Press Coverage
2017
Power 100: Kader Attia
November, 2017, ArtReview
Catch dazzling abstract works at the Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation
J.R. Jones, November 9, 2017, Chicago Reader
No Reader of 'William Blake and the Age of Aquarius' Will Remain Unmoved
Christopher John Stephens, November 27, 2017, Pop Matters
Thanks to a particle accelerator, we can see inside this ancient mummy
Fedor Kossakovski, November 28, 2017, PBS News Hour
Mummy Gets Close-up in Argonne Lab Device
Patrick M. O'Connell, November 28, 2017, Chicago Tribune
Researchers use advanced technology to study child mummy
November 29, 2017, VOA News
Researchers use advanced technology to study child mummy
November 29, 2017, The Washington Post
First-of-its-kind mummy study reveals clues to girl's story
November 29, 2017, Art Daily
Archaeologists sent an ancient Egyptian mummy through an imaging scanner–here's what they saw
Kastalia Medrano, November 29, 2017, Newsweek
Reopening The Doors Of Perception
Robert C. Koehler, November 30, 2017, Common Dreams
Block Museum of Art Present PAINT THE EYES SOFTER: MUMMY PORTRAITS FROM ROMAN EGYPT Exhibit Preview
November 30, 2017, Picture this Post
Particle Accelerator Reveals Objects Buried With An Ancient Egyptian Mummy
Allan Adamson, November 30, 2017, Tech Times
Wilsons Establish Engagement Fund at Block
Evanston RoundTable, November 1, 2017, Evanston RoundTable
Introducing The Cinema Of Femi Odugbemi
P.M. News, November 4, 2017, P.M. News
Particle Accelerator Peers Inside Ancient Girl Mummy
Brid-Aine Parnell, November 30, 2017, Forbes
Caesar’s Landing in Britain – The History News of the Week
Daryl Worthington, December 1, 2017, NewHistorian
Five Worth Finding: holiday edition
Andrew Davis, December 5, 2017, Windy City Times
Egyptian mummy's secrets revealed at hi-tech laboratory
Sean Coughlan, December 6, 2017, BBC News
Expand Your Consciousness With William Blake and the Age of Aquarius @ The Block Museum of Art
Tom Wawzenek, December 7, 2017, Third Coast Review
“William Blake and the Age of Aquarius” Review – A Must See Exhibition
Barbara Keer, December 11, 2017, Splash Magazines
Things to Do in December
Jacky Runice, December 15, 2017, USA Today
The Best Art Books of 2017
Holland Cotter, December 15, 2017, New York Times
The feminist energies of William Blake and Faith Wilding take over Chicago
KT Hawbaker, December 20, 2017, Chicago Tribune
Newcity's Top 5 of of Everything 2017: Art
Elliot Reichert, December 21, 2017, Newcity
Paint the Eyes Softer: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt” Preview – A Remarkable Opportunity
Barbara Keer, December 22, 2017, Splash Magazines
The best art exhibits to see in Chicago in January
Zach Long, December 29, 2017, Time Out Chicago
William Blake Exhibit at the Block Museum of Art
Suzanne Hanney, Streetwise Chicago
Northwestern engineer's innovative design exhibited as art
Storer Rowley, October 2, 2017, Northwestern Now
Block Museum at Northwestern University Receives Donation for Community Engagement
October 2, 2017, Art & Education
Take a trip and trip out to ‘William Blake and the Age of Aquarius’
Jason Foumberg, October 4, 2017, Chicago Reader
Art History Professor Stephen Eisenman on His New William Blake Exhibition
October 5, 2017, Chicago Magazine
Are You Experienced? Jimi Hendrix & the Countercultural Politics of the Uncategorizable
Michael J. Kramer, October 5, 2017, Michael J. Kramer
Funded Mandate: A Closer Look at a Campus Gift for Arts Engagement
Mike Scutari, October 5, 2017, Inside Philanthropy
NU professors discuss changes in political, cultural climate in the 1960s
Samantha Handler, October 5, 2017, Daily Northwestern
The Weekly Podcast: Myth Busting and Activism in the 1960s [Audio]
October 6, 2017, The Daily Northwestern
Take a trip and trip out to 'William Blake and the Age of Aquarius'
Jason Foumberg, October 9, 2017, 50th Summer of Love
Chicago's elevated northern burb
Aaron Gettinger, October 13, 2017, Star Tribune
Opening the Doors of Perception, A Review of “William Blake and the Age of Aquarius” at the Block Museum
Chris Miller, October 19, 2017, Newcity Art
American Universities to study Nollywood with filmmaker's works
October 27, 2017, Pulse Nigeria
"William Blake and the Age of Aquarius"
Bruce Thorn, October 2017, New Art Examiner
Paint the Eyes Softer
September 2, 2017, Wall Street International
Legacies of Respect: Legacies of Respect: Culture, Politics, Art, and the Community Mural Tradition (Part Two)
September 7, 2017, Community Rejuvenation Project
7 Unique Museums on Chicago's North Shore
September 7, 2017, Chicago's North Shore
Top Places to Visit in Chicago by John Corbett
September 7, 2017, Blouin ARTINFO
Evanston rates tops for senior living
Charles Bartling, September 11, 2017, Evanston Now
Haute Hippies
Kerrie Kennedy, September 2017, NS Magazine
To Do: The best art exhibits in your area
September, 2017, Time Out Chicago
"William Blake and the Age of Aquarius"
J. Hoberman, September 2017, Artforum
Fall Entertainment Preview–Visual Arts
September 14, 2017, Chicago Sun-Times
"William Blake and the Age of Aquarius" Preview - The Block Museum to host a blockbuster exhibitio
Debra Davy, September 19, 2017, Splash Magazines
Ten Things to Do This Week in Chicago
September 20, 2017, Chicago Magazine
Alumni donate $1.5 million to establish engagement fund at Block Museum
Maddie Burakoff, September 25, 2017, The Daily Northwestern
Block Museum explores 'William Blake and the Age of Aquarius'
September 26, 2017, Art Daily
Carrie Mae Weems reshapes history in her image at the Block Museum
Kerry Cardoza, September 26, 2017, Chicago Reader
New Block Museum exhibition combines 18th century, contemporary art
Jane Yun, September 27, 2017, The Daily Northwestern
Sotheby's prize recognizes forthcoming Nasher Museum exhibit on Latin American influence on pop art
September 28, 2017, Duke Today
Sotheby’s launches a new prize for cutting-edge curators
F.R., September 28, 2017, The Economist
Film 50 2017: Chicago's Screen Gems
Ray Pride, September 28, 2017, NewCity Film
Friday's Weekly Round-up
September 29, 2017, The Allen Ginsberg Project
Block Museum Explores William Blake's Influence on the Age of Aquarius
September 28, 2017, WTTW
Art Movements
Tiernan Morgan, September 29, 2017, Hyperallergic
Donors Susan and Stephen Wilson establish engagement fund at Block Museum of Art
September 30, 2017, Art Daily
New Season, New Art: Fall Begins with 45 Notable Exhibitions Featuring Works by Black Artists
Victoria Valentine, September30, 2017, Culture Type
Tananbaums endow curator position at Block Museum of Art
Stephanie Kulke, August 2, 2017, Chicago Tribune
Northern Trust to Donate Artwork to Northwestern University's Block Museum of Art at EXPO CHICAGO 2017
August 8, 2017, Business Wire
Block Museum of Art Wins Prize to Acquire Work From Expo Chicago
Carolyn Twersky, August 9, 2017, Art News
Art Industry News
August 10, 2017, Artnet
News From Around the Art World
August 14, 2017, Chicago Gallery News
Gates of Perception
Sigalit Zetouni, August 20, 2017, Chicago life Magazine
56 exciting openings in Chicago in September
Grace Perry, August 24, 2017, Time Out Chicago
Honoring the Wall of Respect
August 25, 2017, Northwestern Magazine
Five things to know about Northwestern's Block Museum of Art
August 26, 2017, Big Ten Network
Editor's Picks: Fall Cultural Preview
Thomas Connors, August 26, 2017, Crain's
2017-2018 Preview
August 2017, Art In America
Art 50 2017: Chicago's Visual Vanguard
Elliot J. Reichert, Kerry Cardoza, Nicole Mauser and Lee Ann Norman, August 31, 2017, New City Art
'William Blake and the Age of Aquarius' at Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Illinois
July 7, 2017, Blouin Art Info
40 local museum treasures you need to see now
Steve Johnson, July 6, 2017, Chicago Tribune
Tananbaums endow curator position at Block Museum of Art
July 12, 2017, Art Daily
"The Nail That Sticks Up the Farthest"
Isabella Jiao, June 1, 2017, North by Northwestern
NEH @ NU
Justin Curto, June 2, 2017, North by Northwestern
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art Review - an Asset to Northwestern University and the Evanston Community
Barbara Keer, June 6, 2017, Splash Magazine
Moorman exhibition opens in Salzburg
June 2017, Northwestern Footnotes
Meet Marion Mahony Griffin, Frank Lloyd Wright's best frenemy
Claire Zulkey, June 8, 2017, Curbed
Scholars gather to dicuss counterculture, Summer of Love
Erin Karter, June 28, 2017, Northwestern Now
Past Meets Present
Meg Mathis, May 1, 2017, Sheridan Road
Block Museum Hosts Conference About Socially Engaged Art
Jacob Nelson, May 5, 2017, Northwestern Creative Sector News
Art That Sees the Big Picture
Matt Golosinski, May 15, 2017, Northwestern Research News
RTVF class creates student film festival
Emily Chaiet, May 17, 2017, The Daily Northwestern
Reviews: Kader Attia
Lauren DeLand, May 18, 2017, Art in America
Art history major finds a home base at the Block Museum
Stephanie Kulke, May 24, 2017, Northwestern Now
Hundert Arten, ein Cello zu spielen [A Hundred Ways to Play a Cello]
Brita Sachs, April 12, 2017, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
By the Rock
April 2017, Evanston Magazine
Block Museum receives gift of Edward Steichen photographs
April 12, 2017, The Daily Northwestern
Block Museum Exhibition Q & A
April 26, 2017, Hell's Printing Press
Research, Art Merge In Block Museum Exhibit
March 13, 2017, Northwestern News
'Whistler's Mother,' Darger, among arts highlights for Spring
Kyle MacMillan, March 2, 2017, Chicago Sun Times
Kader Attia, between Dakar, Algeria, and La Colonie in Paris
Emmanuel Balogun, March 29, 2017, True Africa
Starving Artists
February 1, 2017, NS Magazine
Block Museum exhibition connects past to present, emphasizes necessity of rememberance
February 2, 2017, The Daily Northwestern
Block Museum kicks off a season of urgent art with Kader Attia's 'Reflecting Memory'
Lee Ann Norman, February 2, 2017, Chicago Reader
See it Now: Block Museum exhibit explores art and memory
Louise Burton, February 2, 2017, Chicago Tribune
The Lisa D Show with Kristine Aono [Audio Interview]
February 3, 2017, The Lisa D Show
Block exhibit remembers what government seems to forget
Stacy Tsai, February 7, 2017, North by Northwestern
Year of Public Art in Chicago: What's ahead for 2017
Carole Kuhrt Brewer, February 7, 2017, Chicago Now
10 Museums That Will Cure a Broken Heart
Angela Velez, February 7, 2017, Brit+Co
Block Museum exhibit digs into photos of 1960s miners
February 8, 2017, Mining Industry Today
Block Museum sewing circle brings community together [Video]
Alejandra Fernandez, February 8, 2017, North by Northwestern
Weekend Passport: The Artist's Role in the Arab Spring [Audio]
February 24, 2017, WBEZ
Arab Museum of Modern Art director will discuss role of artists in Arab Spring
February 24, 2017, Chicago Tribune
Block Museum Mounts IF YOU REMEMBER, I’LL REMEMBER Exhibit Review -– Marathon of Mourning and Hope
Julia Poppy , February 25, 2017, Picture This Post
Good Charlotte
Colby Chamberlain, January 10, 2017, Artforum
Resonances: Japanese/Korean Fluxus Artists and Charlotte Moorman
Lynn Gumpert, January 3, 2017, Asia Art Archive
Contradictory Truths: Kader Attia's Video Dialogues at Lehmann Maupin
January 18, 2017), Blouin ArtInfo
Block Museum exhibition explores loss, trauma
January 18, 2017, The Daily Northwestern
Where to go this week, what to plan for later
Graham Meyer, January 18, 2017, Crain's
48 exciting openings in Chicago in February
Grace Perry, January 25, 2017, Time Out
Kader Attia Argues for Reparations and “Repair” at Lehmann Maupin
Christian Viveros-Fauné, January 27, 2017, Artnet
Artist Kader Attia unveils new solo exhibition at the Block Museum
January 30, 2017, Art Daily
Innovating Materials Science for Art's Sake
January 31, 2017, Digital Learning Northwestern