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Art City 2009-11-18 15:38:16
The "Reconnection" show at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is just that, a chance to reconnect with MIAD grads and an affirmation of sorts that, yest, artists do keep creating and sometimes become successful. The work in this show is inventive and surprisingly conceptual, which I especially loved and …


Art City 2009-11-17 09:36:16
A haunting installation by Portia Cobb, on view at RedLine Milwaukee through Friday, resurrects a half-forgotten history and honors the memory of Denmark Vesey, a freed slave who is said to have planned what would have been one of the largest slave rebellions in U.S. history. Cobb, a video artist and associate …


Art City 2009-11-16 19:08:12
Like windows onto an expanse of debris-filled outer space or perhaps portals into an unreachable fathom of dark sea teeming with strange, light-deprived creatures, a series of paintings by Tomas Vu-Daniel seem to contain hostile landscapes. Our powers of interpretation are set into motion instantly as we’re confronted by dense tangles of …


Art City 2009-11-16 11:26:34
Hello everyone. Happy Monday. Here is my weekly rundown of the art events that are opening and closing throughout the state this week. OPENINGS “The Gift of Art: Holiday Cheese & Cheer” at the Stanford Art Gallery and Studios on Nov. 18 "Annual Juried Student Art Show" at Beloit College on Nov. 19 "The Neopolitan …


Art City 2009-11-13 11:42:28
The Museum of Wisconsin Art has identified a riverfront site for its new $12 million museum in West Bend, museum officials announced today.The site, part of the Veteran's Avenue Redevelopment, sits snug along the Milwaukee river near downtown West Bend. The announcement marks a change in plans. The museum initially looked at …


Art City 2009-11-13 07:00:00
Recently Art City launched "Deer Hunting," a series about the recurring deer imagery in popular contemporary art and design. Since then, we've had a couple of local sightings. Wisconsin artist Shana R. Goetsch sent us these images of her recent mixed media work titled "Deer Hart (Dear Heart)," which includes deer symbolism. …


Art City 2009-11-12 07:28:22
According to the Shepherd Express' "Best of Milwaukee 2009" edition, the best gallery in town is Walker's Point Center for the Arts and the best museum is the Milwaukee Art Museum. The Green Gallery and Gallery 218 came in second and third, respectively in the gallery category. Check out the issue to …


Art City 2009-11-11 14:02:50
In its day, the Streamline Moderne architectural style of the 1930s signaled the promise of an opulent, new epoch while embodying the simplicity and restraint fitting of those frugal years. How appropriate then that the stylish curves, refined silhouettes and handsome horizontality of that style would be subtly reprised in a sleek …


Art City 2009-11-10 18:28:39
The winners of the Mary L. Nohl Fellowships for individual artists were announced today, and for the first time since the inception of the award seven years ago, the number of winners was significantly reduced. The 2009 Nohl Fellowship was given to four artists -- two in the established artist category, two …


Art City 2009-11-10 11:01:53
David Robbins spent about a year in Andy Warhol's Factory as a young artist. Robbins, who initially made a name for himself in the 1980s with conceptual works about the art machine, has shown work internationally and returned to the Milwaukee area about a decade ago. In recent months, he's been …


Art City 2009-11-10 10:17:54
The crisp lines and cut out-like shapes of Reggie Baylor's paintings are perfectly designed for the artist's new project -- a coloring book for all ages. Baylor will unveil the coloring book at a reception Friday from 5 to 8 pm at Design Within Reach, 167 N. Broadway, in the Third Ward. Those …


Art City 2009-11-10 09:57:33
Cafe Brucke, a smallish cafe and pub at 2101 N. Prospect Ave., is having a little art opening tonight for "60 years, 19 Blocks, 13 Paintings," a show of paintings by Melvin Tess. The title refers to the oldest painting in the installation (60 years old), the approximate number of blocks of …


Art City 2009-11-09 11:58:56
An art museum director from another city, who will remain nameless, years ago once said this of Santiago Calatrava: You can look at his structures in one moment and see something beautiful and poetic, while in the next, with even a subtle shift of mood or perspective, you seem to be …


Art City 2009-11-09 10:33:34
The high-end shelter magazine Metropolitan Home will cease publication with its December issue, MediaBistro is reporting. The publisher Hachette Filipacchi Media will instead focus its resources on Elle Decor. "It's with a feeling of sadness that I make the announcement to close one of our magazines," said Alain Lemarchand, president and CEO. This …


Art City 2009-11-09 10:18:43
Did you attend the 2nd annual "Feed Your Soul" event at Flux Design last night? Brian Jacobson, over at the upstart Third Coast Digest, does a nice job of giving a sense of the scene -- and the sights, with a series of photographs from the fundraising event. The evening's party …


Art City 2009-11-09 10:08:38
Happy Monday, all. Here's my rundown of the art events opening and closing throughout Wisconsin this week. I'd particularly recommend the "Green Furniture" show at MAM, curated by the Chipstone Foundation, this week. Lots of things getting ready to shutter, too, So get out there. OPENINGS "Informal Hand-drawn Sketches" at UWM SARUP on …


Art City 2009-11-06 16:40:06
Ok, well I am just back after almost two weeks of vacation, but I've got to offer up at least a few suggestiona for what to do this weekend, yes? First, join artist Nicholas Grider tonight for the opening reception of "Knock Things Down," an art installation and fundraiser. The funds will …


Art City 2009-11-06 15:22:15
Iran and its corner of the world are often depicted as exotic lands, as spectacle. But the Haggerty Museum of Art is looking past the familiar headlines and media coverage in “Persian Visions,” an exhibit of contemporary photography by 20 Iranian artists. Curated by Hamid Severi of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary …


Art City 2009-11-06 14:54:16
(Note from Mary Louise: I am delighted to introduce a new Art City contributor, Rafael Salas. Rafael, who is, to my mind, one of the more interesting painters working in Wisconsin today, is an assistant professor of painting and drawing at Ripon College. He returned to Wisconsin a few years ago …


Art City 2009-11-06 11:59:06
In this installment of the "Collecting Art" series I speak with Russell Bowman, the former director of the Milwaukee Art Museum. Bowman currently runs a commercial gallery and consultancy in Chicago, the Russell Bowman Art Advisory, and has specialized knowledge in modern, contemporary and self-taught art. Like many high-end commercial galleries, Bowman’s helps …


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