A textured black surface with two concentric white circles at the center. The area inside the circles appears rough and cracked, creating a pattern that resembles shattered glass or a mosaic.
Collection Spotlight

Collection Spotlight: Bruce Conner, #113, 1970

Artist: Bruce Conner (American, 1933 – 2008)Title: #113Date: 1970Medium: Offset lithograph on paperDimensions: 20 3/16 × 14 1/4 in. Credit: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of The Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, 2025.1.6 From January 5 to February 1, 2026, a number of Bruce Conner’s works will be on view […]

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Collection Spotlight: Dyani White Hawk, They Gifted (Day) and They Gifted (Night)

Artist: Dyani White Hawk (Sičáŋǧu Lakota / American, born 1976, Madison, Wisconsin)Titles: They Gifted (Day) and They Gifted (Night)Date: 2024Medium: Color screenprint on Lanaquarelle watercolor paperDimensions: 58 x 28 ½ inches eachCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Julie and Lawrence Bernstein Family Art Acquisition Fund purchase, 2025.7.1, 2025.7.2 From November […]

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Collection Spotlight: Igshaan Adams, “Klip Gooi (stone throw) iii”

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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