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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Two people examine one of three paintings on the wall of the Block Museum of Art.

Block Museum exhibition ‘Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World’ redefines modernism

October 2, 2022

Two and a half years after its originally scheduled inauguration in spring 2020, “Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s–1980s” has arrived at the Block Museum of Art. Students, faculty...

“I got in 1 little graffiti arrest & my mom got scared...but my dad lost it when me & the homey didn't take community service seriously” by Pat Phillips. Each week, a different member of Block selects one artwork from the museum’s collection and guides a discussion on how the artists use different media to communicate themes related to “Just Mercy.”

Through “Mercy in the Museum” discussion series, Block Museum explores intersections of social justice in art

November 4, 2020

The Block Museum of Art is offering a virtual discussions series based on One Book One Northwestern selection “Just Mercy,” exploring themes of justice, racism, inequality, gender and mass incarceration....

One of the sculptures featured on the Block Campus Art Walk, Barbara Hepworth’s Two Forms (Divided Circle)

The Block Campus Art Walk provides a self-guided outdoor opportunity to engage with campus sculptures

October 12, 2020

As the Northwestern and Evanston community’s options for recreation become more constrained by colder weather amid COVID-19, Block Museum of Art’s Campus Art Walk provides an accessible and safe way...

Pieces from “Pop América.” The exhibition, which features several pop art pieces from Latinx artists, opened Sep. 21 and will close Dec. 8.

“Pop América” exhibition showcases the rich tradition of Latin American pop art

September 25, 2019

For most people, knowledge of pop art might begin and end with names like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. But the movement included many diverse artists whose contributions to the style are often unrecognized,...

The Block Museum presents “Up is Down: Mid-Century Experiments in Advertising and Film at the Goldsholl Studio,” an exhibition reintroducing the work of influential advertising firm Goldsholl Design Associates. The exhibition features some of the Goldsholls’ most famous designs for companies such as Motorola, 7UP, and Kimberly-Clark.

Advertisement trailblazers’ work featured in Block Museum exhibition

October 3, 2018

Iconic advertisements can be found everywhere, from a can of 7Up in the fridge to the classic Motorola flip phone in the palm of your hand. As the inventors of these cultural staples, Morton and Millie...

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