block’s series focusing on objects in the collection that connect to Louise Erdrich’s novel The Night Watchman, the 2024-2025 One Book One Northwestern selection. In her talk, Lopez shared a photograph by photojournalist W. Eugene Smith, taken for his series […]
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Artist: Seba Calfuqueo (Mapuche, born 1991, Santiago, Chile)Title: Tray Tray KoDate: 2022Medium: Single-channel video, color, soundDuration: 6 minutes, 13 secondsCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA), New York, 2024.27 Tray Tray Ko is a six-minute media artwork by Seba Calfuqueo, a […]
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On January 16, 2025, Terra Engagement Fellow Teagan Harris gave a virtual talk placing Shan Goshorn’s Cherokee Burden Basket: A Song for Balance (2012) in dialogue with Louise Erdrich’s novel The Night Watchman, the 2024-2025 One Book, One Northwestern selection. This talk is the second in a series exploring connections between works in The Block’s […]
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One Book One Northwestern is an annual university-wide reading initiative that aims to generate a campus-wide conversation centered around a thought-provoking book. The 2024-2025 One Book selection is Louise Edrich’s 2020 novel The Night Watchman. Each year, The Block partners with One Book to select and compile works from the permanent collection that connect to […]
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