Press Coverage
2019
What to Give: Books on Art
Cammy Brothers, November 22, 2019, Wall Street Journal
When Latin America took on Pop Art
Claire Voon, November 25, 2019, Art and Object
Pop Art isn’t what you think, unless you figured on a dash of military dictatorship, a sprinkling of runaway inflation or a smidge of guerrilla factions
Lori Waxman, November 18, 2019, Chicago Tribune
Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby create bittersweet experimental videos exploring life's big questions
Adam Mullins-Khatib, November 21, Chicago Reader
Agit Póp
Luis Lopez Levi , November 7, 2019, F News Magazine
Mansa Musa, el hombre más rico de todos los tiempos
Abril Phillips, December 21, 2019, La Vanguardia (Spain)
Major Indian, Iranian and Turkish modern art exhibition at Northwestern University, Illinois
December 23, 2019, News India Times
New York’s Grey Art Gallery to explore Arab abstract art
December 31, 2019, Arab News
10 best museum exhibits in Chicago for 2019
Steve Johnson, December 18, 2019, Chicago Tribune
Best of 2019: Our Top 20 United States Art Shows
Seph Rodney, December 12, 2019, Hyperallergic
Interview with Kathleen Bickford Berzock
Nadirah Mansour, December 23, 2019, New Books Network
Adventures of A Shilling
Rebecca L. Spang, December 6, 2019, Times Literary Supplement
Collection of modern art works from India to be on view in Chicago
December 13, 2019, India Post
10 of the best winter exhibitions in Chicago
Paul Joseph, December 13, 2019, Chicago Hotels Magazine
Review: Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time:
Elizabeth Perrill, October 2019, College Art Association Reviews
Goings on About Town - Modernisms
Johanna Fateman, October 2019, The New Yorker
‘Pop America’ Reframes Pop Art, Expands Notion of ‘America’
Marc Vitali, October 17, 2019, WTTW: Chicago Tonight
Block Museum presents film series “Ism, Ism, Ism”
Aaron Wang, October 16, 2019, The Daily Northwestern
Barjeel Art Foundation's touring exhibition to challenge how we think about modern abstract art
Alexandra Chaves, October 16, 2019, The National (UAE)
Block Cinema examines horror films in new series
Lami Zhang, October 10, 2019, North by Northwestern
Get Your Aesthetics in Gear: Explore 100 Years of Art in Two Seasons
Janet Arvia, October 6, 2019, Rebellious Magazine
Esther Gabara discusses the politics of Latin American pop art at block event
Aaron Wang, October 3, 2019, The Daily Northwestern
‘Ism, Ism, Ism’ provides glimpses into overlooked worlds
Catey Sullivan, October 3, 2019, Chicago Reader
Zia Anger relies on herself with My First Film
Cody Corrall, October 3, 2019, Chicago Reader
“Pop América” exhibition showcases the rich tradition of Latin American pop art
Wilson Chapman, September 25, 2019, The Daily Northwestern
‘People Have Woken Up—to a Degree’: Artist Fred Wilson on Progress in the Art World and the Evolving Reception of His Work
Terence Trouillot, September 25, 2019, ArtNet News
‘Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish, and Indian Highlights From NYU’s Abby Weed Grey Collection’ Review: Globe-Trotting to Build a Unique Collection
Michael FitzGerald, September 17, 2019, Wall Street Journal
Art in Chicago this fall: An overdue overview of a neglected era, and 10 other highlights
Kyle MacMillan, September 13, 2019, Chicago Sun Times
Art 50: Chicago’s Visual Vanguard 2019
Kerry Cardoza, August 29, 2019, NewCity
Feast Your Eyes: Top 5 Picks for Fall Arts Season
Kyle Macmillan, September 2019, Michigan Avenue Magazine
Commentary: Pop Art Has Made A Global Impact On The Art World
Nancy Kranzberg, August 5, 2019, St. Louis Public Radio
The Second City is Alright: Making the Case for Chicago as a Global Arts Hub
Kerry Cardoza, July 17, 2019, NewCity
Ask the Curator: Janet Dees and Kathleen Bickford Berzock
Interview with Oliver Enwonwu and Oyindamola Olaniyan, July 11, 2019, Omenka Magazine
Remembering Agnès Varda with a festival of her short films
Cody Corrall, July 10, 2019, Chicago Reader
Game-Changing Art Exhibit Unpacks the Latino History of Pop Art
Kat McCue, June 28, 2019, BE Latina
The Block Receives Major Gift of Photography by Brett Weston
June 26, 2019, Evanston Roundtable
New Smithsonian Institution leader Lonnie Bunch to N.U. grads: ‘Never, ever generalize based on race’
Maudlyne Ihejirika, June 23, 2019, Chicago Sun Times
Head of the Smithsonian visits Block Museum of Art
Stephanie Kulke, June 20, 2019, Northwestern Now
Block Museum announces exhibitions for year of global modernisms
Stephanie Kulke, June 20, 2019, Northwestern Now
Travel with a Local: Evanston, Illinois
Kathryn Dennee, June 19, 2019, Verily Magazine
Gold Refining Techniques Of A Medieval Islamic City Revealed By Experimental Archaeology
David Anderson, June 18, 2019, Forbes
Bringing African Artifacts Home
Damola Durosomo, June 10, 2019, OkayAfrica
Art: The Best Events This Season
Zach Long, June 12, 2019, Time Out Chicago
Weston Photographs at the Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
June 6, 2019, RAAMP
Africa's Lost Kingdoms
Howard W. French, June 27, 2019 issue, The New York Review of Books
Art World News
Eric Vilas-Boas, June 6, 2019, Hyperallergic
Art World News Today
June 5, 2019, Blouin Art Info
Fifty Works by Photographer Brett Weston Donated to the Block Museum
June 5, 2019, Art & Education
Acquisitions of the month: May 2019
June 5, 2019, Apollo Magazine
Northwestern's Block Museum Receives Gift of Brett Weston Photographs
June 5, 2019, Philanthropy News Digest
FIFTY WORKS BY PHOTOGRAPHER BRETT WESTON DONATED TO THE BLOCK MUSEUM
June 4, 2019, Artforum
Medieval Africans had a great way to purify gold
June 2, 2019, Futurity
Dispatch: Chicago
Laura Kina, May/June 2019, Art Asia Pacific
Block Museum receives major gift of photography by Brett Weston
Stephanie Kulke, May 30, 2019, Northwestern Now
Why Evanston, Illinois Is One of the Coolest Suburbs in America
Sydney Stone, May 24, 2019, Apartment Therapy
Showcasing the Sophistication of Medieval African Art: A Review of Caravans of Gold at the Block Museum
Luke Filder, May 28, 2019, New City
Scientists prove gold purifying process used in medieval West Africa works
May 10, 2019, Phys Org
Medieval Africans Had a Unique Process for Purifying Gold With Glass
Evan Nicole Brown, May 9, 2019, Atlas Obscura
Legendary Medieval African Gold Purification Technique Proven To Work
May 9, 2019, IFL Science!
Scientists prove gold purifying process used in medieval West Africa works
May 9, 2019, Art Daily
Scientists prove gold purifying process used in medieval West Africa works
Megan Fellman, May 9, 2019, Northwestern Now
Association of Art Museum Curators Names Recipients of 2019 Awards for Excellence
Claire Selvin, May 6, 2019, ArtNews
ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM CURATORS ANNOUNCES 2019 AWARD WINNERS
May 6, 2019, Artforum
Mansa Musa, l’homme le plus riche de tous les temps
Irene Mosalli, May 3, 2019, L'Orient-Le Jour
How Does Latin-American Pop Art Complicate a Canon Dominated By North America?
Laura Jaramillo, April 10, 2019, Indy Week
Arts faculty on page and stage
Stephanie Kulke, April 26, 2019, Northwestern Now
‘colorless green ideas sleep furiously’: Block Museum to showcase work by fine arts students
Emily Chaiet, April 24, 2019, The Daily Northwestern
The Block Museum announces spring 2019 cinema season
Stephanie Kulke, April 19, 2019, Northwestern Now
POP AMÉRICA: EXPO SOBRE EL ARTE POP LATINOAMERICANO
Karla Mariana Huerta, April 22, 2019, All City Canvas
The Latin American History of Pop Art
Brenna M. Casey, April 12, 2019, Hyperallergic
Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time
Kathleen Bickford Berzock, April 10, 2019, Popular Archaeology
Art Exhibit Highlights Influence of Ancient Africa
Elaine Pasquini, April 2019, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Africa’s Overlooked Role in Medieval Art History
Claire Voon, April 8, 2019, Art & Object
Symposium to share latest discoveries about medieval Saharan Africa
April 2, 2019, Medievalists.net
Moving the Middle
Josephine Livingstone, April 1 2019, Art in America
Mansa Musa: The richest man who ever lived
Naima Mohamud, March 10, 2019, BBC News
Raising the Cultural Bar on Campuses
Kerry Hannon, March 12, 2019, The New York Times
In Centering West Africa, an Exhibition Tells Another Story of the Medieval Period
Seph Rodney, March 15, 2019, Hyperallergic
"Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time" Block Museum of Art
Rebecca Memoli, March 2019, New Art Examiner
Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time
Allie Huff, March 2019, The Lumanary
Northwestern's Block Museum's 'Caravans of Gold' Shows West Africa's Global Reach
Suzanne Hanney, March 2019, Streetwise
Un mapa medieval revela a la persona más rica de la historia
February 05, 2019, El Sol (Agentina)
The must-see exhibitions of 2019 — America
February 08, 2019, Christies
New museum exhibit – “Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time”
S. Crawford, February 09, 2019, Planes and Plates - Blog
Une exposition raconte comment, au Moyen-Âge, tous les chemins menèrent au Sahara
February 09, 2019, Yabiladi (Morocco)
New Exhibit at Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University: “Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture and Exchange Across Medieval Saharan Africa”
Megan J. Hall, February 06, 2019, Medieval Institute - University of Notre Dame
Caravans of Gold' reminds us that Africa has always been connected to the rest of the world
Lee Ann Norman, February 07, 2019, Reader
New Exhibition Highlights Mansa Musa, the Richest Man who Ever Lived
Michele Debczak, February 07, 2019, Mental Floss
Exhibition at Block Museum explores Africa's influence during Medieval age
Karie Angell Luc, February 04, 2019, Pioneer Press - Evanston Review
The Block strikes gold with new medieval African art exhibition
Justin Curto, February 04, 2019, North by Northwestern
New Exhibition Highlights Story of the Richest Man Who Ever Lived
Jason Daley, February 05, 2019, Smithsonian.org
一个雄心勃勃的非洲艺术展，试图还原曾经的全球贸易“路口”撒哈拉
曾笑盈, January 24, 2019, Q Daily
Medieval Map Points to World's Richest Man, Maybe Ever
Stephanie Pappas, January 31, 2019, Live Science
‘Arresting’ Exhibition Showcases Fine Art, Sculpture of Medieval Africa
Marc Vitali, January 30, 2019, WTTW
Smithsonian Staffers Scramble to Make Up Time Lost During Government Shutdown
Jane Recker, January 30, 2019, Smithsonian
Opening day celebration for ‘Caravans of Gold’ sets attendance record
Stephanie Kulke, January 29, 2019, Northwestern Now
Shining a light on medieval Africa as a cultural force
January 29, 2019, Northwestern Now
Medieval Africa as a cultural force is subject of major exhibition at Block Museum
January 29, 2019, Art Daily Online
Photo Pick of the Day: Caravans of Gold
January 29, 2019, Art Daily Email Newsletter
L’âge d’or de l’Afrique célébré à Chicago en pleine controverse sur la restitution des œuvres
January 28, 2019, Le Monde
US exhibit portrays Africa's interconnected medieval past
January 26, 2019, The Daily Mail (UK)
US exhibit portrays Africa’s interconnected medieval past
January 27, 2019, Daily Times (Pakistan)
The Block Museum celebrates West African history in Caravans of Gold opening
Karen Reyes, January 26, 2019, North by Northwestern
The Arts Section 01/27/19: Caravans of Gold Exhibit & Lyric Opera Season Preview
Gary Zidek, January 24, 2019, WDCB The Arts Section
New Block Exhibit: 'Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time'
January 23, 2019, Evanston Roundtable
‘Kinky Boots,’ Disney on Ice and more cool things to do in Chicago Jan. 25-31
Miriam Di Nunzio, Mary Houlihan, January 25, 2019, Chicago Sun Times
Assembling the fragments of Africa’s medieval past
Kathleen Bickford Berzock, January 25, 2019, Apollo Magazine
“Caravans of Gold” exhibition presents first-of-its-kind look into medieval African art, trade
Daisy Conant, January 25, 2019, The Daily Northwestern
“Caravans of Gold” Shows Treasures of Medieval Africa
Jerome McDonell, January 25, 2019, WBEZ
What's on for Chicago's museums in early 2019: Legos, fashion and wildlife photos (January 2, 2018)
Steve Johnson, January 2, 2019, Chicago Tribune
Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time
January 18, 2019, The Visualist
Pick of the Week: Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time
January 17, 2019, Apollo Magazine
When Saharan Sands Glittered with Gold
Jason Foumberg, January 14, 2019, The Art Newspaper
Art Top 5
Elliot Reichart, January 2, 2019, New City
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet brings stories of African-American creatives to life
Savannah Kelley, January 31, 2019, The Daily Northwestern
Warhol Foundation to award $413,500 in curatorial research fellowships
January 23, 2019, Artforum
The richest man ever was not named Gates or Bezos; he was king of Mali in the Middle Ages
Steve Johnson, January 23, 2019, Chicago Tribune
How Northwestern Got Its Hands on Rare Medieval African Art
Jason Foumberg, January 22, 2019, Chicago Magazine
A Northwestern exhibit explores the often overlooked history of medieval Africa
John Tolley, January 22, 2019, Big Ten Network
Unpacking Medieval African Art’s Profound Global Legacy
Niama Safia Sand, January 21, 2019, Artsy
Stories of Chicago-area people hit by government shutdown
Morgan Greene and Elvia Malagon, January 17, 2019, Chicago Tribune
5 Objects That Illuminate the Medieval Exchange Between Africa and Europe
Jonathan Carey, January 16, 2019, Atlas Obscura
Federal Shutdown Won’t Stop Smithsonian Loan To Northwestern Museum
Kate McGee, January 14, 2019, WBEZ
Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time Preview – Coming to Northwestern University’s Block Museum of Art
Barbara Keer, January 5, 2019, Splash Magazines
A critically acclaimed National Gallery show must come down, so workers are moving the art without pay
Peggy McGlone, January 14, 2019, The Washington Post
When Saharan sands glittered with gold
Jason Foumberg, January 2019, The Art Newspaper