What’s inside the Block? It depends on how you look.
The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University is an engine that drives questioning, experimentation, and collaboration across fields of study, with visual arts at the center. We do this by activating art’s power as a form of insight, research, and knowledge creation that makes human experience visible and material. Fueled by diverse perspectives and ways of knowing, we create shared encounters with art and with one another to deepen understandings of the world and our place within it.
Through exhibitions, classes, programs, screenings, and initiatives, The Block convenes bold conversations that explore the relevance of art to our lives and that deepen our thinking. We are as committed to exploring what art can do as we are to studying what art is.
Always free and open to all.
Image: Block Museum Student Associates tour The Heart’s Knowledge: Science and Empathy in the Art of Dario Robleto, 2023
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The exhibition’s title, It takes a long time to stay here, comes from the poem \"spinning air\" by m.s. RedCherries (Northern Cheyenne), and evokes ideas of grounding and reflection. The exhibition invites a deep exploration of the seven paintings, shown together for the first time, highlighting the introspective quality of Craig’s work. As one spends extended time with each painting, its meaning is shaped by the interplay of Craig’s enigmatic and playful titles, her intricate compositions, and the perspectives of each viewer.
Exhibition Keynote: Jordan Ann Craig in conversation with m.s. RedCherries
Wednesday, February 26, 6PM
It takes a long time to stay here: Paintings by Jordan Ann Craig is curated by Kathleen Bickford Berzock, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, Janet Dees, former Steven and Lisa Munster Tananbaum Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Jacqueline Lopez, 2024–25 Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow, at The Block Museum of Art.
This exhibition is partially supported by the Alsdorf Gallery Endowment and a grant from the Illinois Arts Council. Additional generous support is provided by the Alumnae of Northwestern University. Support for this publication has been provided by Hales Gallery, New York.
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