Artist Jordan Ann Craig’s (Northern Cheyenne) solo exhibition at The Block Museum at Northwestern University “it takes a long time to stay here: Paintings by Jordan Ann Craig” is her largest institutional exhibition to date and her first in the Chicago area. The exhibition invites a deep exploration of seven paintings, shown together for the […]
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The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University proudly announces it takes a long time to stay here: Paintings by Jordan Ann Craig, the first major solo exhibition in the Midwest region of work by Jordan Ann Craig (Northern Cheyenne). Opening January 25, 2025, this exhibition will feature seven large-scale abstract paintings, all displayed together […]
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On Tuesday, January 23, 2018, the Block celebrated the opening of the exhibition “Experiments in Form: Sam Gilliam, Alan Shields, Frank Stella”, on view through June 24, 2018. The exhibition uses works in the Block Museum of Art’s collection by Sam Gilliam (b. 1933), Alan Shields (1944–2005), and Frank Stella (b. 1936) as starting points […]
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The Block Museum presents “Looking Life Right Straight in the Face”: The Art of Purvis Young from September 23 – December 10, 2017. On October 19th, 2017 Lisa Corrin Ellen Philips Katz Director of the Block Museum was joined in conversation by Debra Kerr, Director of the Intuit Art Center, for a gallery talk about the exhibition and the life of […]
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Artist: Purvis Young (America, 1943-2010) Title: Untitled (Angel, Boats and Horse) Date: ca.1988 Medium: Painting on found board Dimensions: 69 x 38 x 3.5 inches Credit Line: Gift of Selig and Angela Sacks, 2014.6.1 The first thing I noticed about Purvis Young’s Untitled (Angel, Boats, and Horses) (ca. 1988) was that it was huge. Even propped […]
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