MMoCA Newsletter - Winter 2017

MADISON MUSEUM
OF CONTEMPORARY ART winter 2017

EXHIBITIONS
Do Ho Suh
February 11 through May 14
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From February 11 through May 14, the Madison
Museum of Contemporary Art presents Do Ho
Suh, the artist’s latest solo exhibition organized by
The Contemporary Austin, with support by Lehmann
Maupin, New York and Hong Kong. Named “2013
Artist Innovator of the Year” by The Wall Street Journal,
Do Ho Suh (1962, Seoul, Korea) is acclaimed for
meticulous, mesmerizing sculptures and installations
that relate to his personal experiences of Eastern and
Western cultures. On view in MMoCA’s main galleries,
this exhibition showcases the many facets of Suh’s
practice, and includes architectural structures, lightbox
objects, documentary films, drawings, and related
models.
Architectural settings and abstracted figures
inspired by the artist’s biography serve as the central
tenets of Suh’s practice. From intimate works on paper
to monumental sculptural installations, Suh’s works
highlight the porous boundary between public and private
space, as well as notions of global identity, nomadism,
memory, and displacement. His works often
reference his move from South Korea to the United
States in 1991, as well as the specific domestic spaces
where he has lived: his childhood home (a traditional
hanok-style Korean house), a house in Rhode Island
where he lived as a student, and his apartment in New
York City. Transparency, or the oscillation between
opacity and visibility, appears throughout much of the
artist’s work, evoking the layering of space and intermediate
areas in Korean architecture.
Suh first began rendering domestic structures in
1994, an impulse that turned into a life’s work. These
have manifested in iterations of large-scale house sculptures
based on his former residences, variously bisected
to show their interiors, teetering precariously atop or
wedged between structures, or displayed in a gallery as
if they have crashed through the ceiling. Suh weaves
transparent structures made of monochrome polyester,
at once luminous, architectural, and ephemeral, inviting
viewers to wander through their dreamlike interior
passageways. These transplanted homes are playful and
imaginative but also melancholy in their expression of
disorientation: as impressions of the many residences
in which Suh and his family have lived, they testify to
the global and poignantly elusive nature of “home” as
seen through the artist’s eyes.
Do Ho Suh continues the exploration of these
themes, transforming MMoCA’s main galleries into
a realm of transparency and light. Positioned in the
center of the gallery is a life-sized installation of
fabric rooms and passageways from Suh’s 348 West
OPENING
RECEPTION
Friday, February 10
6–9 pm

22nd Street apartment and studio in New York City.
Flanking the installation on adjacent walls are two giant
rubbings Suh made of the inside of this same apartment.
Where the fabric sculpture offers a spatial experience
that closely approximates Suh’s residence and studio,
the rubbings provide exact details of the apartment’s
surfaces and fixtures.
Also on view are works from Suh’s Specimen Series, a
selection of sculptures made with fabric on steel frames
and contained in light-filled Plexiglas boxes. For this
body of work, Suh uses translucent colored fabric to
replicate appliances and fixtures from his NYC apartment,
including a refrigerator, stove, bathtub, and toilet.
Installed in illuminated vitrines, these ordinary objects
glow from within, appearing both luminous and alien.
In addition to the Specimen Series is a piece titled Secret
Garden – 1 (2012), a 1:16 scale model and related animation
of Suh’s Korean house and garden mounted on
the back of a flatbed semi-trailer truck. The sculpture
and animation represent a proposal by Suh for Madison
Square Park that would replicate this private residence
in a public environment for all to experience.
Suh’s poetic works ask viewers to consider the definition
of home: what it means, how it feels to have a
home or be without, and the way in which we carry our
past, present, and future dwellings around with us for
the entirety of our lives.
Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan
(2012–2013); In Between, Hiroshima
City Museum of Contemporary
Art (2012); Fallen Star, the Stuart
Collection, University of California,
San Diego (2012); Home within Home,
the Leeum, Samsung Museum of
Art, Seoul (2012); and Wielandstr.18,
12159, DAAD Galerie, Berlin
(2011). In 2001, Suh represented
Korea at the Venice Biennale and
subsequently participated in the 2010
Venice Architecture Biennale, the
2010 Liverpool Biennial, and the
2012 Gwangju Biennale. His work is
included in numerous museum collections
world-wide, including the Museum of Modern
Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art,
New York; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New
York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Walker Art
Center, Minneapolis; Tate Modern, London; Leeum,
Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul; Artsonje Center,
Seoul; Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo; and Mori
Art Museum, Tokyo, among many others.
Do Ho Suh is organized by The Contemporary
Austin with additional support by Lehmann Maupin,
New York and Hong Kong.
Generous funding for the Wisconsin presentation
of Do Ho Suh has been provided by Ellen Rosner and
Paul J. Reckwerdt; Sylvia Vaccaro; Peggy and Tom
Pyle; Sara Guyer and Scott Straus; Mary Ellyn and Joe
Sensenbrenner; Nancy Doll and Michael Bernhard;
Kit and Phil Blake; Gabriele Haberland and Willy
Haeberli; Hooper Corporation and General Heating
& Air Conditioning; J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.; JoAnne
Robbins and David Falk; Deirdre Garton; Perkins Coie
LLP; Qual Line Fence Corp.; RSM; a grant from the
Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of
Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts;
and MMoCA Volunteers.
EXHIBITIONS
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Do Ho Suh lives and works in New York,
London, and Seoul. He received a BFA in painting
from the Rhode Island School of Design
and an MFA in sculpture from Yale University.
His recent solo exhibitions and projects include
Home within Home within Home within Home
within Home, the National Museum of Modern
and Contemporary Art, Seoul (2013–2014); Do
Ho Suh: Perfect Home, 21st Century Museum of
COVER: Do Ho Suh, Apartment A, Unit 2, Corridor and Staircase, 348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011, USA (detail), 2011–2014. Polyester fabric
and stainless steel tubes. Installation view, MOCA Cleveland, 2015. ©Do Ho Suh, Courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong
Kong. Photo: Jerry Birchfield. © MOCA Cleveland. OPPOSITE: Do Ho Suh, Apartment A, Unit 2, Corridor and Staircase, 348 West 22nd Street, New
York, NY 10011, USA (detail), 2011–2014. Polyester fabric and stainless steel tubes. Installation view, The Contemporary Austin—Jones Center, 2014.
©Do Ho Suh, Courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong. Photograph: Brian Fitzsimmons. THIS PAGE, TOP: Do Ho Suh,
Apartment A, Unit 2, Corridor and Staircase, 348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011, USA (detail), 2011–2014. Polyester fabric and stainless steel tubes.
Installation view, The Contemporary Austin—Jones Center, 2014. ©Do Ho Suh, Courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong.
Photograph: Brian Fitzsimmons.THIS PAGE, BOTTOM: Installation view, Do Ho Suh, MOCA Cleveland, 2015. ©Do Ho Suh, Courtesy of the artist
and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong. Photo: Jerry Birchfield. © MOCA Cleveland.
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EXHIBITIONS
Organized biennially,
Young at Art presents
works of art by Madison
Metropolitan School
District students in kindergarten
through grade 12.
The exhibition is the result
of a long-standing collaboration
between MMoCA
and the school district’s
Arts Education Department.
For the exhibition, each of
Madison’s public school art
teachers is invited to submit
up to three works of art for
the exhibition, including
individual works as well as
those made collaboratively.
The resulting exhibition showcases a full range of subject
matter, technique, and art mediums—from drawing,
painting, and collage to photography, metals, ceramic,
fiber, and new media arts. Young at Art calls attention to
children’s creative potential and to the scope and variety
of individual expression. The exhibition also highlights
YOUNG AT ART
the high caliber of art instruction in Madison’s public
schools and the interdisciplinary nature of art education.
Generous funding to date for Young at Art 2017
has been provided by Nancy Mohs; the Steinhauer
Charitable Trust; Pat and Shirley Kubly; Great Dane
Pub & Brewing Company; MG&E Foundation;
JoAnne Robbins and David Falk; and Dane Arts.
ON VIEW FEBRUARY 11 – APRIL 23
Exhibition reception:
Sunday, February 26 • 3–4:30 pm
With a performance by East High School’s
Jazz Orchestra
2015 Reception. Photography © Tom Klingele
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TOP: Jessica Sotelo Martinez, Rainbow Bird, 2015. Pen and watercolor. Art teacher Amy Koerner, Carl Sandburg Elementary School. Exhibited in
the 2015 Young at Art exhibition. BOTTOM RIGHT: Isabel Zeman, Me, 2015. Relief print. Art teacher Luke Bassuener, Crestwood Elementary
School. Exhibited in the 2015 Young at Art exhibition.

RECONFIGURED REALITY
On view in the
Henry Street
Gallery, Reconfigured
Reality: Contemporary
Photography from the
Permanent Collection,
presents an overview
of developments
since 1970 that have
helped define contemporary
photography.
The world of
photography has been
transformed since the
advent of the traditional black-and-white photograph,
particularly in recent decades. New and older technologies
and formats, many of which have been adopted by
artists represented in Reconfigured Reality, have opened
photography up to fresh perspectives.
Contemporary photographers have discredited the
narrow view that the camera is a recording device only,
not a creative tool, and that its purpose is strictly representational.
Artists have devled into this malleable
medium, having laid
to rest the notion
that the camera can
ever capture the
“objective” world—as
wittily suggested in
Kenneth Josephson’s
New York State, 1970.
An arm holds out
what may be either a
postcard or a photograph
of a cruise ship
that floats on the
horizon line of some
great body of water. Is this only a visual pun about
what’s real and what’s not? Possibly Josephson’s photograph
of a photograph within a photograph questions,
as it plays with representation, the ability of the camera
to chronicle something as elusive as objective reality.
Exhibitions in the Henry Street Gallery are generously
funded through an endowment established by the
Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation.
EXHIBITIONS
ON VIEW THROUGH NOVEMBER 12, 2017
NEW ACQUISITION
Due to the generosity
of longtime
MMoCA supporter
Richard E. Brock, the
museum has acquired
a drawing by Claire
Stigliani. Initially presented
during her recent
solo exhibition Claire
Stigliani: Half-Sick of
Shadows, the work, simply
titled Drawing (2015), is
a self-portrait in acrylic
and colored pencil with
gold leaf accents. In a room blanketed floor-to-ceiling
in pink fur, the barefooted artist sits on a gilded chair
in front of an easel drawing a picture. Her left hand is
tethered with ropes to a woman, clad in a black leather
bodysuit, who lies helplessly on the pink shag carpet,
bound and gagged. In a notable reversal of power roles,
this illustrated version of Stigliani holds the reigns,
placing her dominatrix
counterpart in a position
of submissiveness.
However, the artist and
her be-leathered alterego
are inextricably
linked, each independent
action impacting
the other by the ropes
that bind them together.
If, as stated by Stigliani,
her blonde doppelganger
represents the personification
of creativity,
then the composition as a whole speaks to her relationship
to her artistic self—a relationship she at once
controls and is controlled by. And with its allusions to
erotic love, Drawing also hints at the struggle between
intimacy and power; how the desire for human connection—romantic,
sexual, creative, or otherwise—can
bind and restrict.
TOP: Kenneth Josephson, New York State, 1970, 1970. Gelatin silver print, 16 x 20 inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary
Art. Purchase, through National Endowment for the Arts grant with matching funds from Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Renfert. © Kenneth Josephson,
Courtesy of Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago. BOTTOM: Claire Stigliani, Drawing, 2015. Acrylic, colored pencil, gold leaf, 19 x 25 inches.
Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Gift of Richard E. Brock. © Claire Stigliani.
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EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
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TALKS, DISCUSSIONS, AND TOURS
Friday, February 10 • 6:30 PM • Lecture Hall
Artist Talk: Do Ho Suh
A Lussier Family Lecture
Do Ho Suh is considered among the most important
artists of his generation. Suh’s ambitious sculptural
installations and intimately scaled paintings and
drawings reimagine the homes where he has lived as
structures that carry symbolic meaning. The artist will
discuss the development of his artistic vision and the
influences that have shaped his work.
The talk is organized in conjunction with the opening
of Do Ho Suh, on view in the museum’s main galleries.
$10 MMoCA Nights admission. Free for members.
Friday, February 24 • 6:30 PM • Main Galleries
The Alien in Our Midst: Memory, Displacement
and the Making of Milwaukee’s Everyday World
Arijit Sen
In response to themes explored in Do Ho Suh,
Professor Arijit Sen will discuss embodied experience,
an engagement between the human body and its surroundings,
as a way to understand the contemporary
architecture of migrants. Embodied place-making also
urges us to see the world of the “alien” as a world we all
share albeit from different perspectives. This talk will
focus on an inner city neighborhood of Milwaukee
and examine how embodied place-making helps us
discover how contemporary immigration and global
movement of people has shaped the everyday world
around us.
Arijit Sen is an architect and vernacular architecture
historian who writes, teaches, and studies urban
cultural landscapes. Currently an associate professor
of architecture at the University of Wisconsin–
Milwaukee with an honorary appointment with
Photography © Gil Hillman
the Department of Art History at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Sen cofounded the multicampus
Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures area of doctoral
research on cultural landscapes.
Thursday, March 9 • 1 PM • Main Galleries
Home: Lost & Found (in Korea)
Jung-hye Shin
Professor Jung-hye Shin will discuss how buildings
embody cultural assumptions and mold our ways of
thinking as a result of our everyday movement through
the spaces we inhabit, and further explore how transnational
movement of architectural practices and technology
reshaped such relationships in the context of
modern Korean history.
Jung-hye Shin is an associate professor in the Design
Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-
Madison. Her research focuses primarily on creating
positive place experiences in residential homes and in
public buildings by examining practical and symbolic
aspects of the built environment.
Friday, March 17 • 6:30 PM • Main Galleries
Intervals of Space: Do Ho Suh
Michael Jay McClure
Do Hu Suh's sculptures of personal places, key events,
and enigmatic objects are more than biographical.
Instead, this gallery talk suggests that his work illuminates
the ways space intersects with time, creating a
sense of productive disorientation for his viewers.
Michael Jay McClure is an associate professor of art
history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where
he teaches the history and theory of modern and contemporary
art.
$10 MMoCA Nights admission. Free for members.

TALKS, DISCUSSIONS, AND TOURS
Friday, March 17 • 7:30 PM • Main Galleries
Poetry and Performance: A Response to
Do Ho Suh
Inspired by Do Ho Suh’s sculptures, paintings, and
drawings, the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s
Rhapsodie Quartet will perform musical compositions
interspersed with readings of original poems written in
response to Suh’s work. The performance and reading
will take place within the Do Ho Suh exhibition.
Participating poets are Amy Qhan Barry, Robin
Chapman, Jean Feraca, former Wisconsin Poet Laureate
Max Garland, and Katrin Talbot. A portfolio of their
poetry including a listing of music performed will be
available in the exhibition galleries. $10 MMoCA
Nights admission. Free for members.
Thursday, April 13 • 1 PM
Henry Street Gallery
The Photographer is Present
Melanie Herzog
The real, altered, and imagined spaces depicted in contemporary
photography resonate with meanings that
are variously social, historical, and sometimes deeply
personal. The photographer may be visually present
within the photograph, or the photographer’s presence
may be implied as a spectator beyond the photograph’s
frame. This gallery talk will explore ways in which contemporary
photographers convey meaning in their photographs
through the position they occupy-whether
present within or absent from the photograph-in relation
to reconfigured realities they depict.
Melanie Herzog is a professor of art history at
Edgewood College and a leading scholar on the work
of Elizabeth Catlett who also has written extensively on
the social documentary photographer, Milton Rogovin.
PLEASE TAKE THE SURVEY
Knowing our audience
and serving our community
is vital to our work.
Stephen Fleischman
MMoCA director
DROP-IN TOURS
SATURDAYS, 1 PM
Drop by MMoCA for lively and informal discussions
of current exhibitions. Led by MMoCA’s
docents, these free, 30-minute guided tours provide
you with the tools to consider artists’ creative decisions
and construct meaningful interpretations of their work.
Meet in the museum lobby.
February 11
Docent David Griffeath on Do Ho Suh
March 11
Docent Bob Leschke on Reconfigured Reality:
Contemporary Photography from the Permanent Collection
April 8
Docent Ann Kohl-Re on Do Ho Suh
May 13
Docent Keith Skeen on Do Ho Suh
ARTIST LECTURE
DEBORAH BUTTERFIELD
SATURDAY, APRIL 22 • 7–8 PM
LECTURE HALL
Internationally renowned artist Deborah Butterfield
will offer a talk on April 22 as the second annual
Stephen Fleischman Lectureship series. The
Lectureship is held annually in April and features individuals
who have made exceptional contributions to art
and culture. For more information, visit mmoca.org.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
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THIS PAGE: Deborah Butterfield, Untitled, 1983. Sticks, mud, and armature. Collection of Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Gift of the
Lieberman family, in loving memory of Roberta Lieberman. Photography © Doug Fath
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EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
KIDS’ ART ADVENTURES
Kids’ Art Adventures invites families to make art
together in MMoCA’s classroom following guided
discussion of works on view in the museum’s galleries.
Program activities are appropriate for six to ten yearolds;
children must be accompanied by an adult.
Space at Kids’ Art Adventures is limited to thirty children
and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Families are encouraged to arrive early to reserve a
space in the workshop. A sign-up sheet is available
at the lobby welcome desk fifteen minutes before the
workshop begins.
Sunday, February 12 • 1–2:30 PM
Find inspiration and explore expression through a
diverse range of artworks by K–12 students in Young
at Art. Embrace your creative potential with a project
inspired by select works on view.
Sunday, March 12 • 1–2:30 PM
FREE FAMILY RESOURCES
Explore the delicate and transparent full-scale house
sculpture of Do Ho Suh, rendered in pink, blue, and
yellow fabric. The artist builds dreamlike structures that
represent the many places he has lived. Think about
a place that is special to you, and construct your own
building using fabric and wire.
Sunday, April 2 • 1–2:30 PM
Look at a variety of animal imagery in Young at Art
and create a sculptural creature inspired by the amazing
animals that inhabit the earth.
Sunday, May 7 • 1–2:30 PM
See how Do Ho Suh uses colorful thread and watercolor
to create original works on paper that address
themes of home, memory, and self-identity. Learn how
to creatively embroider with basic stitches in a project
inspired by Do Ho Suh’s threaded artworks.
LEARNING RESOURCES
MMoCA's Learning Centers offer adults, teens, and
families a variety of resources for exploring current
exhibitions. Features include related books, web-based
programming, an art guide designed for teens, and a
range of hands-on, kid-friendly activities that encourage
imaginative play within the museum’s galleries.
The MMoCAkids ArtPack also contains a variety of
discovery activities for children to use throughout the
museum, and take-home activities for Reconfigured
Reality: Contemporary Photography from the Permanent
Collection and Do Ho Suh.
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Lincoln Elementary School students in grades 3 through 5, Martin’s Dream, 2015, paper collage and acrylic paint. Art teacher Gwen M.
Kong. Exhibited in the 2015 Young at Art exhibition.

MMOCA NIGHTS
Save the date for two upcoming MMoCA Nights
celebrations. MMoCA Nights are held in conjunction
with exhibition openings, film screenings,
and other special events. The evenings feature music,
seasonal hors d’oeuvres from Fresco, a cash bar, and
engaging visual art programs. These events are free for
MMoCA members/$10 for non-members.
MMoCA Nights are sponsored by Newcomb
Construction Company and The Alexander Company
with additional support from Fresco and media support
from Isthmus.
Friday, February 10 • 6–9 pm
The works of artist Do Ho Suh have been described
as ethereal, immersive, wonderful, and architectural. At
this MMoCA Nights celebration, guests will be the
first to view the artist’s stunning structures, drawings
and related models in the museum’s main galleries. In
a talk starting at 6:30, the artist discusses his influences
and artistic vision. Guests will also enjoy live jazz from
The Nick Moran Trio and passed hors d’oeuvres in
the lobby.
Friday, March 17 • 6–9 pm
This MMoCA Nights gathering will continue to probe
the Do Ho Suh exhibition. At 6:30 pm, art historian
Michael Jay McClure will discuss the intersections
of space and time in Do Ho Suh’s work. At 7:30 pm,
enjoy poetry readings and live music from the Madison
Symphony Orchestra Rhapsodie Quartet in the galleries,
developed in response to the exhibition.
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
Thursday, February 23
Experience
MMoCA afterhours
at Under the
Influence. Begin the
evening with a brief UNDER THE
discussion of works INFLUENCE
in one of MMoCA’s
current exhibitions.
Then, move to the
museum’s Education
Workshop to enjoy selected food and beverage pairings
from Fresco as you create your very own masterpiece,
influenced by the works you’ve just seen.
ART VELO
Thursday, February 2
On the evening of Thursday, February 2,
MMoCA will present the third annual Art Velo
event, a unique fundraiser for the museum. Developed
in partnership with Cyc Fitness spinning studio, Art
Velo brings together individuals and teams of riders for
a one-of-a-kind cycling experience in the MMoCA
lobby. The event is open to anyone interested in sponsoring
a bike in support of the museum. This year, bike
sponsors will have the opportunity to network, get creative
and enjoy energizing drinks and fare between two
high-energy, 70s and 80s music-infused riding sessions.
For information about participating as a bike sponsor
please visit mmoca.org/artvelo or contact Annik
Dupaty at annik@mmoca.org or 608.257.0158 x229.
MUSEUM PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Doors open at 6 pm. Program begins at 6:30. Supplies
for Under the Influence are generously donated by
Artist & Craftsman Supply. For information, please
visit mmoca.org/undertheinfluence or contact Kaitlin
Kropp at kaitlin@mmoca.org or 608.257.0158 x224.
Photography © Robin Hoenisch
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PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
HAIR AFFAIR
THURSDAY, APRIL 27
Abiennial event, Hair Affair: The Art
of Hair, has become well known as
the wildest runway show and fundraiser
for the museum. This outlandish evening
celebrates the intersection of art and hair
design, showcasing extreme hair sculptures
conceived and executed by local salons and
stylists. Hair Affair will return the evening
of Thursday, April 27, with designs based
on “Myths and Monsters.” These amazing
hair sculptures will impress attendees with
height, width, and creativity. During this
one-night-only event, the hair sculptures
will be presented on live models during a
runway show. The event will also feature
hors d’oeuvres from Fresco, cocktails, a live
DJ, amusements, and a silent auction offering
great packages. Both general admission
and VIP ticket options with exclusive
seating will be available. Save the date now,
invitations will be mailed in March.
For information about participating in
the event, please contact Annik Dupaty at
annik@mmoca.org or 608.257.0158 x229.
Photography © Sharon Vanorny.
SPECIAL PROJECT
UNDERWRITERS
A major gift from the Nimick Forbesway Foundation
supports the museum’s general operations.
Recent capital improvement projects, including new
flooring for MMoCA administrative offices, has been
made possible through the support of Joe Alexander &
The Alexander Company, Marc Vitale & Darcy Kind,
Don & Barbara Carrig, and Charles & Lynda Clark.
Brand strategy and design support is contributed by
Hiebing. Design and technical guidance for MMoCA’s
website is donated by Ajenda Interactive Media.
GIFTS IN MEMORY
AND HONOR
Warrington Colescott
in memory of
Frances Myers
Doris Kox in memory of
William H. Kox, Sr.
Pat Smith in honor of
Valerie Kazamias
Jane Hallock
Donald J. Helfrecht
David and
Rosemary Hoyt
Denise and
Michael Hysmith
Heather and
Bjorn Karlsson
Anne Lucke in
honor of Stephen
Fleischman’s
25th anniversary
Linda Bunger
Donna Rae Clasen
Robert Haimerl
Gifts in memory of Mary Roberts, long-time
MMoCA docent and friend:
John Neumann
Jolen and
Chad Neumann
Suzanne Lee and Peter
Pryde
Nira Scherz-Busch
SAVE THE DATE
5.5.17
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MMOCA’S BUSINESS COUNCIL
MMoCA’s corporate members-known as the MMoCA Business Council-support a vibrant community
by contributing to museum exhibitions, education programs, and ongoing operations. With these important
contributions, MMoCA can offer compelling, thought-provoking programming, and Business Council
members become known as generous community leaders. For information on corporate membership and its
many benefits, contact Elizabeth Tucker at elizabeth@mmoca.org or 608.257.0158 x245. MMoCA thanks the
following businesses and organizations for their support:
BENEFACTORS ($10,000+)
The Alexander Company
BioSentinel INC
BMO Private Bank
Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family
Foundation
Flad Architects
Future Foam
Hiebing
J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc.
Madison Community Foundation
Madison Magazine
Madison Print Club
National Guardian Life Insurance
Nimick Forbesway Foundation
Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation
Steinhauer Charitable Trust
W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation
Wisconsin Arts Board
Zendesk Inc.
SPONSORS ($5,000-9,999)
Affiliated Engineers Inc.
Ajenda Interactive Media
American Family Insurance
American Transmission Company
Brava Magazine
The Century House
CUNA Mutual Foundation
Custer Financial Services
CYC Fitness
Dane Arts
Evjue Foundation Inc.,
the charitable arm of
The Capital Times
Footlights
Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co.
Habush Habush and Rottier S.C.
Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison
ImagesPlus
Isthmus
maiahaus
MG&E Foundation
Mid-West Family Broadcasting
MillerCoors
MINI of Madison
Newcomb Construction
Company
Pepsi Cola of Madison
Perkins Coie LLP
Promega Corporation
Reinhart, Boerner,
Van Deuren, S.C.
Svedvik Collective
Venture Investors, LLC
Webcrafters-Frautschi
Foundation, Inc.
Wildwood Productions
Wisconsin Public Radio
WISC-TV Channel 3
WKOW-TV Channel 27
LEADERS ($2,500-4,999)
Access Information Management
Adams Outdoor Advertising
The Artful Home
Associated Bank
Capital Newspapers
Celebrations Entertainment
Cricket Design Works, Inc.
Cummings Christensen
Family Foundation
Design Concepts
DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C.
Dines, Inc.
DoubleTree by Hilton Madison
Food Fight Restaurant Group
Ganser Company
Hooper Copration/General
Heating & Air Conditioning
Johnson Bank
Kramer Printing
Orosz Properties
Physicians Plus, Inc.
Roman Candle Pizzeria
RSM
Smith & Gesteland LLP
TDS Telecom
The Terry Family Foundation
Think Ink & Design
US Bank
Whole Foods Market
Wisconsin Lottery
Woodman’s Food Market, Inc.
Yelp Madison
PARTNERS ($1,000-2,499)
5NINES
Atmosphere Commercial
Interiors
Axley Brynelson, LLP
Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
The Capital Times Kids Fund
Colony Brands, Inc.
Econoprint
The Edgewater
ERDMAN
Faith Technologies
First Business Bank of Madison
Foley & Lardner
Full Compass Systems, Ltd.
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Greater Madison Convention &
Visitors Bureau
Hampton Inn & Suites
Hausmann-Johnson Insurance
J.F. Ahern Co.
Johnson Controls
Knothe & Bruce Architects, LLC
Knox Family Foundation
M3 Insurance
Macy’s
Madison Arts Commission
Metcalfe Markets, Inc.
Michael Best & Friedrich
Milwaukee Valve Company
Oakbrook Corporation
RBC Wealth Management
Sara Investment Real Estate LLC
Shulfer Architects
Sport & Spine Physical Therapy
Sprinkman Real Estate
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
DONORS ($500-999)
Access Wisconsin
Artist & Craftsman Supply
GMA Engineers
John Thompson Investment
Management
Madison Veterinary Specialists
Neckerman Insurance Services
RS+K
Shine United LLC
Stoddard’s Meat Market &
Catering
SUPPORTERS ($250-499)
adorable.io
Amanti Art
Benjamin CPA
Credo Product Design
Eminent Domain Services LLC
Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier
JPC Law
KJWW P.C.
Madison MAGNET
OPN Architects
Piano Fondue
Plantes Company
Russell Arts Law
TheoryThree Interactive
Wingra School
MEMBERSHIP AND GIVING
STAY IN TOUCH
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MEMBERSHIP AND GIVING
MMoCA Board
of Trustees
Officers
Rick Phelps, President
Joe Alexander, Vice-President
Jason Knutson, Vice-President
Leslie Smith III, Vice-President
Kathie Nichols, Secretary
John Sylla, Treasurer
Other Trustees
Marian Bolz, Life Trustee
Bryan Chan
Karen Christianson
Charlotte Cummins
Tami Dodge
John Fritsch
Sara Guyer
Cedric Johnson
Valerie Kazamias,
Chair, The Langer Society
Elizabeth Kirchstein
Oscar Mireles
Bret Newcomb
Margaret Pyle
JoAnne Robbins
John Ronzia
Ellen Rosner
Katie Howarth Ryan
John Sims
Sylvia Vaccaro
Marc Vitale
Kathleen Woit
Jim Yehle, Past President
New Langer Society
Members: July 15–Oct 15
Verda Blythe and
Kenneth Kavajecz
Baily Bussewitz and Jacob Phillips
Peter Granger and
Rebecca Chown
Oscar Mireles and
Diana Gonzalez
Kristin Schmidt and Ryan Kupres
New Regular Members: July 15–October 15
Theresa Abel and Timothy O’Neill, Michael Brudsky, Richard and Amy Chamberlin,
Mark and Lynn Chin, Joshua DeFuria and Alexandra Dorman, Tanner Engbretsen,
Natalie Ergas, Jennifer Faust and James Henderson, Jennifer Goodnough, Julie Gross,
Kris Gruninger, Laura Heiple, Deb and Dale Holmen, Olivia and Nick Hwang, Marnie Hyland,
Siddharth Jain and Andréa Davis, Nate Kirley, Carl and Joan Kole, Shirley Krisnich, Acacia
Latka and Nick Utphall. Donna Lewein, Audrone Maciunaite, James and Michelle Nilsestuen,
Robin Peeters, Jeanne Pluemer and Rod Duff, Ruth Railey and Tim Diehl, Monika Ramsey,
Kelly Rauwerdink, Nicole and Zach Richmond, Leo Rubinkowski, Jennifer and Rick Salin,
Jeff and Rebecca Schmidt, Emma Sherman, Carolina Simental, Karen and Jacob Stampen,
Sarah Stankey and Jack Gretenhart, Julie Stawicki and Dan Thome, Christopher Stuessy,
Robert Sylvester, Evy Thuli, Meghan Touhey, Paul Vosburgh, Corinna West and
Adam Dill-Macky, Rita Yanny, Terri Young, Sara Zallar
PRIVATE EVENTS
Photography © Magnified Joy
With gorgeous spaces such as the lobby and the rooftop sculpture
garden, as well as an elegant and high-tech lecture hall,
MMoCA is the perfect place to host your next event. Langer Society
members, Business Council members, and nonprofit groups receive
discounted rates. For information, please contact Bob Sylvester at
bob@mmoca.org or 608.257.0158 x251.
SECURE YOUR LEGACY
Make a contribution directly from your IRA
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MMoCA’s members and supporters make it possible
to bring dynamic modern and contemporary
art exhibitions and programs—free of charge—to
nearly 200,000 visitors each year. Contributions to the
museum come in many forms—through membership,
annual fund gifts, volunteer hours, program sponsorships,
event tickets, and Museum Store purchases, to
name a few.
As you plan your charitable giving for the year
ahead, we want to make sure you are aware that you
can support MMoCA with donations straight from
your IRA accounts.
Due to a permanent change in federal tax regulations,
donors who are 70 1/2 years old or older may
make tax-free charitable gifts directly from traditional
IRA accounts as part of their annual required minimum
distribution.
A total of up to $100,000 can be transferred
directly from traditional IRAs to one or more qualified
charities—such as MMoCA—free from federal
income tax each year. There may also be state income
tax savings. Amounts given in this way count toward
required IRA minimum withdrawal amounts for the
year of the gift. To qualify, it is important to have the
gift amount distributed directly from an IRA to one
or more qualified charities. Your contribution is also
tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Thank you for considering a gift from your
IRA to support MMoCA. For information, contact
Elizabeth Tucker at elizabeth@mmoca.org or
608.257.0158 x245.

FEBRUARY
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MAY
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FEBRUARY
2 5–8 pm Art Velo
10 6–9 pm MMoCA Nights: Do Ho Suh
11 1–1:30 pm Drop-in Tour: Do Ho Suh
12 1–2:30 pm Kids’ Art Adventures: Young at Art
23 6:30–9 pm Under the Influence
24 6:30–7 pm Gallery Talk: Arijit Sen
26 3–4:30 pm Young at Art reception
MARCH
9 1–1:30 pm Gallery Talk: Jung-hye Shin
11 1–1:30 pm Drop-in Tour: Reconfigured Reality
12 1–2:30 pm Kids’ Art Adventures: Do Ho Suh
17 6–9 pm MMoCA Nights: Poetry and
Performance: A Response to Do Ho Suh
APRIL
2 1–2:30 pm Kids’ Art Adventures: Young at Art
8 1–1:30 pm Drop-in Tour: Do Ho Suh
13 1–1:30 pm Gallery Talk: Melanie Herzog
22 7–8 pm Artist talk: Deborah Butterfield
27 7–11 pm Hair Affair: The Art of Hair
MAY
5 5–9 pm Gallery Night
7 1–2:30 pm Kids’ Art Adventures: Do Ho Suh
13 1–1:30 pm Drop-in Tour: Do Ho Suh
CALENDAR OF EVENTS ( TEAR OUT AND ENJOY)
Do Ho Suh, Apartment A, Unit 2, Corridor and Staircase, 348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011, USA (detail), 2011–2014. Polyester fabric and stainless
steel tubes. Installation view, MOCA Cleveland, 2015. ©Do Ho Suh, Courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong. Photo:
Jerry Birchfield. © MOCA Cleveland.
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ABOUT
MEMBERS MAKE IT
POSSIBLE.
Support from members of
the Madison Museum of
Contemporary Art ensures
outstanding exhibitions and
educational programs
remain free for all.
Located on the rooftop
of the Madison Museum of
Contemporary Art, Fresco is a
modern dining space boasting the
best views of the city. Enjoy the
view while sipping cocktails in the
lounge or sampling seasonallyinspired
dishes in our window-lined
dining room. Fresco's chefs have a
deep appreciation for fresh, local
ingredients from the Dane County
Farmer's Market. The staff will
work hard to accomodate dietary
restrictions.
Join us for fresco-uncorked, a
year of fabulous wine events. Enjoy
evenings dedicated to your favorite
styles, see if you can taste the difference
in blind taste tests, sample
different wine and food pairings,
and maybe even find a new favorite!
These events will take place
in the Rooftop Sculpture Garden,
fresco lounge, and the MMoCA
lobby so you can sip your wines in
style. Please visit frescomadison.
com/uncorked for tickets and more
information.
MMoCA Members
Receive a 10% discount
at Fresco and all Food
Fight ​restaurants.
Join today at
mmoca.org
About the Museum The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
is an independent, nonprofit organization presenting exhibitions by local,
regional, national, and international artists. A permanent collection of over
5,000 works of art is maintained and enlarged through gifts and purchases.
The museum’s education department presents programs to increase public
understanding and appreciation of modern and contemporary art.
Hours Museum hours are Tues–Thurs: noon–5; Fri: noon–8; Sat: 10–8;
and Sun: noon–5. The museum is closed on Mondays. Administrative offices
are open Mon–Fri: 9–5.
Accessibility Exhibitions, lectures, tours, and special events at the
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art are accessible to people with
disabilities. Please contact the museum at 608.257.0158 regarding accommodations
for persons with limited mobility, sight, or hearing. Relay Service
is available by dialing AT&T @ 711.
Membership MMoCA members enjoy many privileges, including free
admission to exhibition openings and MMoCA Nights; discounts at the Museum
Store, at Fresco and other Food Fight restaurants, and on films, education
programs, and travel opportunities; invitations to special membership events
and previews; opportunities to meet artists; a subscription to MMoCA’s
newsletter; and tax deductions for contributions.
Volunteering Enthusiastic volunteers are vital to MMoCA’s success.
Visit mmoca.ivolunteer.com for current volunteer opportunities.
Change of Address Please notify the office of address changes so that
your mailings are not interrupted.
Join Our Email List MMoCA Notes, the museum’s email bulletins,
will keep you informed about upcoming events and exhibitions. Sign up
online at mmoca.org.
To Contact the Museum
608.257.0158 • info@mmoca.org • www.mmoca.org
THANK YOU!
© Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Artworks © the artist unless
otherwise noted. Artworks may not be reproduced without permission of
the copyright holder.
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HOLIDAY ART FAIR 2016
This year’s Holiday Art Fair introduced designer
vignettes, which helped shoppers see ways to style a
room with art for sale at the Fair.
MMoCA would like to extend sincere thanks to the artists,
patrons, performers, vendors, members, volunteers, and
sponsors who made the 2016 Holiday Art Fair great.
Generous sponsorship of the Fair was provided by Custer
Financial Services, The Century House, The Edgewater,
Think Ink & Design, Isthmus, Madison Magazine, Magic
98, Wisconsin Public Radio, and Yelp.
The Century House designer’s vignette in the MMoCA
lobby. Photography © Maria Gomer
EVENTS AND SUPPORTERS
Amy Carani’s booth. Photography © Zijian Shen
Gourmet Gallery. Photography © Linda Keegan
ARTS BALL 2016
On
Saturday,
November 19,
friends of MMoCA
and the Madison
Symphony Orchestra
celebrated the 46th
anniversary of the
Arts Ball at Nakoma
Golf Club. Following
a cocktail hour featuring drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and a first
look at silent auction tables, guests sat down for conversation
and a gourmet dinner, followed by dancing the
night away to live music by Chicago-based band Public
i. All proceeds directly support the Madison Museum of
Contemporary Art and the Madison Symphony Orchestra.
Generous support for the Arts Ball was provided by
National Guardian Life Insurance Company, Anonymous,
Images Plus, JH Findorff & Son, Inc., Phillips Distributing
Corp., Tom and Peggy Pyle, and Woodman’s Food
Markets.
Photography © Larry Chua
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227 State Street
Madison, WI 53703
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MUSEUM STORE
Seasonal Specials
January 1–31
All regularly priced Holiday Merchandise on sale through January 30.
25% discount on all toys.
February 1–14: Valentine's Day Jewelry Sale!
25% discount on all regularly priced jewelry.
Treat yourself or your sweetheart to a
special treat from the Museum Store.
March 1–15
15% off all kitchen-related items
(Langer Members can take
an additional 5% off.)
March 16–31
15% off all photo frames.
(Langer Members can take
an additional 5% off.)
No other discounts apply.
Museum Store Hours*
Monday: noon–5 pm
Tuesday–Thursday: 11 am–5 pm
Friday: 11 am–8 pm
Saturday: 10 am–8 pm
Sunday: noon–5 pm
*Closed all Mondays in January
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