Fall 2021 Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) Newsletter

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS CAJA DE VISIONES ARTE MODERNO Y CONTEMPORÁNEO DE MÉXICO EN LE MEDIO OESTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS BOX OF VISIONS MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART FROM MEXICO IN THE MIDWEST MAIN GALLERIES • ON VIEW THROUGH JAN 23, 2022 The past and present intertwine in Caja de visiones: arte moderno y contemporáneo de México en el Medio Oeste de los Estados Unidos, or Box of Visions: Modern and Contemporary Art from Mexico in the Midwest. The exhibition features selections from MMoCA’s significant collection of Mexican modern art in a show that explores the history of the artistic renaissance in Mexico during the first half of the twentieth century and its connection to works being created by Mexican and Mexican-American artists working in the Midwest today. The museum’s collection of Mexican modern art includes 223 works by over 60 artists—primarily prints, photographs, and drawings by luminaries such as Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Leopoldo Méndez, José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and Rufino Tamayo, as well as a notable oil painting by Frida Kahlo. These significant modern art works are paired with that of contemporary artists based in the United States who address analogous themes, nearly a century later, as they relay their own stories that thoughtfully address topics like the border crisis, exploited Mexican labor, and the celebration of their heritage and cultural pride. Featured works by Angélica Contreras, J. Leigh Garcia, Wence Martinez and his partner Sandra Martinez, Roberto Torres Mata, and Mauricio Ramirez reveal undeniable and impactful connections to the modern art of Mexico. A full-color exhibition catalogue accompanies Caja de visiones. Presenting Sponsorship for Caja de visiones has been provided by Jan and Bill DeAtley; the Madison Community Foundation; and the National Endowment for the Arts. Major support has been provided by a grant from Wisconsin Humanities, with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the State of Wisconsin. Upcoming programming: VIRTUAL LECTURE Labor Migration from Mexico to the Heartland, with UW-Madison Professor Armando Ibarra Thursday, November 18 • 6–7 PM Details on MMoCA’s Facebook Event page, @MMoCAMadison. VIRTUAL TOUR Check out Caja de Visiones without leaving home in a virtual tour of the exhibition, featuring high-resolution images of each work in the exhibition. Visit mmoca.org/art/Caja-de-visiones VIDEO Learn more about mural artist Mauricio Ramirez, who has three works, including a mural in MMoCA’s lobby, in the exhibition. Visit mmoca.org/art/caja-de-visiones 2
KENNETH TAM: SILENT SPIKES IMPRINT GALLERY • ON VIEW THROUGH FEB 27, 2022 Silent Spikes by New York-born artist Kenneth L. Tam reflects upon the underrecognized connection between the histories of westward expansion and immigration in the U.S. The artist brings attention to the role of the Chinese immigrants that worked on the construction of the treacherous western portion of the Transcontinental Railroad (1863- 1869), and explores archetypical expectations of masculinity in relation to intersections of gender, economics, and race. Tam’s two-channel video examines how Asian men have been marginalized against the standards of the “All-American” iconic trope of the cowboy, despite the fundamental contributions of Chinese laborers to the building of the American West. The exhibition’s title refers both to railroad spikes, the large nails used to secure tracks, and the over 20,000 exploited and silenced Chinese laborers without whom this most arduous segment of the railroad would never have been completed. Organized by the Queens Museum in New York by Assistant Curator Sophia Marisa Lucas, the exhibition travels to MMoCA after its recent presentation at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Silent Spikes is the first video to be shown in the newly renovated and expanded Imprint Gallery. BETWEEN HENRY STREET GALLERY • ON VIEW THROUGH FEB 13, 2022 Between is an exhibition of photographs that depict the nuances of liminal space, which can be defined in various ways—in between, a threshold, a moment of transition, or a rite of passage. The concept has often been discussed in reference to life during the pandemic in the past year, prompting the Museum to explore its collection of photographs. Paired with a few significant loans from contemporary artists, including Hannah Price, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, and Guanyu Xu, the works featured in Between embody the liminal. Photography is often considered a documentary device that can capture a particular moment, yet the trick of the medium is that it is also liminal—the camera functions at the brief pause between when reality is transpiring and when it becomes trapped in time. Between includes 18 photographs, spanning from the late 1920s to 2019, from MMoCA’s permanent collection and select loaned works. You can experience Between from home as well via MMoCA’s virtual tour. Simply visit mmoca.org/art/between. IMAGE CREDITS COVER: Angélica Contreras, Oaxaqueña (detail), 2020. Mixed media on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. PAGE 2: Mauricio Ramirez, Antiguo (detail), 2016. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 in. PAGE 3: Kenneth Tam: Silent Spikes, Queens Museum (February 24 -June 23, 2021). Courtesy Queens Museum, photo credit: Jason Mandella. • Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Mirror Study (0X5A7421) (detail), 2018. Archival pigment print, 51 x 34 in. Courtesy of the artist and DOCUMENT Gallery, Chicago. PAGE 4: Photo by Leah Kolb. • Photo by Jim Escalante. PAGE 5: Santiago Cucullu, Mi Fuga (detail), 2020. Ink on paper, 24x19 in. Courtesy of the artist. • Santiago Cucullu, Pryor IRS, 2020. Ink on paper, 24x19 in. Courtesy of the artist. PAGE 6: Photo by Shalicia Johnson/ArrowStar Photography. PAGE 7: Bruce Crownover, Blackfoot, 2016. Color woodcut on archival Okawara Washi paper, 35 7/8” x 23 7/8”. Purchase, with funds from Tom Neujahr. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. • Photo by Katherine Schmidt. PAGE 9: Photo courtesy of Dynee Sheafor. • Photo by Katherine Schmidt. PAGE 10: Photo courtesy of Tracey Grown. • Photo courtesy of Michelle Martin. PAGE 12: Photo courtesy of MMoCA. 3
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