Art
Villa Terrace and Portrait Society
Kat Murrell wakes you up before these shows go-go.
Jun 16th, 2012 by Kat MurrellMilwaukee in Miniature delights in big ways
Ferdinand Aumueller's models of Milwaukee at the turn of the 20th century are now on display at the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Video by Garrett Katerzynske.
Jun 15th, 2012 by Kat MurrellThe Hot Metal Industry of Art
At Vanguard Sculpture Services, they pour the bronze and industry meets art.
Jun 13th, 2012 by Judith Ann MoriartyThe Haggerty goes large and complex, then dark and gritty
A new trio of shows is on display, including first showings of selected works from the Tatalovich Collection.
Jun 9th, 2012 by Brian JacobsonThe Aesthete
Whither beauty? wonders Kat. Thither and hither, San Francisco and MKE, Victorian and Modern.
Jun 8th, 2012 by Kat MurrellAnd sometimes to books
Kat Murrell's new column debuts with comments on new books by Alain de Botton and George Lois.
Jun 2nd, 2012 by Kat MurrellCommercial but not crass
"Posters of Paris: Toulouse-Lautrec & His Contemporaries" opens Friday at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
May 31st, 2012 by Kat MurrellGoing fowl, foul… wait, it’s fair!
Judith Ann ponders kitsch and art and solves the Mystery of the Rocky Nest beneath Kilbourn Ave's flying metal flock.
May 29th, 2012 by Judith Ann MoriartyTime Arts Continuum at Walker’s Point
Why yes, we do inhabit a crazy modern world.
May 19th, 2012 by Judith Ann MoriartyArt from 19th-century South Carolina
The expressions of slaves of West African origin on view at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
May 11th, 2012 by Judith Ann MoriartyThe Making of a Face Jug at MAM
Michel Bayne, North Carolina potter, probably wouldn't mind if you called him a jughead.
May 7th, 2012 by Judith Ann MoriartyHumble Magnificence at MAM
The Milwaukee Art Museum showcases dazzling work made from pins, mylar sheets, plastic straws, buttons and plastic rods.
May 2nd, 2012 by Tom Strini