Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Summer 2017 newsletter
Summer exhibitions and events at MMoCA, featuring Kambui Olujimi, Taking Sides, Digital Aura, Rashaad Newsome, Meg Mitchell, Sonja Thomsen, and Rooftop Cinema.
Summer exhibitions and events at MMoCA, featuring Kambui Olujimi, Taking Sides, Digital Aura, Rashaad Newsome, Meg Mitchell, Sonja Thomsen, and Rooftop Cinema.
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ROOFTOP CINEMA<br />
Fridays, June 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30<br />
Bring a friend, bring a blanket or camp chair, and Films begin at sundown, approximately 9:30 pm.<br />
prepare yourself for a magical evening <strong>of</strong> avantgarde<br />
and alternative films and videos under the stars. $7 for non-members; admission begins at the lobby<br />
Ro<strong>of</strong>top Cinema is free for MMoCA members and<br />
Ro<strong>of</strong>top Cinema returns this June for its twelfth season reception desk at 8:30 pm. Screenings relocate to the<br />
with five programs <strong>of</strong> films, all set in various dystopian lecture hall if rain is predicted.<br />
futures. The series begins on June 2 with René Laloux’s Ro<strong>of</strong>top Cinema is curated by Tom Yoshikami,<br />
visually innovative and deeply political animated feature,<br />
Fantastic Planet (1973). Our summer <strong>of</strong> dystopian Ro<strong>of</strong>top Cinema is generously funded by maiahaus and<br />
with technical support provided by Tanner Engbretsen.<br />
futures continues every Friday night in June.<br />
Venture Investors, LLC.<br />
ART ON TOUR<br />
A<br />
rt on Tour brings works <strong>of</strong> art from the<br />
museum’s permanent collection to ten<br />
public elementary and middle schools over<br />
a three-year partnership. The program supports<br />
learning through visual art and provides<br />
students with unique opportunities to<br />
experience original, museum-quality art in<br />
their schools.<br />
A selection <strong>of</strong> students’ art made in<br />
response to <strong>Art</strong> on Tour will be on view in<br />
MMoCA’s Works on Paper Study Center<br />
on select days in June, with an opening<br />
reception held from 6 to 7:30 pm on Friday,<br />
June 2. Visit mmoca.org for hours. Generous<br />
funding for <strong>Art</strong> on Tour has been provided<br />
by American Girl’s Fund for Children,<br />
Target, and an anonymous gift.<br />
EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS<br />
OPPOSITE: Nancy Mladen<strong>of</strong>f, Ideology Primer II, 1989. Painting on printed fabric, 34 x 40 inches. Collection <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Contemporary</strong> <strong>Art</strong>. Gift <strong>of</strong><br />
David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson. THIS PAGE, TOP: Still image from René Laloux’s animated film, Fantastic Planet (1973). THIS PAGE, BOTTOM: Sergio<br />
Gonzalez-Tornero, Wolf, 1973, aquatint with embossing, 17¾ x 23¾ inches. Purchase through funds from the School Loan Program. Collection <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Museum</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Contemporary</strong> <strong>Art</strong>. Included in the <strong>Art</strong> on Tour exhibition, Can You Imagine This? Fantasy in <strong>Art</strong>.<br />
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