“Behold, Be Held”

How can art offer us fortitude in times of hardship? Visitors are invited to explore that question and other pandemic-era musings at "Behold, Be Held," The Block Museum of Art's first-ever outdoor exhibition. Curated by PhD candidate and Block Museum graduate fellow Rikki Byrd, the exhibit showcases 16 large-scale reproductions of work that celebrate the miracle of human intimacy—from touch and self-care to dancing—and how art can serve as inspiration for new ways of engaging with the world. You can view the works on the exterior windows of The Block Museum and adjacent buildings; two additional works, this time curated by local high school students, appear on the window of the Y.O.U. building at Church Street and Dodge Avenue.