MMoCA Newsletter, Summer 2016

MADISON MUSEUM
OF CONTEMPORARY ART summer 2016

EXHIBITIONS
CLAIRE STIGLIANI:
HALF-SICK OF SHADOWS
May 28 through September 3, 2016
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In her first solo museum exhibition, mixed-media artist
Claire Stigliani presents her most recent body of work in
which she transforms two-dimensional drawings and paintings
into miniature puppet sets and video-based vignettes.
On view in the museum’s State Street Gallery from May 28
through September 3, Claire Stigliani: Half-Sick of Shadows
features five of the artist’s semi-autobiographical series
that combine her real life anxieties with fictional stories,
and probe more deeply into the psychological longing
and latent sexuality that underpin her artistic practice. For
this exhibition, the concurrent display of works on paper,
hand-constructed stage sets, and short movies reference
and reinforce each other to create layered and voyeuristic
scenes—mirrors reflecting and refracting the artist’s halfimagined
worlds.
Graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s
Masters of Fine Arts program in 2010, Stigliani has
since relocated to New York, producing works that merge
complex social and cultural references with a broad array
of art historical sources, including eighteenth-century
Rococo painting, Austrian portraits of royalty, fairytale
illustrations, and Pop art. She inserts a caricature of herself
into the fictional stories she represents, which range from
Tennyson’s The Lady of Shalott to Angela Carter’s The Snow
Child. With skewed and condensed spaces, collapsed and
manipulated narratives, her paintings are dense compositions
of acrylic, colored pencil, wax, and gold leaf on paper.
They allow Stigliani to enter alternative realities and safely
navigate the uncertainties of, or transgress the expectations
surrounding, contemporary notions of feminine power,
desire, art, and love.
The suggestion of role-playing finds additional expression
in the accompanying puppet sets, which are very literal
three-dimensional renderings of her drawings. Physical
spaces decorated with to-scale scenery, the miniature sets
OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, June 3
6–9 pm

EXHIBITIONS
are populated by marionettes of each story’s principle
characters—puppets that serve, according to the artist,
as “shadows or reflections of my life.” Adding yet
another layer of conceptual complexity as she switches
mediums, Stigliani then creates videos of each story
using marionettes as stand-ins for herself: “I am
reenacting stories that interest me. I am creating
narratives that allow me to ask questions. My
work is my tool for fantasy. It is to create and
understand at the same time.” Taken together,
the works on view offer a glimpse into Stigliani's
private realm of artistic creation.
Claire Stigliani has taught
classes at the University of Wisconsin
(Madison), University of Missouri
(Kansas City), and Carnegie Mellon
University (Pittsburgh). Stigliani had work
included in MMoCA’s 2010 Wisconsin Triennial
exhibition. In 2015 she was awarded
the prestigious Joan Mitchell award, which
recognizes the important contributions being
made by contemporary visual artists.
Generous funding for Claire Stigliani:
Half-Sick of Shadows has been provided by
Karen and Craig Christianson; Dan and
Natalie Erdman; Promega Corporation; a grant
from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from
the State of Wisconsin and National Endowment for
the Arts; and MMoCA Volunteers.
COVER: Claire Stigliani, Garden of Eden Theater Set (detail), 2016. Mixed media, approx. 28 x 25 x 20 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
OPPOSITE TOP: Claire Stigliani, The Apartment, 2015. Acrylic, colored pencil, wax on rice paper, 30½ x 38½ inches. Courtesy of
the artist. THIS PAGE TOP: Claire Stigliani, Lying, robed in snowing white, 2015. Acrylic, colored pencil, gold leaf, 18 7 /8 x 24 7 /8 inches.
Courtesy of the artist. THIS PAGE BOTTOM: Claire Stigliani, Red Riding, 2015. Acrylic, colored pencil, wax on rice paper, 35½
x 26 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
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EXHIBITIONS
Our Good Earth addresses
how modern and contemporary
artists represented in
the museum’s permanent collection
have portrayed the natural
world and imbued it with meaning.
With both a celebratory and
critical eye, the artists represented
in the exhibition visualize nature
in works of art that document a
great range of locales, geological
features, and weathers in equally
diverse media and styles.
Our Good Earth takes its
title from a 1942 lithograph by John Steuart Curry that
depicts a farmer and his two young children standing
waist high in a bountiful field of wheat. Curry’s implication
of a nurturing and spiritualized earth rests upon
a notion of nature expressed in early nineteenth-century
Romantic landscape painting. The natural world—its
diverse topography and flora and fauna—is an embodiment
of divine grace. Nature in its purity, however, was
understood by both Romantic artists and poets to be
jeopardized by human intervention, most notably, the
Our Good Earth
deleterious effects of the Industrial
Revolution. The worsening of these
consequences over the years has altered
and, in some cases, irreparably damaged
the natural landscape. In our time, fossil
fuel emissions and other human-made
toxins and actions have led to global
warming, forecasting drastic climate
change and economic threats that
endanger human populations, animal
species, and the land as we know it.
It may no longer be possible to view
landscape art with an innocent eye. Our
Good Earth, in its implied narrative of
mourning, aims to stimulate audiences to think about
social and political issues made urgent by a changing
planet and what we stand to lose.
Generous funding for Our Good Earth has been provided
by The DeAtley Family Foundation; MillerCoors: John and
Kim Sylla; U.S. Bank; Dane Arts; a grant from the Wisconsin
Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin
and National Endowment for the Arts; and MMoCA Volunteers.
On View: June 4–August 21
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All-Licensed Fool: Animations by
Allison Schulnik and Wong Ping
All-Licensed Fool: Animations by Allison Schulnik and
Wong Ping features work by two artists who each
utilize experimental animation to create loose narratives
set within beautifully strange worlds. Although immediately
dazzling in visual impact, the works are nevertheless
grounded by a poetic sensibility that exposes human
vulnerability.
In Schulnik’s Eager (2014) and Ping’s An Emo Nose
(2015), grotesque human characters exist within fantastical
environments; combining droll situations with mesmerizing
surrealism, both animations operate as sophisticated
and sincere explorations of the humanity we share. The
title of the exhibition, All-Licensed Fool, refers to a passage
in William Shakespeare’s tragic play King Lear in which
the fool irreverently criticizes the King. A recurring character
type with a long tradition, the fool was expected
to amuse his master or mistress, and yet had the license
to say whatever he desired. In providing insolent honesty
packaged as entertainment,
the all-licensed fool
simultaneously reveals
truth and serves as an
example of the dignified
within the absurd.
Through the juxtaposition
of unusual characters and
unabashed, unadulterated
truth in Ping’s and Schulnik’s films, we empathize
with the forlorn and appreciate the humor and beauty
we encounter.
Generous support for the Imprint Gallery has been
provided by Nancy Gross, Raven Software, and Hiebing.
On View: April 29–August 28
THIS PAGE TOP: John Steuart Curry, Our Good Earth, 1942. Lithograph,
12 ¾ x 10 1 /8 inches. Gift of Don Anderson. THIS PAGE LEFT: Wong Ping,
An Emo Nose, 2015. Single-channel video animation, 4 minutes 23 seconds.
Courtesy of the artist and Edouard Malingue Gallery. THIS PAGE RIGHT:
Allison Schulnik, Eager, 2014. Traditional clay-mation and stop-motion animated
film, 8 minutes 30 seconds. Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore
Gallery. OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: Frances Myers, Untitled, 1999. Mixed media,
39½ x 55 ½ inches. Lent by Warrington Colescott. OPPOSITE PAGE
LEFT: Frank Stella, Port aux Basques, from the Newfoundland Series, 1971.
Lithograph and screenprint on paper, 38 x 70 inches. Collection of the
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Gift of Phillip Levy. © 2015 Frank
Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. OPPOSITE PAGE RIGHT:
Ellsworth Kelly, Blue Gray Green Red, 2008. Lithograph mounted on aluminum,
48 x 130 inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary
Art. Courtesy of Ellsworth Kelly Studio © Ellsworth Kelly and Gemini
G.E.L., Los Angeles LLC. Gift of Phillip Levy.

Compassionate Eye: The Art of Frances Myers
In tribute to Frances
Myers (1936–2014),
MMoCA presents an
overview of the artist's
highly personal art that is
grounded in a mastery of
craft. Myers was influential
as an innovative printmaker
and arts educator.
For twenty-five years she
taught students in the Art
Department of the University
of Wisconsin (Madison),
many of whom went
on to distinguished careers. She imparted her deep
knowledge of intaglio and relief processes while also
freeing herself and her students to explore new processes,
forms, technologies, and subject matter.
Myers’ own subjects were broad and include
nature, Catholicism, art history, female identity, and
American architecture. In 2012, she described her
technical history as a printmaker as a “flow of etching,
relief, Xerox, large-format engineering copier prints,
wall installation, digital prints, video, and video stills
printed onto canvas and translucent media.” Pictured
here, a large-scale untitled print from 1999, combining
novel subject and
technique, consists of
twelve Xeroxed photographs
of plates and
saucers, arranged in a
grid pattern and collaged
to a base sheet.
Adjusted in scale so
that they all appear to
have the same diameter,
they were drawn
from the artist’s own
collection. The various
pieces reflect different
decorative traditions—American, German, Chinese,
and Japanese, with a picnic paper plate thrown in for
good measure. They are unified, however, in their garden
imagery and a sentimental theme of amity suggested
by a floral friendship plate that anchors the
lower right corner.
Exhibitions in the Henry Street Gallery are generously
funded through an endowment established by
the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation.
On View: May 14–October 9
EXHIBITIONS
New Acquistions
MMoCA is pleased to announce an important
acquisition selected by Phillip Levy, former
trustee, board president, and longtime friend of the
museum. The gift was made possible through the
generosity of Phillip Levy. The gift consists of two
large-scale prints by Ellsworth Kelly, Blue Gray Green
Red (2008), and Frank Stella, Port aux Basques from
the Newfoundland Series (1971). Both prints exhibit
the hard-edge geometric style and assertive color that
Kelly and Stella championed in the 1960s and which
helped define a new American abstraction. Kelly’s
lithograph is a stately and declarative sequence of four
abutted rectangles whose color densities are calibrated
to make them equal in visual power. This and the
lower key of the blue, gray, green, and red panels lend
an elegiac solemnity to the print. The playful protractor
shapes of Stella’s lithograph and screenprint stand
in contrast to Kelly’s squared forms. The fluorescent
inks and ambiguously interweaving forms also add
an eye-catching complexity. The gift was offered, in
part, in recognition of two major print retrospectives
that MMoCA presented: The Prints of Ellsworth Kelly
(2012) and Frank Stella Prints: A Retrospective (2016),
the latter of which included Port aux Basques.
In discussing his motivation, Mr. Levy recalled that
inspiration struck while he was visiting MMoCA on a
quiet day. "It occurred to me that the collection would
benefit from more American Contemporary artworks,
from really outstanding selections. These two works of
art will withstand the test of time, each having a classical,
lasting quality. I hope that this gift and these artworks
will inspire others."
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EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Artist Talk:
Claire Stigliani
Friday, June 3, 6:30–7:15 pm
Lecture Hall
Claire Stigliani often explores the
intersection of history and pop
culture in her work, and frequently
appears as a character in her pictorial
narratives. Her subjects have ranged
from Marie Antoinette, Duchess of
Cambridge Kate Middleton, and
Anna Nicole Smith, to artists Kiki
Smith and Sophie Calle. In this
artist talk, Stigliani will discuss her
most recent work on view in Claire
Stigliani: Half-Sick of Shadows.
Stigliani received a prestigious
Joan Mitchell Foundation award in
2015, which recognizes artists making
exceptional work in the areas of
painting and sculpture.
The talk is free for MMoCA members/
$10 MMoCA Nights admission for non-members.
Gallery Talk:
Master of Her Craft
Thursday, June 16, 1–1:30 pm • Henry Street Gallery
MMoCA senior curator Richard H. Axsom will
offer a curatorial overview of Compassionate
Eye: The Art of Frances Myers with an emphasis on
the experimental nature of her work, with its stylistic
diversity and technical innovations.
Axsom is professor emeritus of art history at the
University of Michigan, where he taught courses
on modern and contemporary art for twenty-eight
years. A nationally recognized art historian, curator,
and art writer, he has published extensively in
the area of the modern and contemporary print.
Talks and Discussions
Gallery Talk:
Paul Robbins on Earth Futures
Friday, August 19, 6:30–7 pm • Main galleries
Is there really “no going back?” The Earth has entered a
state of unprecedented change. The world’s landscapes
are already responding to transformations in climate,
biogeochemistry, land cover, ice, and water. Whether
the future of the Earth needs to be one of tragedy and
destruction or creative possibility or renewal, remains
an open question. Professor Paul Robbins will lead
an informed discussion on current debates concerning
Earth Futures. Thinking about changing weather
and geography allows us to get both a scientific and
emotional grasp on a changing planet.
Professor Robbins is the director of the Nelson
Institute for Environmental Studies at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, where he guides the institute
in serving as a world leader in addressing rapid global
environmental change. He is the author of the foundational
textbook Political Ecology: A Critical Introduction
and numerous research articles in publications
that address conservation science, social science, and
the humanities. His award-winning book Lawn People:
How Grasses, Weeds, and Chemicals Make Us Who
We Are is widely recognized as one of the most accessible
books on the environmental politics of daily life.
The talk is free for MMoCA members/
$10 MMoCA Nights admission for non-members.
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Education programs
at MMoCA are free except
where noted.

Bring a friend, grab a blanket
or camp chairs, and
prepare yourself for an evening
of independent films and videos
under the stars. Rooftop Cinema
returns for its eleventh season
to the museum’s rooftop sculpture
garden, with the Summer
of Animation. Films begin at
sundown, approximately 9:30 pm
in June and 8:30 pm in August.
Rooftop Cinema is free
for MMoCA members/$7 per
screening for the general public.
Admission is at the lobby reception
desk beginning at 8:30 pm
in June, 7:30 in August. On rainy
evenings films are shown in the
lecture hall.
Rooftop Cinema is curated by Tom Yoshikami,
with technical support provided by Tanner
Engbretsen. Rooftop Cinema is generously funded
by maiahaus and Venture Investors, LLC, with
media support provided by Footlights and YELP
Madison.
Summer of Animation, features:
June 3 • Shorts by Don Hertzfeldt
June 10 • The Haunting Dream World of
Naoyuki Tsuji
June 17 • Karen Aqua’s Kaleidoscope
June 24 • Chronopolis, by Piotr Kamler
August 19 • Selections from Look Around You!
Rooftop Cinema
Fridays, June 3, 10, 17, and 24, and August 19
Docent Training Course
Tuesdays, 1–3:30 pm
September 20 through December 13,
excluding November 22
Enthusiastic about art and people? Organized?
Open-minded and curious? Love to learn?
Become an MMoCA docent and join a dynamic
group of museum volunteers. Background in art
and art history is not required. To apply, contact
sheri@mmoca.org or visit mmoca.org and click
on support/docent-program.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Paul Robbins
OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: Claire Stigliani, Midwinter, 2015. Acrylic, colored pencil, wax on rice paper, 32 x 38 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
OPPOSITE PAGE BOTTOM: Frances Myers, Les Faveurs de Dieu, 1993. Lithograph, 36 x 29 ½ inches. Gift of the Estate of Janet Ela. THIS
PAGE TOP: Still image from Naoyuki Tsuji’s film, Trilogy About Clouds, which screens on June 10 as part of a larger program of his work.
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EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Photography © Claire Larkin
Free Family Resources
MMoCAkids ArtPack
Stop by the museum’s lobby welcome desk and ask for the
MMoCAkids ArtPack, the museum’s hands-on discovery kit
for exploring art. Inside, find a special art activity designed
for Our Good Earth and Compassionate Eye: The Art of
Frances Myers.
Learning Centers
MMoCA's Learning Centers offer families a variety of fun
and engaging resources for exploring MMoCA’s exhibitions.
Children’s books and a range of kid-friendly activities promote
imaginative play inspired by works of art. Learning
Centers are available for Our Good Earth and Compassionate
Eye: The Art of Frances Myers.
Art Cart and
Art Cart EXTRA!
Art Cart
Weekdays, June 16–August 11
Art Cart EXTRA!
Saturdays, June 18–August 6, excluding
July 2 and 30
The museum’s free outdoor art programs are on
the road again! Art Cart and Art Cart EXTRA!
will travel to parks, playgrounds, and beaches
across Dane County this summer. As always, the
programs will bring expert instruction and a relaxed
attitude to portable art projects.
Art Cart begins touring Madison on June 16.
Beginning Saturday, June 18, Art Cart EXTRA!
will travel to the area communities of Black Earth,
Cambridge, Cottage Grove, DeForest, Fitchburg,
Monona, McFarland, Oregon, Stoughton, Sun
Prairie, Verona, and Waunakee. Both programs
offer projects for children ages three and above.
All children should be accompanied by an adult.
Families are invited to drop in with no pre-registration
necessary; organized summer camps and other
childcare programs must pre-register for Madison
Art Cart sites at 608-204-3021. Download the full
schedule at mmoca.org/learn/kids.
Art Cart is a joint project of MMoCA and Madison
School & Community Recreation. Art Cart
EXTRA! is a program of MMoCA. Art Cart and
Art Cart EXTRA! are generously funded by the
Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company, American
Family Insurance, TDS, Cummings Christensen
Family Foundation, and Madison South Rotary.
Photography © Claire Larkin
Photography © MMoCA
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American Family Insurance is the Presenting Sponsor of MMoCA’s Free Family Resources.

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 live music, complimentary
seasonal hors d’oeuvres from Fresco, a cash bar, and
engaging visual art programs. The evenings are always
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, June 3 • 6–9 pm
Come to MMoCA on the first Friday in June to enjoy the
opening of four new exhibitions: Claire Stigliani: Half-
Sick of Shadows, Our Good Earth, Compassionate Eye: The
Art of Frances Myers, and All-Licensed Fool: Animations by
Allison Schulnik and Wong Ping.
Claire Stigliani will discuss her work at 6:30 pm in
the lecture hall. Stigliani is known for her mixed-media
drawings and paintings that fuse together references to
fairytales, autobiography, and pop culture to explore
contemporary notions of femininity. For her solo show
at MMoCA, the artist transforms her two-dimensional
paintings into three-dimensional, miniaturized puppet
sets, which she then uses to create loosely narrative videos.
The evening will also feature live music from The
Kissers —with a fresh, original Celtic sound—in the
rooftop sculpture garden.
Under the Influence
Photography © by Tom Klingele
Experience MMoCA after-hours with Under the
Influence. Begin the evening with a brief discussion
of art featured in one of MMoCA’s current exhibitions.
Then, move to the museum’s education workshop to
enjoy food and beverage pairings from Fresco as you
create your own masterpiece influenced by the works
you’ve just seen.
August 11: Enjoy a summer night in MMoCA’s
rooftop sculpture garden. Participants will explore Our
Good Earth before moving up to MMoCA’s rooftop to
enjoy pairings from Fresco while creating art inspired
by nature.
Doors open at 6 pm. Program begins at 6:30 pm.
Supplies for Under the Influence are generously donated
by Artist & Craftsman Supply. For more information
and to reserve your place, please visit mmoca.org/undertheinfluence
or contact Kaitlin at 608.257.0158 x224 or
kaitlin@mmoca.org.
Mark your calendars for future Under the Influence dates:
Thursday, November 10, 2016
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Nancy Mladenoff, Undertow, 2005. Oil and spray paint on canvas, 84 x
108 inches. Gift to the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art from
the Edward and Amal Vitale Family.
Friday, August 19 • 6–9 pm
On the evening of Friday, August 19, guests will have a
final opportunity to enjoy the main galleries exhibition
Our Good Earth. This exhibition draws from the museum’s
permanent collection, and features works in which
artists explore the natural world. At 6:30 pm Professor
Paul Robbins, director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental
Studies, will lead a conversation about earth's
rapid environmental changes. Fresh Hops will play live,
high energy music in the rooftop sculpture garden, and
Fresco will pass flavorful hors d’oeuvres.
Annual Meeting
The MMoCA Board of Trustees held the Annual
Meeting on May 2, 2016. MMoCA director
Stephen Fleischman reviewed highlights from 2015-16
and previewed 2016-17. Fleischman thanked retiring
Board Member Jan DeAtley and outgoing Board
President Jim Yehle.
Three new Trustees were welcomed: Bryan Chan,
Oscar Mireles, and Bret Newcomb. 2016-2017
Board Officers were elected: Rick Phelps, President;
Joe Alexander, Vice-President; Jason Knutson, Vice-
President; Leslie Smith III, Vice-President; Kathie
Nichols, Secretary; and John Sylla, Treasurer.
Valerie Kazamias, Langer Society Chair, announced
new Langer Life Fellows Fred and Jana Bartlit, and Nick
and Judy Topitzes.
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PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
58th Annual Art Fair on the Square
July 9–10, 2016
Photography © Gill Hilman
Some 200,000 people look forward to attending
MMoCA’s Art Fair on the Square each summer.
Reflecting its popularity, the fair was recently named
by ArtFairCalendar.com as one of the top 10 fine art
fairs in the country. This 2015 online survey reflected
the nationwide voices of artists, art fair patrons, fine art
collectors, and the public.
This year, the fair will return on Saturday, July 9
and Sunday, July 10, offering art lovers the chance to
browse, shop, and admire myriad artworks while enjoying
fresh air, tasty foods, and live entertainment. The
2016 fair will offer the new ‘EMERGE’ block—dedicated
to up-and-coming art fair artists—as well as 13
artists who were awarded Best of Show in a variety of
media in 2015, and over 50 Invitational Award winners.
Visitors to the fair will also have the opportunity to
view and purchase works from Mary Filapek and Lou
Ann Townsend, a collaborative team of North Carolinabased
contemporary jewelry designers whom MMoCA
named the 2016 Featured Artists. All of the fair's work
can be previewed on mmoca.org beginning in June.
Art Fair on the Square is MMoCA’s largest annual
fundraiser, providing crucial support for exhibitions,
education programs, and the preservation of its permanent
collection. To date, generous support for Art Fair
on the Square has been provided by MINI of Madison,
American Transmission Company, Habush Habush
& Rottier S.C., Pepsi Cola of Madison, Wildwood
Productions, The Artful Home, Dines Incorporated,
Ganser Company, Bath Planet of Madison, Ho-Chunk
Gaming Madison, Wisconsin Lottery, DoubleTree
by Hilton Madison, Madison Magazine, Capital
Newspapers, Isthmus Publishing Company, Mid-West
Family Broadcasting, and WKOW TV.
Photography © Gill Hilman
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MMoCA’s corporate members – 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 for
their support over the last year:
Benefactors ($10,000+)
Ajenda Interactive Media
The Alexander Company
American Family Insurance
BioSentinel INC
BMO Private Bank
Eugene 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
Nimick Forbesway Foundation
Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation
Raven Software
Steinhauer Charitable Trust
W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.
Wisconsin Arts Board
Sponsors ($5,000-9,999)
American Transmission Company
Brava Magazine
The Century House
CUNA Mutual Foundation
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
Images Plus
Isthmus Publishing Company, Inc.
MG&E Foundation
maiahaus
Michael Best & Friedrich
Mid-West Family Broadcasting
MillerCoors
MINI of Madison
Newcomb Construction Company
Pepsi Cola of Madison
Perkins Coie LLP
Phillips Distributing Corporation
Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, S.C.
Summit Credit Union
Venture Investors, LLC
Webcrafters-Frautschi Foundation,
Inc.
Wildwood Productions
Wisconsin Public Radio
WISC-TV Channel 3
WKOW-TV Channel 27
Zendesk Inc.
MMoCA’s Business Council
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.
Domain Apartments
DoubleTree by Hilton Madison
Food Fight Restaurant Group
Ganser Company/Bath Planet of
Madison
Hooper Copration / General
Heating & Air Conditioning
Johnson Bank
Kramer Printing
On the Avenue Marketing
Roman Candle Pizzeria
RSM
Terry Family Foundation
Think Ink & Design
US Bank
Whole Foods Market
Wisconsin Lottery
Woodman's Food Market, Inc.
Yelp Madison
Partners ($1,000-2,399)
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Atmosphere Commercial Interiors
Axley Brynelson, LLP
Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
The Capital Times Kids Fund
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Custer Financial Services
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First Business Bank of Madison
Foley & Lardner
Full Compass Systems, Ltd.
GMA Engineers
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Hausmann-Johnson Insurance
J. F. Ahern Co.
Knothe & Bruce Architects, LLC
Knox Family Foundation
M3 Insurance
Madison Arts Commission
Metcalfe Markets, Inc.
Milwaukee Valve Company
Oakbrook Corporation
RBC Wealth Management
Robert B Downing Landscape
Architect LLC
Sara Investment Real Estate LLC
Shulfer Architects
Smith & Gesteland LLP
Sport & Spine Clinic
Sprinkman Real Estate
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MEMBERSHIP AND GIVING
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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
Eric Barber
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 Yehl, Past President
New Langer Society
Members: Nov 30–March 31
Roberto Amezcua and
Dennis Sokolik
Erin Eklund and Michael Pierce
Elizabeth Kirchstein and
Ken Kirchstein
Phillip Knutson and
Samuel Christel
Denita Long
Jill Miller
Ellen Pfannenstiel and
Ted Gross
Ali Thomas and Dan Shapleigh
New Regular Members: Nov 30-March 31
Teresa Arauco and Todd Tannenbaum, Ruth and David Arnold, Tazia Azarenko and
Hannah Larson, Cecelia Banks and Michael Worden, Benjamin Baum, Scott Beddia,
Donna and George Beestman, Theresa Behrs, Anna Biermeier and Roger Hanson,
David and Donna Birschbach, Dennis Bleimehl, Eric Bradford, Cheri Brenton, Sarah
and Reed Busse, Sara and Toby Campbell, Maggie Carrao, Kathy Charlton, Rebecca
Cole and Mike Kamel, Jonathan Davis, Mario DeLuca, Clifford Dillhunt and Kathleen
Koegel, Mary Dinsmore, Larissa Duncan and Ender Tekin, Diane Dwulit and Jeff Dwulit-Smith,
Jim and Bryon Eagon, Christine Echtner, Laurie Fabrizius, Sophia Farmer,
Mary Lou Feller, Thomas Ferrella, Julia Fillingame and Jennifer Schlimgen, Erica and
Masaru Furukawa, Yvonne Gern, Lainie Goldsmith, Lisa Hajek, Helen Hamilton, Richard
and Kathy Hanson, Susie and Jeff Hardin, Philip Heckman, Cheryl Heilman,Tiffany
Highstrom, Rick Hill and Sally Cordio, Robin Hoenisch and Andy Hoenisch, Connie
Holzinger, Beth Horikawa, Judy Houck, Antigone Jaskunas, Emily Jenner, Sarah Jones,
Stephanie Judge, Birke Knipping and Ryan Parks, Stephanie and Kevin Krenz, Kevin
Krutek, Richard Langer, Alan and Marie Langeteig, Colette Lawlor, Douglas Lazzaro,
Xao Lee, Lorin and Ted Lichtenheld, Megan Litsheim and Ryan Moze, Ernesto Livorni
and Monica Messini, Robert Lorenty, Olivia Madden, Marinela Manastirli, Kristin Martin,
Darren Matusen and Colleen Wiley, Jamie McCarville, Joan McGrath and Murray
Schukar, Charlotte Meyer, Mark Miller, Dan Montenegro, William Morgan and Lori
Millet, Judith Munger Bhim Nimgade and Jenn Finn, Nancy O, Andrea O'Brien, Casey
and Eric Oelkers, Mary Anne Oemichen, Andy Olson and Jennifer Ellestad, Matthew
Olson, Andy Olson, Paul Ososky, Jo Oyama-Miller, Jared Padway, Michael Pancook,
Gayle Perkins, Jilliana Peterson, Manaporn Phaosricharoen, Diana Popowycz, Roz and
Don Rahn, Sarani Rangarajan and Michael Millican, David and Kate Reed, Jordan
Rosenblum and Valerie Maine, Jason Routhier, John Sacia and Robert Bergeman, Stacy
Sandler, Chris Santaromana and M. McDonough, Sarina Schrager, Elizabeth Severson,
Pat and Tim Size, Rita Stafford, Buffy Stevens, Stephen Taylor and Nelida Sjak-Shie,
Diane and James Thornberry, Eric and Kristina Trybek, Kimball Updike, Anneke van
Lith, Wendy Vardaman and Tom DuBois, Janet and Richard Veile, Jane Villa, Janice
von Stein, Michael Wagner, Juliette Walker, Carol and Terry Warkentien, Priscilla Weissenfluh,
Taylor Welch, Mark Weller and Liz Weller, Benna and Henry Wilde, Susan
Witz, Jane Wong Kautzer and Keary Kautzer, Nicole Woodward and Adam Steinquist,
Jennifer Younger, David Youngquist and Rose Smyrski, David and Emily Zoeller
Annual Fund Contributors: May 1, 2015–April 20, 2016
Seymour and Shirley Abrahamson, Edie Anderson, Sandra Bass, Robert Baum and Mary-
Beth Kretz, Ghita Bessman, Diane and Robert Bless, Shawn and Nancy Carney, Ellen
Carthew, Arlene and Marshall Colburn, Jack Connelly and Terri Connelly Cronk, Anne and
Tim Connor, Ted and Barbara Crabb, Ruth Dahlke, Ted DeDee, Kim and Bill Donovan in
Memory of Margaret Klipstein, Tim Drexler, Patrick and Lloyd Eagan, Ramona M. Eberhart
in honor of Donna Rae Clasen, Andrew Epps, Michael Goldsberry, Dianne Greenley
and Carol Ziesemer, Gabriele Haberland and Willy Haeberli, Pete and Nancy Halverson,
Camille Haney, Patricia and Paul Heiser, Gil Hillman, Anne Hughes and Stanley Livingston,
Bernice Isaac, Olivia and Joseph Ishikawa, Katie Kazan and Dan Slick, James Knuteson,
Helaine Kriegel and Ariel Esser, Edgar Laube, Douglas and Janet Laube, Renata Laxova, Efrat
Livny and Ken Baun, Arthur and Susan Lloyd, Anne Lucke,John Lussier, Stewart Macaulay
in Memory of Jackie Macaulay, Mary and Eileen Maher, Rona Malofsky, Bruce and Barbara
McRitchie in Honor of Janneke and Richard Baske, Kathie Nichols, Karen Numbers, Peter
Oppeneer and Lawrie Kobza, Kurt Riegel and Jocelyn DeWitt, Diane and Layton Rikkers,
Pat and Jeff Roggensack, Jay and Pat Smith, Daniel and Sherri Stafford, Anne Stoelting, Don
Planned Giving
Make a Planned Gift to MMoCA through an IRA Charitable Distribution
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At the end of 2015, Congress passed a permanent
extension of the IRA Charitable
Rollover. This allows donors age 70½
and older to transfer up to $100,000
from their IRA to a qualified public
charity. The transfer may be made free
of federal income tax and the gift qualifies
for the donor’s required minimum
distribution (RMD) for the year. This is just
one of many ways that MMoCA supporters may
choose to leave a legacy for future audiences.
The MMoCA Circle recognizes and honors
individuals who have established a planned gift for
the museum. Gifts can be designated to support
a favorite program or add funds to
the museum endowment, providing free
admission to MMoCA audiences for generations
to come. MMoCA Circle members
are welcomed as special guests at
museum events and are recognized on the
donor wall outside the main galleries.
If you’d like more information about the
MMoCA Circle, and making a legacy gift to the
museum, contact Elizabeth Tucker at elizabeth@
mmoca.org or 608.257.0158 x245.

June
Claire Stigliani, Drawing, 2015. Acrylic, colored pencil, gold leaf, 187/8 x 24 7/8 inches. Courtesy the artist.
M T W T F S S
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July
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3 6–9 pm MMoCA Nights • Opening Reception:
Claire Stigliani: Half-Sick of Shadows
6:30–7:15 pm Talk: Claire Stigliani
9:30 pm Rooftop Cinema
10 9:30 pm Rooftop Cinema
16 1–1:30 pm Gallery Talk: Richard H. Axsom on
Compassionate Eye: The Art of Frances Myers
17 9:30 pm Rooftop Cinema
24 9:30 pm Rooftop Cinema
9 9 am–6 pm Art Fair on the Square
10 10 am–5 pm Art Fair on the Square
CALENDAR OF EVENTS ( TEAR OUT AND ENJOY)
August
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11 6:30–9 pm Under the Influence
19 6–9 pm MMoCA Nights • Closing Reception:
Our Good Earth
6:30–7 pm A Conversation with Professor Paul Robbins
8:30 pm Rooftop Cinema
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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.
Brunch on top of the town
Fresco, located on the top floor
of the Madison Museum of
Contemporary Art, is a spectacular
spot for fresh, seasonal brunch in
the summertime.
Fresco's Sunday brunch, served
June through August, is priced at
$25 per person and the menu offerings
change each month. Brunch
begins with a shared plate of little
sugar-dusted buttermilk doughnuts
and includes your choice of any
entrée. Select two beverages from
a long list of alcoholic or non-alcoholic
features like a green tomato
bloody mary, pimm's cup, freshsqueezed
mimosa, orange-cardamom
cold brewed coffee or vanilla
cafe au lait, included in the $25/
person price. Visit frescomadison.
com to view menus. Reservations
accepted and walk-ins welcome,
brunch service begins each Sunday
at 9:30 am and the last seating is at
1:30 pm.
Fresco's chefs have a deep appreciation
for fresh, local ingredients,
sourced directly when possible from
the Dane County Farmers’ Market.
The staff understands the complex
dietary restrictions of their customers
and works hard to accommodate
vegetarian, dairy-free, nut-free and
gluten-sensitive diners.
MMoCA Members
Receive a 10% discount
at Fresco and all Food
Fight ​restaurants.
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.
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THANK YOU!
© Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Artworks © the artist unless
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Design MMoCA
Nearly 250 art and design enthusiasts celebrated the
unique installations of 15 design teams with a fun and
fabulous Design MMoCA Preview Gala. These innovative
installations were inspired by pieces from the museum's
Permanent Collection and created by designers of all types
—from textile designers to architects! Thank you to our
supporters and sponsors, including The Century House,
Hiebing, Kramer, Ben Marcus and Katie Dowling-Marcus,
Madison Magazine, and our generous Design Principals.
Photography © Sharon Vanorny
Photography © Sharon Vanorny Photography © Sharon Vanorny Photography © Tom Klingele
MMoCA Nights: Anniversary Celebration
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016 marks the 115th anniversary of MMoCA's founding
in 1901 and the 10th year in its Cesar Pelli-designed
facility, which was made possible by the extraordinary
generosity of W. Jerome Frautschi, a long-time friend of
the arts in Madison and former board member of the
museum. A weekend-long anniversary celebration on April
8, 9 and 10 included a special MMoCA Nights reception
with honored guest Cesar Pelli, as well as talks, tours, a
Museum Store trunk show, and family activities. Photos
by Jim Knutson.
EVENTS AND SUPPORTERS
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Spring is finally here!
The Museum Store has a new selection
of American-made designer jewelry,
wearables, toys, kitchen items, and glass.
We are featuring the return of
Crosby and Taylor, the original and
proud makers of American Pewter
measuring cups & spoons.
Don’t forget to stop into the
Museum Store, a perfect place to
shop for wedding gifts, graduation,
and Father's Day.
Every purchase supports MMoCA’s free
exhibitions and education programs.
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