Art

Susceptible to Images: “Gos Sa Mer” vibrant at the Lynden
Susceptible to Images

“Gos Sa Mer” vibrant at the Lynden

Santiago Cucullu and Ester Partegàs' indoor show speaks to the great outdoors of the Lynden Sculpture Garden. Also: Kat's weekend art datebook.

Susceptible to Images: Three men at Erickson, Calabrese at Green East
Susceptible to Images

Three men at Erickson, Calabrese at Green East

Expression and abstraction from Hoffman, Hughes and Jahnke; wry illusions from Calabrese.

A comfy, heavy-metal sofa/sculpture

A comfy, heavy-metal sofa/sculpture

Judith Ann loves sitting on and looking at her L. John Andrew sofa, made from metal washers.

About New York… six things I’ve been meaning to tell you

About New York… six things I’ve been meaning to tell you

Cindy Sherman, Frank Sinatra High, PS1, Whitney Biennial/remarkable Morans, How to Succeed, Life in the East Village.

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.