The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University has announced a series of exhibitions for the 2025-26 season, emphasizing its commitment to interdisciplinary research and student engagement. These exhibitions aim to explore themes such as authorship, memory, and the role of art in meaning-making.
The fall season will feature "Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding: Helen Frankenthaler and Artists’ Experiments on Paper," from September 17 to December 14, 2025. This exhibition focuses on the printmaking work of Helen Frankenthaler and includes a gift of 34 works from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. The exhibit is curated by Stephanie S. E. Lee and Corinne Granof.
In winter/spring 2026, two exhibitions are scheduled. The first is "Photography in Mali: Hamdia Traoré’s Marabouts of Jenne in Context," running from February 4 to June 14, 2026. This exhibition showcases photographs by Hamdia Traoré and historical images from Malian photographers. It is curated by Kathleen Bickford Berzock with contributions from Candace Keller.
The second winter/spring exhibition is "Teresa Montoya: Tó Łitso (Yellow Water)," which also runs from February 4 to June 14, 2026. It examines environmental contamination through the lens of Teresa Montoya's photography and interdisciplinary practice. Berzock curates this exhibition as well.
Additionally, The Block Museum will launch "The Living Room" initiative in September 2025. This program invites visitors to engage with one artwork at a time in a student-centered space.
Lisa Corrin emphasizes that The Living Room encourages students to see the museum as a place for ideas and belonging beyond classroom activities.
For more information about these exhibitions or The Block Museum's programs, visit their website.