Category: Panel

“Constantly in Translation”: Artists Vicko Alvarez Vega, Nicole Marroquin, and Diana Solís on identity, activism, and Pop [Video]

Bynublockmuseum November 20, 2019 0 Comments
On October 30, 2019 the Block hosted an in-depth discussion with Chicago artists Vicko Alvarez Vega, Nicole Marroquin and Diana Solís. Convened and moderated by Sarita Hernández of the National Museum of Mexican Art the panel discussed how their practices are rooted in issues of identity and community, and how ideas and approaches from the exhibition Pop América remain relevant in our...

Contesting Freedom: “Pop América, 1965–1975” Curator Conversation with Esther Gabara [Video]

Bynublockmuseum October 21, 2019 0 Comments
The ground-breaking exhibition Pop América draws attention to Latin American and US Latino/a artists who turned the “Pop” of Pop art into a verb by using familiar images of modern life—including mass media, fashion, food, and advertising—to make forceful interventions into art and society. On October 2, 2019 The Block Museum welcomed Esther Gabara, curator of  Pop América, for a...

Scholars consider the history, power, and imagination of Caravans of Gold during exhibition opening [Video]

Bynublockmuseum July 22, 2019 0 Comments
On January 26, 2019 The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University celebrated the opening of the exhibition "Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time."Caravans of Gold is the first major exhibition addressing the scope of Saharan trade and the shared history of West Africa, the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe from the eighth to sixteenth centuries. Weaving stories about interconnected...

Artist-at-Large Dario Robleto discusses ethics with experts across fields [Video]

Bynublockmuseum May 22, 2019 0 Comments
Artist Dario Robleto returned to Evanston this spring to continue his ongoing collaboration as Northwestern's inaugural Artist-at-Large, hosted by the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science and The Block Museum of Art. The Artist-at-Large Program brings contemporary artists to campus for in-depth exchanges with faculty and students; the Program joins other activities organized by...

Policy experts discuss urgent issues of migration at Block Museum [Video]

Bynublockmuseum April 17, 2019 0 Comments
As explored in the Block Museum 2019 exhibitions Caravans of Gold and The Leopard (Western Union Small Boats), nations around the world have long been shaped by migration. On February 28, 2019 the museum hosted a panel to examine urgent issues of migration taking place in the US, Chicago, and Evanston. Drawing upon a range of perspectives, the panel considered the ethics of witnessing,...

Artist Michael Rakowitz on counter-histories and drawing inspiration from fragments [Video]

Bynublockmuseum March 20, 2019 0 Comments
Internationally acclaimed artist and Art, Theory, and Practice faculty member Michael Rakowitz explores culture as it is embodied in artifacts. In projects ranging from a recreation of the Ishtar Gate of ancient Babylon to selling dates in an NYC storefront, he has used both food and material fragments to recreate and reimagine cultural and personal histories, particularly related to his...

Storytelling Series with Art Design Chicago: Amy Beste, Corinne Granof and Jan Tichy [Audio]

Bynublockmuseum November 26, 2018 0 Comments
In conjunction with the Block Museum of Art’s Up is Down: Mid-Century Experiments in Advertising and Film at the Goldsholl Studio, an exhibition exploring the groundbreaking Chicago design firm that brought Bauhaus aesthetics to the American public through innovative explorations with light and film, curators Amy Beste and Corinne Granof sat down for conversation with artist Jan Tichy, who...

Break A Rule: Artists Remember Ed Paschke as a Professor [Video]

Bynublockmuseum November 14, 2018 0 Comments
Renowned Chicago painter and educator Ed Paschke (1939–2004) often began his classes with the assignment to “break a rule.” A bold innovator who enjoyed disrupting conventions, Paschke mentored students for over two and a half decades at Northwestern University, continually coaching them to think outside the box. His work and his teaching were devoted to experimentation, playful exploration...

Making the Modern Image: Mid-Century Commercial Industry In Chicago [Video]

Bynublockmuseum November 7, 2018 0 Comments
The EXPO Chicago /Dialogues series features discussions and provocative discourse with artists, curators, and professionals on the current issues that engage them. On September 28, 2018. The Block Museum was proud to take part in a dialogue that included panelists Theaster Gates (Artist | Rebuild Foundation), Corinne Granof (Curator of Academic Programs, Block Museum of Art, Northwestern...

Aymar Jean Christian and Miriam Petty on Intersectional Identities and Peak TV [Audio]

Bynublockmuseum June 11, 2018 0 Comments
  How do representations of women of color serve to "brand" TV networks and film studios?  In May, 2018 Professors Aymar Jean Christian and Miriam Petty screened clips of recent critically acclaimed shows like Insecure and Queen Sugar and discussed how they fit into strategies of major media brands.  The conversation was presented by the Block Museum of Art in partnership with the 2018...