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Exhibitions

Current Exhibitions

Detail of The Catalan AtlasDetail of The Catalan Atlas
January 26-July 21, 2019

Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa

This exhibition interweaves the art history, archaeology, history, and literature on trans-Saharan trade, inviting audiences to reach back toward a forgotten past. Archeological fragments transport audiences over 500 years to a time when medieval African trade routes and major cities in the Sahara drove global trade and culture.
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January 26 - July 21, 2019Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa
January 26-April 14, 2019

Isaac Julien: The Leopard (Western Union/Small Boats)

Isaac Julien’s groundbreaking 2007 video installation The Leopard (Western Union Small Boats) presents a lyrical and visceral meditation on histories of African migration.
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January 26 - April 14, 2019Isaac Julien: The Leopard (Western Union/Small Boats)

Upcoming Exhibitions

May 2-June 23, 2019

Colorless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously: 2019 Art Theory and Practice MFA Thesis Exhibition

2019 Master of Fine Arts degree candidates in the Department of Art Theory and Practice at Northwestern University present their thesis projects, concluding two years of intensive artistic development.
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May 2 - June 23, 2019Colorless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously: 2019 Art Theory and Practice MFA Thesis Exhibition
September 21-December 8, 2019

Pop América, 1965–1975

Despite the wide appeal of Pop art’s engaging imagery, the broader public remains unaware of the participation and significant contribution of Latin American and Latino/a artists working at the same time and alongside their U.S. and European counterparts.  Pop América, 1965-1975 is the first exhibition with a hemispheric vision of Pop.
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September 21 - December 8, 2019Pop América, 1965–1975

Past Exhibitions