MMoCA Fall 2019 Newsletter

FALL 2019

EXHIBITIONS
WISCONSIN TRIENNIAL
Oct 19, 2019–Feb 16, 2020
MMoCA Opening • Friday, Oct 18 • 6–9 PM
A signature survey of contemporary art statewide, MMoCA’s Wisconsin Triennial has been a cornerstone of curatorial
programming since 1978. This year, the 2019 Wisconsin Triennial will feature 34 individual artists and collectives
working in painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, video, photography, performance, and sound—a broad array
of media that reflect the varied approaches that artists engage within their explorations of process and content. A
longstanding tradition within the history of the institution,
the Triennial takes the pulse of the contemporary art scene
in Wisconsin, both highlighting the latest developments in
artistic practice and honoring timeless themes that remain
relevant for artists working today.
As in previous years, the artists invited to participate in the
2019 Wisconsin Triennial were selected through a rigorous
jury process undertaken by MMoCA’s curatorial team. After
a careful review of the material submitted by hundreds of
artists, the jurors visited over 70 artist studios across the
state, traveling everywhere from Menomonie to Ellison Bay.
The final roster of artists represents a range of individuals
at all points in their careers, including professional artists
with national reputations and current BFA students who
are eager to exhibit their work for the first time. Their works
will be on view in several museum spaces, the main galleries,
State Street Gallery, Imprint Gallery, and in the Rooftop
Sculpture Garden, as well as in the lobby, the hallway to
Henry Street Gallery, and the 2nd-floor landing. A testament
to the dedication and sophistication of Wisconsin’s
artistic community, the 2019 Wisconsin Triennial serves
as a platform to inspire and celebrate artistic invention by
established and emerging artists alike.
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COVER: Pranav Sood, Who is She?, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 48 inches. PAGE 2: Gina Litherland, Yggdrasil, 2018. Oil on panel, 20
x 40 inches. • Della Wells, My Rainbow Makes Me Dance, 2019. Collage, 16 x 12 inches. PAGE 3: Diane Levesque, Dancing Bear and
Savoyard, from The Penny Dreadful Project, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 40 inches. PAGE 4: Francisco Mora, Travesia en la panza de
un Burro (Voyage on a Donkey’s Belly), 2018. Pencil on paper, 12 x 16 inches. • Christina Ramberg, Lizard Hair and Shoe, 1969-70. Acrylic
on Masonite, 13 x 25 1/8 inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Gift of Mark and Judy Bednar. © The Estate of
Christina Ramberg. PAGE 5: James Cagle, Eyes, 2019. Archival pigment print, 5 x 6 inches. • Jeffrey Gibson (Mississippi Band Choctaw/
Cherokee), Like A Hammer (detail), 2014. Elk hide, glass beads, artificial sinew, wool blanket, metal studs, steel, found pinewood block,
and fur; 56 x 24 x 11 in. Collection of Tracy Richelle High and Roman Johnson, courtesy of Marc Straus Gallery, New York. Image courtesy
of Jeffrey Gibson Studio and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California. Photograph by Peter Mauney. • Tyanna Buie, In Celebration (detail),
2017. Screenprint, hand-applied ink, and Caran d’Ache monotype on paper, 96 x 84 inches. Image courtesy of the artist and The Alice
Wilds Gallery, Milwaukee. • Shimon Attie, The Crossing, 2017. Single-channel video with 4.1 audio, 7:59 minutes. Courtesy the artist and
Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. • Ray Yoshida, Would They?, 1992. Collage on paper, 6 x 11 1/2 inches. The Bill McClain Collection of
Chicago Imagism, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. © Raymond K. Yoshida Living Trust.

The artists selected for the 2019 Wisconsin Triennial
are: Saif Alsaegh (Milwaukee), Emily Arthur (Madison),
Tom Berenz (Milwaukee), Timothy Brenner (Madison),
Jennifer Bucheit (Middleton), Ed Erdmann (Menomonie),
Marianne Fairbanks (Madison), Ben Grant (Milwaukee),
Rachael Griffin (Madison), Helen Hawley (Madison), John
Himmelfarb (Spring Green), John Hitchcock (Madison),
Jon Horvath (Waukesha), Chele Isaac (Madison), Tom
Jones (Madison), Tomiko Jones (Madison), Diane
Levesque (Kenosha), Gina Litherland (Cedarburg),
Dakota Mace (Madison), Francisco Mora (Fox Point),
Stephen Perkins (Madison), Jeffrey Repko (Madison),
Suzanne Rose (Forestville), Andy Rubin (Madison), Dane
Schumacher (Green Bay), Peter Schwei (Dodgeville),
Anders Shafer (Eau Claire), Pranav Sood (Madison),
Spatula&Barcode (Madison), SPOOKY BOOBS (Madison),
Ariana Vaeth (Shorewood), Leslie Vansen (Milwaukee),
Shane Walsh (Milwaukee), and Della Wells (Milwaukee).
A SELECTION OF WORK INCLUDES:
DIANE LEVESQUE’S ongoing series of paintings
and drawings, The Penny Dreadful Project, reinterprets themes depicted in Staffordshire figurines produced between
1810 and 1835. Some of these popular collectibles portrayed idealized pastimes, as well as disturbing and often violent
contemporaneous events, such as infamous murders, public hangings, and animal baiting. Despite this, or perhaps
because of it, the figurines were acquired as decorative household items. These themes corresponded to what could
be read in “penny dreadfuls,” popular serial literature from the same era with sensational storylines. With bold color
choices and energetic paint application, Levesque heightens the implied violence and sexuality of the subject matter.
The consumer tastes and decorative motifs associated with the material culture of the Victorian and pre-Victorian
eras are here transformed into social commentary that is unusual yet beautiful.
PRANAV SOOD’S intricate, pattern-heavy paintings are filled with narrative that draws on the artist’s
personal relationships. Influenced by Indian, Persian, and Egyptian art, Sood emphasizes the flatness of the canvas
while also playing with bold lines, strong profiles, and symbolic motifs. The artist also references Op Art in his work
and each of the figures in his fantastical compositions inhabit a veritable wonderland of vibrant color, whimsy, and a
surreal graphic sense of space. These works tell the story of a quest for love between a young couple as they embark
on the journey towards adulthood and leave their homes behind. Sood complicates the cultural norms experienced
in his native India, challenging expectations on how love should be formed and with whom. The vibrating patterns
and repetitive geometric vocabulary of these works investigate visual language across cultures while drawing from
a universal theme.
GINA LITHERLAND’S immaculately rendered paintings reference the artistic traditions of Magic Realism
and Midwest Surrealism, as well as narrative threads found in folktales, fairytales, and literature. Litherland creates
her own mythologies in her wood panel paintings, twisting familiar iconographies and storylines into new realms of
the uncanny where young girls befriend wolves and tigers and join packs of dogs howling at the moon. In her painting
Yggdrasil, Litherland illustrates the Tree of Life from Norse Mythology, the three “Norns” (female beings who control
the fate of both gods and humans) appear as girls eerily floating beneath the tree, lit from below, toying with their
environment. Litherland imbues her mystical worlds with tales of female empowerment, making them places where
young girls and women have immense power and magic over their incongruous surroundings.
DELLA WELLS employs the medium of collage to construct fractured, narrative compositions. Together, her
works reveal an imaginary world she refers to as “Mambo Land,” a dynamic environment which serves as an arena for
women and girls to take control of their own fears. In Haitian Vodou religion, a Mambo is a female priestess, one who
often performs healing works and guides others throughout complex rituals. Similarly, in Wells’s collages, women are
the predominant figures, presiding over each scene. In the artist’s Mambo Land, there is no fixed point of reference;
scales shift, people and animals fly, children rule, monsters thrive, and daily routines are given a sense of staggering
importance. These collages create a subverted world, utilizing symbolism such as American flags, highway signs, state
buildings, and chickens, to offer complex commentary on what it means to be a Black woman in this political moment.
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EXHIBITIONS
FRANCISCO MORA’S
drawings reveal the imaginary world
of his dreams. Playing freehandedly
with scale, he transmogrifies
humans into animals and back again,
setting his fantastical characters
on journeys through a mysterious
jungle. Born and raised in Mexico
City, Mora draws on the visual
traditions of Mexican Surrealism,
which emerged during the 1940s
and 1950s as an international community
of artists fled World War
II in Europe and settled in Mexico.
Mexican artists merged their own
history and folklore with the ideas
that had defined Surrealism abroad,
transforming and expanding the
movement through new stylistic
innovations and cultural references. Mora here creates a body of work cataloguing his imagination, where a giant
child, a wizard, a woman traveling inside of a donkey’s stomach, a fish-man, and a bird-man all intersect in a visionary
and hand-penciled world.
The Triennial will open with a reception beginning at 6 pm on Friday, October 18. The exhibition will be on view
through February 16, 2020.
Generous support, to date, for the 2019 Wisconsin Triennial has been provided by Ellen Rosner and Paul J. Reckwerdt,
Nancy Mohs, the Steinhauer Charitable Trust, University Research Park, Katie Howarth Ryan, JoAnne Robbins and
David Falk, Nancy Doll and Michael Bernhard, Darcy Kind and Marc Vitale, Dynee and Barney Sheafor, Lynda and
Charles Clark, BDO USA, LLP, an anonymous donor, and Dane County Arts with additional funds from the Endres
Mfg. Company Foundation, the Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of the Capital Times, the W. Jerome Frautschi
Foundation, and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation. Design support is provided by Hiebing.
UNCOMMON ACCUMULATION
THE MARK AND JUDY BEDNAR
COLLECTION OF CHICAGO IMAGISM
Main galleries • MMoCA Opening Mar 13, 2020
In addition to funding several acquisitions of
Chicago Imagist artworks over the years, Mark and
Judy Bednar have chosen to gift their esteemed collection
of Chicago Imagism to the museum’s permanent
collection. This extraordinary gift of over
100 works of art—which includes works by Roger
Brown, Robert Lostutter, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt,
Ed Paschke, Christina Ramberg, Barbara Rossi, and
Karl Wirsum—will be received by the museum over
the next several years. To showcase this transformative
gift, the museum will be presenting over 80
of the works in a large-scale exhibition in the museum’s
main galleries. Uncommon Accumulation: The Mark and Judy Bednar Collection of Chicago Imagism will be
accompanied by a catalogue that will feature in-depth essays on several of the donated works of art, while highlighting
MMoCA’s existing collection of Chicago Imagism.
To support continued research and the accessibility of these works, the Bednars have also funded the museum’s collection
database and website redesign. While strengthening the museum’s existing collection of Chicago Imagism, these generous
gifts also support the museum’s core mission of increasing education and inspiration through the arts.
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JAMES CAGLE
A FINAL MEDITATION ON ART
State Street Gallery • Opens Feb 2020
James Cagle is a Wisconsin-based artist who draws on the formalist language of
modernist photography to transform familiar objects and overlooked spaces into
elegant compositions. The forthcoming exhibition, titled A Final Meditation on
Art, represents the culmination of Cagle’s creative vision: a quietly powerful photographic
installation he conceived while confronting terminal illness. The fifteen
photographs in this exhibition range from the purely abstract to the pointedly
figurative. Presented together in a tight grid, the images can be observed singularly
or in relationship to each other, thereby allowing for visual connections and
narrative associations to ricochet off each other. Cagle, in considering the end
of his own life, delights in the expansiveness of potential meanings this body of
work will undoubtedly engender among museum visitors. Imbuing the everyday
with an aura of mystery, A Final Meditation on Art serves as Cagle’s final act of
generosity: a lyrical eulogy to the creativity and profundity of daily life.
DON’T MISS THESE EXHIBITIONS
JEFFREY GIBSON
LIKE A HAMMER
On view in the main
galleries through Sept 15
Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer is organized by the Denver
Art Museum.
TYANNA BUIE
AFTER IMAGE
On view in the State Street
Gallery through Sept 22
SHIMON ATTIE
THE CROSSING
On view in the Imprint
Gallery through Sept 29
RAY YOSHIDA
THE SPACES IN BETWEEN
On view in the Henry Street
Gallery through Apr 12, 2020
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MUSEUM EVENTS
TALKS, DISCUSSIONS, TOURS, FILM
ADMISSION TO TALKS AND
TOURS IS FREE
THURSDAY, SEPT 5 • 1–1:45 PM
ROBERTA HILL ON
INDIGENOUS FUTURISM
Through his work, Jeffrey Gibson imagines future
possibilities by uniting traditions of the past with
current socio-political shifts that are reshaping society.
Roberta Hill will discuss Indigenous futurism
within the context of Gibson’s art. Indigenous futurism
seeks to reinvent science fiction genres through
incorporation of Indigenous stories, knowledge, and
perspectives.
Kendra Greendeer is a third-year Art History PhD
student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
She holds an MA in Art and Museum Studies from
Georgetown University. Her research focuses on
contemporary Native women artists and Indigenized
museum spaces. Greendeer is also the collections
manager for the Little Eagle Arts Foundation, a
Ho-Chunk run arts organization.
Dakota Mace is a Diné (Navajo) artist and scholar
with concentrations in the appropriation of
Indigenous designs, material culture, and textile
history. Mace received her MA and MFA degrees in
Photography and Textile Design at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison and her BFA in Photography
from the Institute of American Indian Arts.
Roberta Hill is professor of English and American
Indian Studies at the UW-Madison, where she teaches
courses on twentieth century literature and history;
race, gender, class, and ethnicity; and American
Indian literature, among other subjects. Professor
Hill is also a poet of Wisconsin Oneida heritage and
author of Star Quilt, Philadelphia Flowers: Poems,
and Cicadas: New and Selected Poems.
Molli Pauliot is a Buffalo clan member of the
Ho-Chunk nation and pursuing a PhD in the
UW-Madison Department of Anthropology. Pauliot’s
research focuses on material culture and policy that
affect access to cultural resources for American
Indian people. She is an award-winning artist who
concentrates on textiles and beadwork, with an interest
in photography.
FRIDAY, NOV 1 • 6:30–7:30 PM
IN CONVERSATION: CHELE
ISAAC AND HELEN HAWLEY
Phenomena and rhythms of nature are among the
ideas that Chele Isaac and Helen Hawley make visible
through their video installations on view in the
Wisconsin Triennial. Together, they will examine
their individual approach to making their work and
describe its conceptual underpinnings.
Chele Isaac’s films and multimedia installations
have been exhibited nationally and internationally.
She has been an adjunct faculty member in the Art
Department at UW-Madison, where she also serves
on the Board of Visitors. In 2017, her seven-channel
film, the understory, was installed in MMoCA’s
State Street Gallery. Helen Hawley is accomplished
in various art media, including sculpture, printmaking,
painting, and video. She has been an artist in
residence at the Vermont Studio Center and her work
has been exhibited at the Flux Factory, Arrowmont
School of Arts and Crafts, and in the 2016 Wisconsin
Triennial.
FRIDAY, SEPT 13 • 5:30–6:30 PM
THREE NATIVE WOMEN ON
LIKE A HAMMER
Kendra Greendeer (Ho-Chunk), Dakota Mace (Diné),
and Molli Pauliot (Ho-Chunk) will discuss Indigenous
craft and gender roles reflected within Jeffrey
Gibson’s work. This will include the cross-cultural
use of Indigenous designs, the use of traditional and
contemporary materials, and pan-Indianism referring
to identity and gender.
THURSDAY, NOV 7 • 1–1:45 PM
STEPHEN PERKINS ON LATIN
AMERICAN ART AND THE
DECOLONIAL TURN
Stephen Perkins will discuss his installation, Latin
American Art and the Decolonial Turn (1963-
2018): “Memories of Underdevelopment” Revisited,
which is a response to the exhibition Memories of
Underdevelopment: Art and the Decolonial Turn in
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Latin America, 1960-1985, that the artist visited at
the Museo Jumex in Mexico City in 2018. Perkins’s
installation includes materials from his archive coupled
with works by Latin American artists that are a
rejoinder to “the forces that created modernism or
development in Latin America” and how they “produced
radically different effects from those in the
colonialist and imperialist centers.” (Luis Camnitzer
et al., 1999)
Stephen Perkins is an artist and independent art
historian specializing in alternative artists’ periodicals
and printed matter. He curates his home-based
gallery, Subspace, from his extensive archive and
maintains a blog dedicated to artists’ accordion publications.
He was director of the Lawton Gallery at
UW-Green Bay, where he taught courses on gallery
and museum practices and policy.
FRIDAY, DEC 6 • 6:30–7:30 PM
IN CONVERSATION: TOMIKO
JONES AND TOM JONES
Tomiko Jones and Tom Jones each extend the boundaries
of photography to explore identity, tradition, and
intergenerational understanding. In this joint gallery
talk, Tomiko Jones will discuss her photographic
installation memorializing her father through the
Japanese Buddhist ritual of Hatsubon. Immediately
following, Tom Jones will describe his incorporation
of traditional Ho-Chunk beading designs in his
photographic series Strong Unrelenting Spirits.
Tomiko Jones’s interdisciplinary work has been
exhibited internationally and she has held residencies
at Museé Niépce in Chalon-Sur-Saône and at The
Camargo Foundation in Cassis, France. Tom Jones’s
photographs have been widely exhibited and are
included in the permanent collection of the National
Museum of the American Indian, among others. He
is co-author of the book, People of the Big Voice,
Photographs of Ho-Chunk Families by Charles Van
Schaick, 1879-1943. Both are faculty members in the
UW-Madison Art Department.
DROP-IN TOURS
SATURDAYS • 1 PM
SEPT 14, OCT 12, NOV 9, DEC 14
Drop by MMoCA for lively and informal discussions of
current exhibitions. Expertly led by MMoCA’s docents,
these free, 30-minute guided tours consider artists’
creative decisions and provide insight into their methods,
ideas, and influences. Meet in the museum lobby.
September 14 on Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer
October 12 on Ray Yoshida: The Spaces in Between
November 9 on the 2019 Wisconsin Triennial
December 14 on the 2019 Wisconsin Triennial
SPOTLIGHT CINEMA
Wednesdays • 7–9 PM
Oct 16, 23, 30 • Nov 6, 13, 20 • Dec 4 & 11
MMoCA’s Spotlight Cinema features
premieres of critically acclaimed and
award-winning documentary and feature
films. This year’s series includes
Lucio Castro’s End of the Century, an
alluring art-house romance set in sunsoaked
Barcelona. End of the Century
begins with a seemingly casual hookup
that spirals backward and forward
into a decades-spanning relationship
with no clear beginning or end. Lucio
Castro’s open-ended meditation on
missed connections and lives shared is
a kindred spirit of Richard Linklater’s
Before Sunrise series.
Admission is free for MMoCA members
and $7 per screening for the general public. Ticket sales begin at 6:30 pm in the museum’s lobby. Spotlight Cinema
is curated by Mike King, and is a program of MMoCA’s education department. Visit mmoca.org/mmoca-cinema
for details.
Spotlight Cinema is generously funded by maiahaus, Venture Investors, LLC, and an anonymous donor.
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MUSEUM EVENTS
GALLERY NIGHT
FRIDAY, OCT 4 • 5–9 PM
AFTER PARTY • 9–11 PM
Gallery Night is a Madison tradition that showcases the city’s vibrant arts community. Organized each May and
October by MMoCA, Gallery Night offers art lovers and art novices alike an opportunity to enjoy a wide variety
of exhibitions, opening receptions, special events, and demonstrations at venues throughout the Madison area.
During Gallery Night, dozens of venues open their doors to invite the public in to see and shop for original artwork.
Gallery Night will take place from 5-9 pm on Friday, October 4. Light up the night at the After Party at MMoCA
from 9-11 pm with DJ Femme Noir, hands-on art activities, food, and beverages. Free for members/$5 for
non-members. All venues participating in Gallery Night are open free of charge, unless otherwise noted. See a
full list of venues at mmoca.org/gallerynight.
MMoCA OPENING
FRIDAY, OCT 18
6–9 PM
Join us at MMoCA on Friday, October 18 for a special
evening celebrating the opening of the 2019 Wisconsin
Triennial. Widely regarded as the state’s most prestigious
showcase of contemporary Wisconsin visual
art, the Triennial reflects a broad range of art representing
current directions in contemporary visual art.
Meet the artists and mingle with other art lovers as
you immerse yourself in Wisconsin contemporary art.
Enjoy live DJ mixes, a cash bar, and hors d’oeuvres in
the MMoCA Lobby.
This event is free for MMoCA Members/ $10 for
non-members. MMoCA Openings are sponsored by
Newcomb Construction Company and The Alexander
Company with additional support from Fresco and
media support from Isthmus.
VISIT CHICAGO
WITH MMoCA
FRIDAY, NOV 1
Save the date for a trip to Chicago with MMoCA.
Join us for a day in the Windy City as we travel to
the Art Institute of Chicago to see the exhibition
Andy Warhol—From A to Z and Back Again. In
the afternoon, choose to remain at the AIC to explore
their collection or take the bus to the Museum
of Contemporary Art to view their exhibitions.
Members receive a special discounted rate on tickets.
Find more information at mmoca.org/bustrip.
PAGE 6: Jeffrey Gibson (Mississippi Band Choctaw/
Cherokee), IN NUMBERS TOO BIG TO IGNORE, 2016. Glass
beads, artificial sinew, copper jingles, metal studs, and
repurposed wool army blanket over wood panel; 61 1/2 x 43
in. Fried Family Collection, courtesy of Marc Straus Gallery,
New York. Image courtesy of Jeffrey Gibson Studio and
Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California. Photograph by
Peter Mauney. PAGE 7: Still image from End of the Century
(Dir. Lucio Castro, 2019, Argentina, 84 min, Spanish with
English subtitles).
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AN ART-FILLED CELEBRATION
MMoCA ART & GIFT FAIR
Saturday, Nov 16 • 10 AM–6 PM
Sunday, Nov 17 • 10 AM–4 PM
One of Madison’s most beloved winter art fairs returns this November 16 and 17 as MMoCA presents the 49th
annual MMoCA Art & Gift Fair. Guests will enjoy shopping for hand-crafted art from around the country, along
with opportunities to sample and buy delicious fare, accompanied by festive seasonal entertainment.
Spread across the beautiful spaces of MMoCA and the Overture Center, you can enjoy a fun-filled weekend
of relaxed shopping at nearly 100 booths filled with art and fine craft, jewelry and artful wearables, gourmet
foods, and specialty gifts; wine and divine beverages at two cash bars; live music, dance performances, creative
demonstrations, and other attractions for the whole family.
The fair weekend begins with a Bubbly Brunch fundraiser for MMoCA at Fresco Rooftop Restaurant on Saturday,
November 16, 9-10:30 am. Tickets to the brunch will include fresh, seasonal offerings and contemporary twists
on the classics. Watch for invitations to both the MMoCA Art & Gift Fair and the Bubbly Brunch this October.
To date, the MMoCA Art & Gift Fair is being generously sponsored by Custer Plumb Financial Services, Isthmus
Publishing, Magic 98, and Wisconsin Public Radio. The Bubbly Brunch is sponsored by Fresco Rooftop
Restaurant.
VOLUNTEER WITH US AT THE NOVEMBER FAIR!
Get behind the scenes with your friends and family during the MMoCA Art & Gift Fair. Volunteers are needed
to assist with admissions, stamping fair passports for attendees, providing short breaks for artists, the silent
auction, and more! Visit mmoca.ivolunteer.com for news, updates, and sign-up links.
DONATE ONCE-LOVED TREASURES
Each year, MMoCA volunteers organize a sale of donated items as a fundraiser for the museum during the
MMoCA Art & Gift Fair—the Rediscovered Treasures & Art Sale. Your donation of even a single item can easily
generate $5-100 or more in support for the museum. Donations of artwork, antiques, collectibles, home décor,
jewelry, and leather handbags are being accepted now through November 16 at MMoCA. Call 608.257.0158 for
more information.
PAGE 8: Gallery Night venue. Photo © MMoCA. PAGE 9: MMoCA Art & Gift Fair. Photo by Ben Zastrow. PAGE 10: Kids’ Art
Adventures. Photo © MMoCA.
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FREE FAMILY RESOURCES
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KIDS’ ART
ADVENTURES
Families are invited to make art together in MMoCA’s
classroom after a lively discussion in the galleries.
Activities are appropriate for kids ages six to ten;
younger siblings are welcome. Kids’ Art Adventures
are free and begin at 1 pm. Come 15 minutes early to
sign up.
SUNDAY, SEPT 15 • 1–2:30 PM
Take in the dazzling colors, patterns, textures, and
materials on display in Jeffrey Gibson: Like a
Hammer. Afterward, use these elements as inspiration
to make a mixed-media wall hanging that expresses
your unique vision.
SUNDAY, OCT 13 • 1–2:30 PM
Step into the fantastic world of art in Ray Yoshida:
The Spaces in Between to explore the relationship
between forms both found and created. Then make
a pop-up book that tells a visual story with the forms
that you enjoy most.
SUNDAY, NOV 10 • 1–2:30 PM
Enjoy a variety of artwork in the Wisconsin Triennial
that highlights the natural landscapes of our world.
Then use printmaking techniques to create a postcard
celebrating your favorite aspects of nature. What a
treat for someone to receive handmade mail from a
young Wisconsin artist!
SUNDAY, DEC 8 • 1–2:30 PM
Let the exciting paintings that show interwoven colors
and shapes in the Wisconsin Triennial spark your
imagination. After thinking about color relationships
in the galleries, make a woven paper collage in the
classroom.
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. Find the elements of
art (line, shape, color), make a drawing, design a composition,
step into a work of art, and define emotions
provoked by art. For further exploration, use the takehome
activity for Ray Yoshida: The Spaces in Between
and the Wisconsin Triennial.
MMoCAteens &
MMoCAkids ART
GUIDES
Designed for use anywhere in the museum, the
MMoCAteens and MMoCAkids art guides provide
young visitors with multiple ways to investigate
contemporary art. Find them in exhibition learning
centers and at the entrance to MMoCA’s State Street
Gallery.
LEARNING
CENTERS
MMoCA’s Learning Centers offer families a variety of
fun and engaging resources for exploring MMoCA’s
exhibitions. A range of kid-friendly activities promote
imaginative play inspired by works of art. Learning
Centers for kids and teens are available for Ray
Yoshida: The Spaces in Between.
MMoCA’s free family resources
are generously funded by the
Nimick Forbesway Foundation.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SEPTEMBER
5 1–1:45 PM Gallery Talk: Roberta Hill on Indigenous Futurism
13 5:30–6:30 PM In Conversation: Three Native Women on Like a Hammer
14 1–1:30 PM Drop-in Tour on Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer
15 1–2:30 PM Kids’ Art Adventures • Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer
OCTOBER
4 5–9 PM Gallery Night
9–11 PM Gallery Night After Party
12 1–1:30 PM Drop-in Tour on Ray Yoshida: The Spaces in Between
13 1–2:30 PM Kids’ Art Adventures • Ray Yoshida: The Spaces in Between
16 7–9 PM Spotlight Cinema
18 6–9 PM MMoCA Opening • Wisconsin Triennial
23 7–9 PM Spotlight Cinema
30 7–9 PM Spotlight Cinema
NOVEMBER
1 6:30–7:30 PM In Conversation: Chele Isaac and Helen Hawley
6 7–9 PM Spotlight Cinema
7 1–1:45 PM Stephen Perkins on Latin American Art
and the Decolonial Turn
9 1–1:30 PM Drop-in Tour on Wisconsin Triennial
10 1–2:30 PM Kids’ Art Adventures • Wisconsin Triennial
13 7–9 PM Spotlight Cinema
16 9–10:30 AM Bubbly Brunch
10 AM–6 PM MMoCA Art & Gift Fair
17 10 AM–4 PM MMoCA Art & Gift Fair
20 7–9 PM Spotlight Cinema
28 Galleries and Museum Store closed
29 8 AM–12 PM Black Friday Sale at the Museum Store
DECEMBER
3 Museum Store extended holiday hours begin
4 7–9 PM Spotlight Cinema
6 6:30–7:30 PM In Conversation: Tomiko Jones and Tom Jones
8 1–2:30 PM Kids’ Art Adventures • Wisconsin Triennial
11 7–9 PM Spotlight Cinema
14 1–1:30 PM Drop-in Tour on Wisconsin Triennial
24 8 AM–3 PM Museum Store open
Galleries closed
25 Galleries and Museum Store closed
31 Galleries and Museum Store closed
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MEMBERSHIP & GIVING
BUSINESS, FOUNDATION,
& GOVERNMENT DONORS
MMoCA gratefully recognizes the businesses, foundations, and government agencies making contributions to museum
exhibitions, education programs, events, and ongoing operations. Thanks to this support MMoCA can offer compelling
and thought-provoking programming, which makes this community and region more vibrant. Through their gifts, the
organizations below have established themselves as engaged, generous community leaders. MMoCA thanks the following
for their support:
BENEFACTORS ($10,000+)
Art & Sons
BMO Wealth Management
Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family
Foundation
The DeAtley Family Foundation
John J. Frautschi Family Foundation
W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation
Future Foam
Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co.
Hiebing
J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc.
David and Paula Kraemer Fund
Madison Community Foundation
Madison Magazine
Madison Print Club
maiahaus
National Guardian Life
Insurance Company
Nimick Forbesway Foundation
Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation
Steinhauer Charitable Trust
Wisconsin Arts Board
Wisconsin Public Radio
SPONSORS ($5,000-9,999)
Bell Laboratories, Inc.
Brava Magazine
Century House
Chance Productions
Custer Plumb Financial Services
Dane Arts
Dr. Mary Kay Inc.
The Evjue Foundation Inc.,
the charitable arm of
the Capital Times
Frank Beverage Group
Habush Habush and Rottier S.C.
Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison
Hooper Corporation / General
Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.
Isthmus Publishing Company, Inc.
MG&E Foundation
Midwest Family Broadcasting
Newcomb Construction Company Inc.
Octopi Brewing Co.
Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith
Family Foundation
SMS Foundation
Summit Credit Union
Supranet Communications Inc.
The Terry Family Foundation
University Research Park
Venture Investors
Wildwood Productions
WISC-TV Channel 3
WKOW-TV
Zendesk Inc.
LEADERS ($2,500-4,999)
Access Information Management
The Alexander Company
All Energy Solar
American Transmission Company
Artful Home
Associated Bank
Capital Newspapers
Chalmers Jewelers
Cirrus Partners
The Cummings Christensen
Family Foundation
CYC Fitness
Dane County Regional Airport
Dirigible Studio
DoubleTree by Hilton Madison
Food Fight Restaurant Group
Green Bay Packers Foundation
Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman
Foundation, Inc.
Johnson Financial Group
LeafFilter
Mad City Windows & Baths
Milwaukee Valve
Pepsi of Madison
Perkins Coie
Qual Line Fence Corporation
RSM
Sprinkman & Dines Downtown
TDS Telecom
Think Ink & Design
Thysse
Total Administrative Services
Corporation
U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management
Veridian Homes Foundation
Waunakee Remodeling
Wisconsin Lottery
PARTNERS ($1,000-2,499)
A-1 Movers
Artist & Craftsman Supply
Artistic Insanity
Atmosphere Commercial Interiors
Axley Brynelson, LLP
BDO USA, LLP
Best Western Premier - Park Hotel
Bill Fritsch Photography
Boardman & Clark
The Capital Times Kids Fund
Celebrations Entertainment
Colony Brands, Inc.
Delve
Destination Madison
Exact Sciences
First Business Bank of Madison
First Supply
Foley & Lardner
Full Compass Systems, Ltd.
Hausmann-Johnson Insurance
Hoffman Manufacturing Corp
Hunter Connors Herm Photography
J.F. Ahern Co.
Knox Family Foundation
Lycon Inc.
M3 Insurance
Madison Arts Commission
MC Audio
Neckerman Insurance Services
Oak Bank
Oakbrook Corporation
Phillips Distributing Corporation
Plantes Company
Potter Lawson
Quarles & Brady LLP
The QTI Group
RBC Wealth Management
Roman Candle Pizzeria
Shawn Harper Photography
Sitka Salmon Shares
Sketchworks Architecture
Strang Inc.
The Rock Agency
Tom McInvaille Photography
Widen Enterprises
WIPFLi CPAs and Consultants
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
ANNUAL FUND DONORS, OCT 1, 2018–JULY 1, 2019
Jess Anderson, Sandra Bass, Robert Baum and MaryBeth Kretz, Anne and Stephanie
Bolz, Jim and Cathie Burgess, Shawn and Nancy Carney, Lynda and Charles Clark,
Donna Rae and Robert Clasen, Marshall and Arlene Colburn, Frederick and Wendy
Coleman, Ted and Barbara Crabb, Joan and Lowell Creitz, Susan and Richard
Davidson, Kim and Bill Donovan, Henry John Drewal and Sarah Khan, Eve Drury
and Peter Beatty, Carol Emmons, Frank and Dolores Emspak, Karen Foget, Susan and
Michael Fox, Michael Goldsberry, Linda and Tony Granato, Willy Haeberli, Don and
Mary Harkness, Tim Heinrich, Duane and Leif Hendrickson, Carol Holtsapple and
J Borkowski, Beth Houlahan, Ralph and Marie Jackson, Elizabeth and Jonathan Jibson,
Christine Johnston, Lee and Rosemary Jones, Millie Jones, Charles and Mary Kamps,
Katie Kazan and Dan Slick, Herbert Kohl, Sylvia and Lawrence Kruger, Douglas and
Janet Laube, Elsa Leverington and Margi Jones, Efrat Livny and Ken Baun, Stewart and
Monica Macaulay, Mary Maher and Eileen Maher, Rona Malofsky, Lyn Malofsky and
Jessica Perez, La Verne Marcus, John Marek, Nancy Marshall Bauer, Jan Marshall Fox,
Stefanie Moritz and Vince Jenkins, Sue Mueller, Kathie Nichols, Mary Anne Oemichen,
David and Ann Orr, Marcia Park, Ernest and Arlene Peterson, Dr. Barbara Prindiville,
David Puchalsky and Christine Dillon-Puchalsky, Michele and James Rohan, Bruce
Rosen and Diane Seder, Judy Schwickerath, Pat and Jay Smith, Kim and Mark Sponem,
Daniel and Sherri Stafford, Randy L. and Mary K. Steinhauer, Don Thompson, Richard
Thurner, Family and friends in honor of Sherry Thurner, Jane and Michael Voichick,
Mark and Liz Weller, Jack and Sandy Winder, Linda Zeck, Theodora Zehner, James
Zimmerman and Nelson Graham

MMoCA BOARD
OF TRUSTEES
OFFICERS
Marc Vitale, President
Vikki Enright, Vice-President
Bret Newcomb, Vice-President
Leslie Smith III, Vice-President
Charlotte Cummins, Secretary
Dynee Sheafor, Treasurer
TRUSTEES
Shiva Bidar
Marian Bolz, Life Trustee
Bryan Chan
Karen Christianson
Jennifer DeMain
Jim Escalante
Dave Franchino
Larry Frank
Sara Guyer
Cedric Johnson
Valerie Kazamias,
Life Trustee and
Chair, The Langer Society
Jason Knutson
Oscar Mireles
Dave Orr
Amy Paulios
Rick Phelps
Eric Plautz
Jennifer Ridley-Hanson
John Ronzia
John Sims
QuHarrison Terry
NEW LANGER
SOCIETY MEMBERS,
MAR 16–JULY 1
Amanda Bush and Alex Rubin
Kayla Gilman and Joe Piaskowski
Susan Machi and Alex Polizzi
Rosemary Mayberry and
Jeremy Schwach
Julie Nahrgang and Jessica Braun
Joel Peissig and Chene Lawson
Olivia Reese and
Andrew Tomkowiak
Taylor Weiss
Richard Wolff and Colin Renk
NEW REGULAR MEMBERS, MAR 16–JULY 1
Megan and Alexander Bea, Terri and Dave Beck-Engel, Carol Bishop and Peter Orlik,
Christa Bruhn, Greg Cichock, Daniel Constien and Karen Russell, Erin Crawley and
Mark Plane, Tuyet and Stephen Cullen, Hannah Dirkse, Maggie and Charles Gleason,
Lisa Gleboff and Michelle Bloome, Marcella Goff and Colin Dewey, Elizabeth and
Andrew Graf, Karen and Gary Haertel, Marcia Heidenreich, Jennifer and Bill Jensen,
Kristi Kaylo and Alex Sherwood, Johanna Kenney, Betsy Korbinyr, Debbie and Bruce
Krause, Sherry Lessing, Kirby Livingston, Kathryn McComb, Thomas McDermott,
Gregory Mickells and Beverly Mazur, Kerry Motoviloff, Mary O’Leary and Ken Buelow,
Helen and David Peterson, Carol Pollis, Jeffrey and Annie Potter, Jane and Stephen
Powers, LaShunda Prescott-Manly, Emily Quetel and Jeremiah Streck, Agnes Rona,
Daniel Row, Marta and David Staple, Mason Swanson and Mary Thompson, Pamela
Talmadge and Susan Gouin, Tessa Uppena, Jodi Vander Molen and Yogesh Chawla,
Faye Whitaker, Andy White, Julie White, Lyn Wible and Lyman Wible, Megan Wincek,
Friedericke Wowerat
GABRIELE HABERLAND
PERMANENT COLLECTION
FUND
Gabriele Haberland (far right)
enjoying an MMoCA event.
Gabriele Haberland was a close friend of MMoCA who passed away in 2017. She regularly
attended museum events, supported exhibitions, and served on the Board of
Trustees from 2007 to 2012. She also contributed artworks to MMoCA's permanent
collection including Jennifer Steinkamp's digital projection Rapunzel 9. More recently,
two works by Sandro Chia and Tony Cragg were gifted in her memory by her husband,
Willy Haeberli, and are among the works in MMoCA's Rooftop Sculpture Garden.
As part of her legacy at the museum, a major gift has been made to establish the Gabriele
Haberland Permanent Collection Fund. Revenue from this endowed fund will be used
to support a wide range of activities that directly relate to the presentation, publication,
and conservation of this exceptional community resource. This fund will have a transformative
impact on the museum and its audiences for generations to come.
To fully reflect this generous contribution, MMoCA's directorship is now a named position
and will be referred to as the Gabriele Haberland Director of the Madison Museum
of Contemporary Art.
PLANNED GIVING
Join the MMoCA Circle and leave a legacy for future audiences. Gifts can be designated
to support a favorite program or add funds to the museum endowment, providing free
admission to MMoCA visitors for generations to come.
If you’d like more information about the MMoCA Circle, and making a legacy gift to
the museum, visit mmoca.org/support or contact Kaitlin Kropp at kaitlin@mmoca.
org or 608.257.0158 x249.
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ABOUT
Elegant dining
with a view.
MMoCA members
receive a 10%
discount at Fresco
and all Food Fight ​
restaurants.
Join today at
mmoca.org
STAY IN TOUCH
sign up for weekly emails at
mmoca.org/mmoca-notes
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 more
than 5,500 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
Galleries Store Fresco
Monday Closed 12–5 pm Closed
Tue–Thur 12–5 pm 11 am–5 pm 5–9 pm
Friday 12–8 pm 11 am–8 pm 5–10 pm
Saturday 10 am–8 pm 10 am–8 pm 5–10 pm
Sunday 12–5 pm 12–5 pm 5–9 pm
ACCESSIBILITY Exhibitions, lectures, tours, and special events
at MMoCA 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 MMoCA Openings and films; discounts at the Museum Store, at
Fresco and other Food Fight restaurants; invitations to special member 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.org/volunteer for current volunteer opportunities.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Please notify us about address changes so
that your mailings are not interrupted. Contact Betsy Wyns at betsy@mmoca.
org or 608.257.0158 x224.
JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST MMoCA Notes, the museum’s email newsletter,
keeps you informed about upcoming events, exhibitions, and museum store
specials. Sign up online at mmoca.org.
CONTACT THE MUSEUM
608.257.0158 • info@mmoca.org • www.mmoca.org
© Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Artworks © the artist unless otherwise noted.
Artworks may not be reproduced without permission of the copyright holder.
SPECIAL PROJECT
UNDERWRITERS
A major gift from Pleasant Rowland and W. Jerome Frautschi helps to fund
capital improvements at MMoCA.
Brand strategy and design support is contributed by Hiebing, including the
development of MMoCA’s brandmark and website, and the design for the 2019
Wisconsin Triennial.
A major gift from the Nimick Forbesway Foundation supports the museum’s
school and family education programs.
ArtZone, MMoCA’s afterschool workshop program offered in partnership
with Madison community centers, is supported by U.S. Bank Foundation, the
Capital Times Kids Fund, the Madison Arts Commission, Zendesk Neighbor
Foundation, and the Green Bay Packers Foundation.
Photo by Sharon Vanorny.
Internet service is provided by Supranet Communications. Design and technical
guidance for MMoCA’s website is donated by Dirigible Studio.
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#ARTFAIRONTHESQUARE
Thank you to the generous sponsors who supported our
61st annual Art Fair on the Square: Habush, Habush &
Rottier, S.C.; Wildwood Productions; All Energy Solar;
Artful Home; Dane County Regional Airport; Ho-Chunk
Gaming Madison; Leaf Filter; Mad City Windows &
Baths; Pepsi Cola of Madison; Sprinkman + Dines
Downtown; Waunakee Remodeling; Wisconsin Lottery;
American Transmission Company; Destination Madison;
The QTI Group; DoubleTree by Hilton Madison; Isthmus
Publishing Company; Madison Magazine; Magic 98;
Wisconsin Public Radio; Wisconsin State Journal; and
WKOW-TV.
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227 State Street • Madison, WI 53703
GET READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS
AT THE MUSEUM STORE
It’s not too soon to think about the holidays! A handsome handbag, a stylish scarf, and Parisian socks make for chic
gifts. Board games, jigsaw puzzles, and playing cards are family gifts that will delight young and old. Don’t forget
hostess gifts—tea towels, napkins, ornaments, or a box of note cards are always appreciated.
BLACK FRIDAY • NOV 29, 8 AM–12 PM
Mark your calendars for the biggest shopping event of the season: Black Friday at the Museum Store! On Friday,
November 29, 8 am-noon only, the Store offers 25% off ONE non-consignment item. If you are a member, you can
add your usual 10-20% discount on top of this. Sale merchandise or other coupons are not included.
MUSEUM STORE EXTENDED
HOURS BEGIN DECEMBER 3
Visit mmoca.org to see updated hours. You can
also purchase gift memberships and make year-end
donations online.
Every sale helps keep museum admission and education
programs free.
Gift wrap is always complimentary and shipping is
available.
MUSEUM STORE
HOURS
Sunday & Monday 12–5
Tuesday–Thursday 11–5
Friday 11–8
Saturday 10–8
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Christmas Eve 10–3
Closed Dec 30–Jan 1