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Unparalleled collection of Modern Art from India, Iran and Turkey on view at The Block Museum
Northwestern Now, December 5, 2019

By Stephanie Kulke A major exhibition at The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University is the first to bring together modern art from Iran, Turkey and India, seeking to expand Western perspectives of modern art. “Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish and Indian Highlights from NYU’s Abby Grey Collection” surveys art from three nations where unique and vibrant […]

Collection of modern art works from India to be on view in Chicago
India Post, December 12, 2019

By Stephanie Kulke CHICAGO: A major exhibition at the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University in Evanston, a suburb of Chicago, next year will be the first of its type attempt to bring together modern art from India and other countries like Iran and Turkey seeking to expand the Western perspectives of modern art. […]

10 of the best winter exhibitions in Chicago
Chicago Magazine December 13, 2019

The distinctly rich artistic heritages of Iran, Turkey and India are celebrated at this thought-provoking exhibition featuring some 114 modernist works, all exploring local traditions, cultural exchanges and the sights and sounds of modern life. Organised by New York University’s Grey Art Gallery and now on display at Chicago’s Block Museum of Art, the exhibition’s […]

Major Indian, Iranian and Turkish modern art exhibition at Northwestern University, Illinois
News India Times, December 23, 2019

The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University is the first to bring together modern art from India, Iran, Turkey. The goal is to expand Western perspectives of modern art. “Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish and Indian Highlights from NYU’s Abby Grey Collection” surveys art from three nations where unique and vibrant forms of modernism sprang forth in […]

Visual art winter preview: 10 shows to look forward to in 2020
Chicago Tribune, January 2, 2020

By Lori Waxman Is it any wonder that the upcoming season of art exhibitions testifies to so much that is wretched in our world, from runaway climate change to unchecked technological takeovers to the crackdown on immigrants? It shouldn’t be. This is the new now. If sometimes artists reflect on disaster and injustice through beauty […]

Art Top 5: January 2020
Newcity, January 7, 2020

By Kerry Cardoza Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish and Indian Highlights from NYU’s Abby Grey Collection (Block Museum) This wide-ranging survey helps correct West-centric art historical records by focusing on the exciting innovations coming out of three nations in the 1960s and 1970s. Read more

’Modernisms’ displays the rich culture of Asian and Middle Eastern modernist art
The Daily Northwestern, January 15, 2020

By Yunkyo Kim In the 1960s and 70s, Abby Weed Grey traveled through Asia and the Middle East collecting works of modernism, a movement that, even now, is widely perceived as a Western phenomenon. The collection is a permanent installation at New York University’s Grey Art Gallery, which Grey established in 1974. At Northwestern, the […]

The Mix — Cool things to do and see in Chicago Jan. 16-22
Chicago Sun Times, January 17, 2020

By Mary Houlihan The new exhibit “Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish and Indian Highlights from NYU’s Abby Weed Grey Collection” is a survey of art from three nations where vibrant forms of modernism were created in the 1960s and 1970s. The 114 colorful and intriguing works range from Iranian and Turkish artists who explore calligraphy and ornamentation […]

The Rec Center: Explore modernism at the Block Museum
North by Northwestern, January 29, 2020

By Justin Curto As happens when it’s winter in Evanston, we’re all sick and tired. That’s why I didn’t give you a column last week — I was in the depths of not-quite-strep-throat, and most campus arts organizations were still waking up from winter break. So, thank god the Block Museum’s new exhibitions opened this […]

Block Museum Of Art At Northwestern University Continues ‘Year Of Global Modernisms’ Exhibition Series, Forbes, February 12, 2020

By Chadd Scott What is Modern art? Monet, Renoir and Degas? Yes. Van Gogh, Gauguin and Cezanne? Yes. Matisse, Picasso, Kandinsky. Of course. Pollock, de Kooning and Rothko. Naturally. Modern art–the period between the rise of Impressionism in the 1860s through Pop art in the 1960s–has been defined by its titans, their work, their legacies. Read […]

The Grey is currently closed and will reopen at its new location, 18 Cooper Square, in spring 2024.

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