Art
A Compelling List
Any fool can make a list of alphabetized names. What’s so clever about a list? Quite a bit, actually.
Jul 16th, 2010 by Judith Ann Moriarty
Rudy Burckhardt’s “An’ I’ve got a nickel”
The third entry in our summer series on the Milwaukee Art Museum's permanent collection is an art photograph that's just like a jazzy pop tune.
Jul 15th, 2010 by Tom Strini
Spain,Netherlands and the Surrender of Breda
As Spain and the Netherlands go head to head in the final game of the 2010 World Cup, I couldn't shake the thought that this match up is oddly ironic.
Jul 11th, 2010 by Kat Murrell
Enormous mural wants your touch
Mequon's Gathering on the Green is hosting a festival that includes a huge, collaborative, art creation opportunity. If you believe that all people should express themselves through the arts, then this is for you.
Jul 9th, 2010 by Valerie J. Christell
Button, Button…
Who's got the button? Tara Donovan.Donovan's "Bluffs" is part 2 in our series on the MAM's collection. (Enter the Bluffs-related contest at the end of the story.)
Jul 7th, 2010 by Tom Strini
Tour de Fat and PBR Street Party mesmerize Bay View
The day began with a carnival of entertainers and bike parade, while later the sounds and smells captured a new demographic in Bay View.
Jul 6th, 2010 by Brian Jacobson
Paint by Number, professional version
Reginald Baylor is the first to call his work "Paint by Number," employing assistants to paint his vision on canvas. For Baylor, painting is a means to an end rather than an essential part of his process.
Jul 6th, 2010 by Valerie J. Christell
Fragonard’s The Shepherdess
Fragonard's The Shepherdess is the first in TCD's summer series of long looks at works in the Milwaukee Art Museum's permanent collection.
Jul 1st, 2010 by Tom Strini
Home is where the heart is
In a series of new paintings at the Tory Folliard Gallery, Marion Coffey has transformed Milwaukee into a brightly colored, almost tropical paradise.
Jun 24th, 2010 by Ryan Findley
A fascination with nature
In 2008, in the deserts of New Mexico, Riverwest-based painter David Niec set out on an ambitious project: to capture an entire moon cycle on canvas.
Jun 23rd, 2010 by Judith Ann Moriarty
Shelby Keefe
The Milwaukee-based painter's work graces the poster for this year's Lakefront Festival of Arts, happening at the MAM this weekend.
Jun 17th, 2010 by Judith Ann Moriarty
Images from the Beer City Tattoo Convention
They come from far and near to Milwaukee, where visitors can be inked by some of the best artists from across the country. And we got the pictures.
Jun 12th, 2010 by Nicole Braunsdorf
