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Artist Kristine Aono’s installation, “Deru Kugi Wa Utareru,” was on display at the Long Beach Museum of Art in 1992. The installation is part of a new Block Museum exhibit, “If You Remember, I’ll Remember,” opening Saturday.

Block Museum exhibition connects past to present, emphasizes necessity of remembrance

February 2, 2017

In a time when marginalized groups are threatened, art can remind people of the need to learn from their past, Block Museum of Art curator Janet Dees said. “If You Remember, I’ll Remember,” a...

In Kader Attia’s film essay “Reflecting Memory,” the artist repairs an amputee’s lost arm using a mirror to project a reflection of his other arm. Attia spent time researching the themes of loss and trauma in Northwestern’s Africana collection for his new exhibit at the Block Museum, where the film will be on view.

Block Museum exhibition explores loss, trauma

January 18, 2017

French-Algerian artist Kader Attia has traveled all around Africa studying culture, history and presenting exhibitions. Now, Attia will make his solo debut in the Midwest at the Block Museum of Art with...

Contemporary art expert Janet Dees joins Block Museum

August 27, 2015

Contemporary art expert Janet Dees will join Northwestern's Block Museum of Art this fall as a curator, the museum announced last week. Dees, who joins the museum Sept. 21, will focus on modern and...

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