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Artist Chitra Ganesh joins he Block Museum Student Associates for a conversation on art, gender, and imagination.

Join us to celebrate the 2024–25 Student Acquisition: three works from She the Question, a series of prints by artist Chitra Ganesh. Known for her subversive visual language, Ganesh draws from pop culture, science fiction, mythology, and Indian visual traditions to challenge dominant narratives around gender, sexuality, and power. 

Ganesh will be joined by assistant professor Lakshmi Padmanabhan (Northwestern, Radio/TV/Film) for a discussion on imagining against caste and patriarchy. The conversation will explore the connections between Ganesh’s practice, Indian pulp fiction, and popular cinema. Laura Brueck (Northwestern, South Asian and Comparative Literature; Director, Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities) will moderate the conversation. 

Each year, The Block Museum Student Associates—an interdisciplinary group of Northwestern undergraduates—study museum collecting practices and recommend works of art for acquisition by the Museum. Two members of The Block Museum Student Associates will offer a brief introduction to the student-led acquisition process.