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Sep
17
2016

Salaam Cinema! 50 Years of Iranian Movie Posters

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Iranian Posters

When: Saturday, September 17, 2016
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Where: Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh, 40 Arts Circle Drive , Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Cost: FREE

Contact: Lindsay Bosch  

Group: Block Museum Exhibitions

Co-Sponsor: International Studies

Category: Fine Arts

Description:

The posters in this exhibition are selected from Hamid Naficy’s Iranian Movie Poster Collection, recently acquired by the Northwestern University Archives. Dating from the 1960s to 2010, the posters in the collection document the social history of film in Iran and offer a unique visual representation of over a half a century of dramatic political turmoil and change.

This exhibition has been curated by Hamid Naficy, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in Northwestern University’s School of Communication, in collaboration with the Block Museum’s Curator of Media Arts, Michelle Puetz; Simran Bhalla, PhD candidate in Screen Cultures; Azadeh Safaeian, PhD candidate in the Comparative Literary Studies Program; and the students in Professor Naficy’s Winter 2016 course “National Cinemas: Iranian Art House Cinema and Visual Culture.” This exhibition has been generously supported by the Alsdorf Gallery at the Block Museum Endowment Fund.

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Sep
18
2016

Salaam Cinema! 50 Years of Iranian Movie Posters

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Iranian Posters

When: Sunday, September 18, 2016
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Where: Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh, 40 Arts Circle Drive , Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Cost: FREE

Contact: Lindsay Bosch  

Group: Block Museum Exhibitions

Co-Sponsor: International Studies

Category: Fine Arts

Description:

The posters in this exhibition are selected from Hamid Naficy’s Iranian Movie Poster Collection, recently acquired by the Northwestern University Archives. Dating from the 1960s to 2010, the posters in the collection document the social history of film in Iran and offer a unique visual representation of over a half a century of dramatic political turmoil and change.

This exhibition has been curated by Hamid Naficy, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in Northwestern University’s School of Communication, in collaboration with the Block Museum’s Curator of Media Arts, Michelle Puetz; Simran Bhalla, PhD candidate in Screen Cultures; Azadeh Safaeian, PhD candidate in the Comparative Literary Studies Program; and the students in Professor Naficy’s Winter 2016 course “National Cinemas: Iranian Art House Cinema and Visual Culture.” This exhibition has been generously supported by the Alsdorf Gallery at the Block Museum Endowment Fund.

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Sep
20
2016

Salaam Cinema! 50 Years of Iranian Movie Posters

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Iranian Posters

When: Tuesday, September 20, 2016
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Where: Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh, 40 Arts Circle Drive , Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Cost: FREE

Contact: Lindsay Bosch  

Group: Block Museum Exhibitions

Co-Sponsor: International Studies

Category: Fine Arts

Description:

The posters in this exhibition are selected from Hamid Naficy’s Iranian Movie Poster Collection, recently acquired by the Northwestern University Archives. Dating from the 1960s to 2010, the posters in the collection document the social history of film in Iran and offer a unique visual representation of over a half a century of dramatic political turmoil and change.

This exhibition has been curated by Hamid Naficy, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in Northwestern University’s School of Communication, in collaboration with the Block Museum’s Curator of Media Arts, Michelle Puetz; Simran Bhalla, PhD candidate in Screen Cultures; Azadeh Safaeian, PhD candidate in the Comparative Literary Studies Program; and the students in Professor Naficy’s Winter 2016 course “National Cinemas: Iranian Art House Cinema and Visual Culture.” This exhibition has been generously supported by the Alsdorf Gallery at the Block Museum Endowment Fund.

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Sep
21
2016

Salaam Cinema! 50 Years of Iranian Movie Posters

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Iranian Posters

When: Wednesday, September 21, 2016
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM CT

Cost: FREE

Contact: Lindsay Bosch  

Group: Block Museum Exhibitions

Co-Sponsor: International Studies

Category: Fine Arts

Description:

The posters in this exhibition are selected from Hamid Naficy’s Iranian Movie Poster Collection, recently acquired by the Northwestern University Archives. Dating from the 1960s to 2010, the posters in the collection document the social history of film in Iran and offer a unique visual representation of over a half a century of dramatic political turmoil and change.

This exhibition has been curated by Hamid Naficy, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in Northwestern University’s School of Communication, in collaboration with the Block Museum’s Curator of Media Arts, Michelle Puetz; Simran Bhalla, PhD candidate in Screen Cultures; Azadeh Safaeian, PhD candidate in the Comparative Literary Studies Program; and the students in Professor Naficy’s Winter 2016 course “National Cinemas: Iranian Art House Cinema and Visual Culture.” This exhibition has been generously supported by the Alsdorf Gallery at the Block Museum Endowment Fund.

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Sep
22
2016

Salaam Cinema! 50 Years of Iranian Movie Posters

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Iranian Posters

When: Thursday, September 22, 2016
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM CT

Cost: FREE

Contact: Lindsay Bosch  

Group: Block Museum Exhibitions

Co-Sponsor: International Studies

Category: Fine Arts

Description:

The posters in this exhibition are selected from Hamid Naficy’s Iranian Movie Poster Collection, recently acquired by the Northwestern University Archives. Dating from the 1960s to 2010, the posters in the collection document the social history of film in Iran and offer a unique visual representation of over a half a century of dramatic political turmoil and change.

This exhibition has been curated by Hamid Naficy, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in Northwestern University’s School of Communication, in collaboration with the Block Museum’s Curator of Media Arts, Michelle Puetz; Simran Bhalla, PhD candidate in Screen Cultures; Azadeh Safaeian, PhD candidate in the Comparative Literary Studies Program; and the students in Professor Naficy’s Winter 2016 course “National Cinemas: Iranian Art House Cinema and Visual Culture.” This exhibition has been generously supported by the Alsdorf Gallery at the Block Museum Endowment Fund.

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