Art
Tracking the History of Trains
Grohmann Museum show offers paintings, prints, maps and photos of the peak days of Milwaukee Road train line.
Mar 4th, 2015 by Richard DavisNo, It’s Not Just Idiotic Kitsch
A photographic exhibition captures the drama of polka culture in Wisconsin.
Feb 20th, 2015 by Richard DavisAfter the Communists Have Gone
Ukrainian photographer Mila Teshaieva captures three Asian countries now adrift in a haunting exhibition at Haggerty Museum.
Feb 17th, 2015 bySo Many Shows, So Little Time
Great art and great crowds, but I couldn’t help imagining what it would be like with a streetcar connecting all the galleries.
Jan 20th, 2015 by Michael HorneAn Artist Who Speaks in Whispers
A lovely retrospective of the remarkable 45- year-career of Milwaukee artist JoAnna Poehlmann.
Jan 17th, 2015 byThree for the Show
“Creasing the Cusp” is a three person show with themes of queerness, realness, and anti-patriarchal ideas, but with humor.
Jan 16th, 2015 by Mac WrittThe Strange Beauty of Tom Uttech’s Paintings
Now at the Tory Folliard Gallery, they capture a kind of North Woods that doesn’t really exist, though we might wish it did.
Dec 19th, 2014 byThe Surprising Splendor of “Urban” Wood
An exhibit of wood artists makes you rethink the wood that lines our streets and shades our homes.
Dec 2nd, 2014 byDeath of a Poet
Haggerty Museum show features Alfred Leslie’s gripping oil paintings inspired by the death of poet Frank O’Hara.
Nov 28th, 2014 by Richard DavisArt Bar’s New Show Draws a Crowd
Annual exhibit features works by more than 100 artists.
Nov 11th, 2014 byShow Celebrates Native American Culture
First and largest Native American art show runs at City Hall through November 19. Our photos capture the opening ceremony.
Nov 11th, 2014 by Mrinal GokhaleA Must-See Old Masters Show
Milwaukee Art Museum’s “Of Heaven and Earth” boosts 500 years of Italian paintings in the only Midwest showing.
Nov 7th, 2014 by