Art

Day of the Dead: Celebrating Lives Past and Present
Day of the Dead

Celebrating Lives Past and Present

Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee Mijas and Latino Arts stage traditional Dia de los Muertos shows and events.

Crabby with Bathers: Judith Ann ponders Impressionism
Crabby with Bathers

Judith Ann ponders Impressionism

At the Milwaukee Art Museum, Ms Moriarty considers, among other things, girly art from Degas and Renoir.

Milwaukee Art Museum: Impressionism’s intimate expression
Milwaukee Art Museum

Impressionism’s intimate expression

MAM's "Impressionism: Masterworks on Paper" shows artists schooled in tradition applying their lessons to new ideas.

Seven artists push the limits at the 2010 Nohl Fellowship Exhibition

Seven artists push the limits at the 2010 Nohl Fellowship Exhibition

The seven Nohl fellowship winners produced compelling yet challenging pieces, but thinking about this art is more important than "getting" it.

I’ve been meaning to tell you…

I’ve been meaning to tell you…

The topics: Mahler's Titan, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford not quite live, Leslie Fitzwater and Edith Piaf, Chinese on the march at MAM.

Sunday in the (sculpture) Park with Judith Ann

Sunday in the (sculpture) Park with Judith Ann

"Inside/Outside: Dressing the Monument," at the Lynden Sculpture Garden.

Buttons, Banjos and a T-bird: Harvest Festival at the Allis
Buttons, Banjos and a T-bird

Harvest Festival at the Allis

Judith Ann among the vendors on a perfect Saturday at the Charles Allis Decorative Art Museum.

One Piece at a Time: “Maroon” at MAM
One Piece at a Time

“Maroon” at MAM

Judith takes a look at Martin Puyear's "Maroon" and finds that a new perspective may not always be the right one.

Taryn Simon Photographs and Texts at MAM

Taryn Simon Photographs and Texts at MAM

In this Milwaukee Art Museum show, Simon says a lot worth hearing in pictures and in words.

MAM’s big acquisition part of a bigger picture

MAM’s big acquisition part of a bigger picture

Copley's "Alice Hooper," an important Colonial painting, fills a gap in the museum's holdings and signals re-invigoration of the early American collection.

Jan Serr’s “About Face” at UWM

Jan Serr’s “About Face” at UWM

Serr, a UWM alum best known for her landscapes, focuses on the human figure in a big show at Inova/Arts Center.

One Piece at a Time: Reality Television
One Piece at a Time

Reality Television

There are few words to aptly describe the tragedy of 9/11. On its tenth anniversary, Judith lets art speak for her instead.