Mar 2nd 2017

The Artist in the Archive

@ Block Museum

40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208

Opening Thursday, March 2nd, from 5PM - 7PM

The Artist in the Archive: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Kader Attia in the Herskovits Library

As a foundation for producing his new commission for the Block, artist Kader Attia mined the holdings of Northwestern’s renowned Melville Herskovits Library of African Studies. The renowned library’s scope is as wide and diverse as the continent of Africa itself. Join Herskovits Library curator Esmeralda Kale for a look at objects in the library’s collection that formed part of Attia’s research.

Members of AfriSem, a consortium of graduate students focused on African Studies, will explore intertwined areas of Attia’s research—architecture, pshychopathology, and prosthetics—taking materials from the Library as a point of departure.

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