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One Book One Northwestern (OBON) is a university‐wide reading program that aims to engage the campus in a common conversation centered on a carefully chosen, thought-provoking book. The Block is proud to partner annually with One Book to explore the themes of this shared text, selecting artworks from the museum collection that can broaden discussions.

Join Block Museum staff for a talk in the galleries considering an artwork from the Block’s collection that reflects on the complexities of love, family, identity, and grief—themes central to the 2023–24 One Book One Northwestern selection, Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner.

This in-person talk, led by Melanie Garcia Sympson, Curatorial Coordinator, Collections Information and Digital Interpretation, will focus on Foam (1), from the series Foam by Zhang Huan. The work is on view as part of the exhibition A Little Truth: Fact and Fiction in Family Photography.