Russell Bowman

Milwaukee and the Stolen Picasso

Tale from 1969 puts a city with few Picasso paintings at center of an international mystery.

Sculpture Milwaukee’s 2020 Artworks Engage Urgent Cultural Issues

Marilu Knode

"I am so impressed to see up-close all the incredible energy and investment that is happening in downtown."

Milwaukee Art Museum Unveils Robert Indiana’s The American LOVE Sculpture at Special Event

The Museum will celebrate the installation of Robert Indiana’s iconic The American LOVE (1966-99) sculpture with an unveiling on the East End.

See Downtown’s Big, New Sculptures

Sculpture Milwaukee is open for the season.

First 6 Sculpture Milwaukee Pieces Installed

Full exhibit opens June 7th. Take a sneak peek today.

Sculpture Milwaukee Announces Final Artists for 2019

Red Grooms, Haas Brothers, John Riepenhoff, Carlos Rolón, Arlene Schechet, Sean Scully, B. Wurtz to join list of artists

Sculpture Milwaukee Announces Additional Artists for 2019

Angela Bulloch, Sam Durant, Max Ernst, Barry Flanagan, Actual Size Artworks (Gail Simpson / Aris Georigiadis), Tony Matelli, William J. O’Brien among confirmed list of artists

Robert Indiana’s The American LOVE Sculpture Donated to the Milwaukee Art Museum

Through the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, an anonymous donor has gifted the popular sculpture that came to the city this past summer as part of Sculpture Milwaukee.

Sculpture Milwaukee Opens Second Season

See photos of the 21 sculptures, ribbon cutting ceremony

Sculpture Milwaukee kicks off June 1 with live entertainment and free lunch

Northwestern Mutual Gardens to host ribbon-cutting ceremony from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Sculpture Milwaukee gives Wisconsin Avenue some LOVE

Robert Indiana work newly added to 2018 installation

Sculpture Installed Outside City Hall

18-foot-tall work by Tony Cragg, an anonymous gift, was in the 2017 Sculpture MKE exhibit.

Sculpture Milwaukee announces additional artists for 2018 installation

Biggers, Capote, Friedman, Hume, Jackson Hutchins, Smith and Sodi join this year’s confirmed list of artists

Sculpture Milwaukee returns to Wisconsin Avenue with world-class works

Abakanowicz, Glynn, Kendrick, McCaw/Budsberg, Thomas, Venet, and Wurm among this year’s confirmed list of artists

Sculpture Milwaukee work earns place outside City Hall

Tony Cragg’s Mixed Feelings donated anonymously through the Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Sculpture Milwaukee A Big Success

Wisconsin Ave. program brought people to the city, activated the street and sold art.

Sculpture Milwaukee site set to host community picnic on Sept. 9

“Shoreline Repast” artist Paul Druecke leverages inspiration behind sculpture to celebrate Milwaukee’s culture at water’s edge

Horse Sense

Deborah Butterfield’s majestic Big Piney is one of the best sculptures on Wisconsin Avenue.

Sculpture Milwaukee Opens to Public

City now has a world-class sculpture exhibition on its main street.

Sculpture Milwaukee kicks off May 31 with mayoral proclamation, live entertainment and free lunch

Chase Tower at Water and Wisconsin to host ribbon-cutting ceremony from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Downtown Sculpture Project Being Installed

Massive sculptures being installed on Milwaukee's main street.

Urban sculpture installation to debut along Wisconsin Avenue in June

Featuring 22 sculptures by 21 artists, the pieces will be positioned along Wisconsin Avenue from 6th Street to O’Donnell Park.

Downtown Park’s Art Is Huge Mistake

Mishmash of ugly artifacts in the park raises questions about “public art” initiatives.

The Man Who Cried Anti-Semitism

How the media amplified dumb attack on public sculpture and why Shorewood took it down.

Dan Keegan to leave Milwaukee Art Museum in May

What a Difference an Architect Makes

Jim Shields’ new art museum design improves on his first, and saves the museum from itself.

The Resistible Rise of Public Art

More and more of it is scattered about the city. But how much of it does anyone actually like?