Art

Susceptible to Images: Villa Terrace and Portrait Society
Susceptible to Images

Villa Terrace and Portrait Society

Kat Murrell wakes you up before these shows go-go.

Milwaukee in Miniature delights in big ways

Milwaukee 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.

Vanguard: The Hot Metal Industry of Art
Vanguard

The Hot Metal Industry of Art

At Vanguard Sculpture Services, they pour the bronze and industry meets art.

The Haggerty goes large and complex, then dark and gritty

The 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.

Susceptible to Images: The Aesthete
Susceptible to Images

The Aesthete

Whither beauty? wonders Kat. Thither and hither, San Francisco and MKE, Victorian and Modern.

Susceptible to Images: And sometimes to books
Susceptible to Images

And sometimes to books

Kat Murrell's new column debuts with comments on new books by Alain de Botton and George Lois.

French Posters: Commercial but not crass
French Posters

Commercial but not crass

"Posters of Paris: Toulouse-Lautrec & His Contemporaries" opens Friday at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Lawn Ornaments: Going fowl, foul… wait, it’s fair!
Lawn Ornaments

Going 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.

Time Arts Continuum at Walker’s Point

Time Arts Continuum at Walker’s Point

Why yes, we do inhabit a crazy modern world.

Face Jugs: Art from 19th-century South Carolina
Face Jugs

Art from 19th-century South Carolina

The expressions of slaves of West African origin on view at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

The Making of a Face Jug at MAM

The Making of a Face Jug at MAM

Michel Bayne, North Carolina potter, probably wouldn't mind if you called him a jughead.

Tara Donovan: Humble Magnificence at MAM
Tara Donovan

Humble Magnificence at MAM

The Milwaukee Art Museum showcases dazzling work made from pins, mylar sheets, plastic straws, buttons and plastic rods.