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April 30, 2020

SPECIAL ONLINE EVENT

Badnam Basti (Alley of Ill Repute) (1971) – Screening and Discussion

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 7 PM CST, FREE
Join Block Cinema for a special live stream broadcast of Prem Kapoor's Badnam Basti (Alley of Ill Repute) followed by an online discussion with Simran Bhalla (PhD candidate in Screen Cultures, Northwestern University) and Sudhir Mahadevan (Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle). Badnam Basti is considered one of the first Indian films to explore queer relationships.  Although the film was recut and rereleased in 1978, it has since faded into obscurity; until recently, the film was presumed lost.

Presenting a new digital transfer from the only known 35mm print, this event may mark the first time this film has been screened for US audiences.
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QUARANTINE PICKS

This week: Images of women, solitary and content
Each week a member of The Block's team offers selections that resonate with them at this moment. Today Alisa Swindell, Curatorial Research Assistant writes:

"I have been thinking of how often women are shown in relation to others, as lovers, mothers, caretakers. In this time of isolation, I have also been considering what it means to be alone. With both trains of thought in mind, I have selected images from the collection of women by themselves who seem content being solitary."

1. Henri Matisse, Repose on the Banquette, 1929, Lithograph, 19 3/4 in x 26 1/16 in. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of James and Anne DeNaut, 2008.31.2

2. Charles Swedlund, South Side, c.1958, Gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Steve Nordman. 2018.12.7

3. Will Barnet, Between Life and Life, 1998. Color lithograph, 28 x 29 3/4 in. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Anonymous gift in memory of Lorraine Agnes Stewart, 2000.8
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BLOCK NEWS

Caravans of Gold exhibition publication receives 2020 Curatorial Award for Excellence
In April 2020 the Association of Art Museum Curators announced the Block Museum exhibition publication Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa as a recipient of the 2020 Award for Excellence.
The annual, peer-juried award recognizes curators from around the country for groundbreaking projects that have advanced new methodologies, scholarship, and inclusion and access within the arts. Block Museum Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs and exhibition curator Kathleen Bickford Berzock is among 26 international curators recognized in 2020. 
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THE BLOCK FROM HOME

Online tour of Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s-1980s
This week we were scheduled to be putting the finishing touches on our installation of Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s-1980s and welcoming you to the opening celebration. We hope to present this extraordinary exhibition, organized by the Grey Art Gallery at NYU and the Barjeel Art Foundation at a future date. Until then, our colleagues at NYU have created a rich web portal with images and text covering all the works from the exhibition.
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RESOURCES

EXPLORE Learning with Northwestern
Seeking teaching resources for K-12 students? The Northwestern Office of Community Education Partnerships (OCEP) was specifically created to foster university-community connections to positively impact learning locally and globally. The OCEP team has curated a collection of free, open-access resources from Northwestern that allow the university and broader community to explore and connect. This growing list includes The Block's #MuseumFromHome resources and many more.
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