Exhibition Tour: Dissident Sisters
Schedule
Thu Sep 26 2024 at 12:30 pm to 01:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University | Evanston, IL
About this Event
This exhibition tour will be led by Ruslana Lichtzier, 2023–24 Block Art History Graduate Fellow, and Corinne Granof, Academic Curator, co-curators of . Featuring seventeen photographs by Bev Grant that were recently acquired by The Block, this exhibition tells stories of civil rights and social justice movements in the United States through the core themes of feminism, racial justice, justice, and anti-Vietnam War actions.
Block exhibition tours offer an overview of our current exhibitions with a member of the Block Museum team, and an opportunity for questions and conversation.
Participation level – light, participants may choose to share thoughts and questions during the tour.
Programs are open to all, on a first-come first-served basis. RSVPs are not required, but are appreciated.
About Program Participants
Corinne Granof is the Academic Curator at The Block Museum of Art where she directs the museum’s curatorial initiatives involving student and faculty collaboration. Granof has curated, co-curated, and collaborated on such exhibitions as (2021/2023), (2018), (2017), (2016), (2014); and (2002) and edited the related companion publications. Granof has a PhD in art history from the University of Chicago, and BA and MA degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Ruslana Lichtzier is a doctoral candidate, curator, and critic. Born in the USSR, raised in Israel, and residing today in the US, Lichtzier's practice originates from the non-place of migration. She works on modern and contemporary art and visual culture in the MENA region and beyond. Her dissertation explores the construction and deconstruction of contemporary coloniality in Palestine/Israel, examining how it manifests in the shaping of the Israeli landscape and nature, as well as the anti-colonial practices that seek to dismantle it.
Where is it happening?
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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