Summer 2018 MMoCA newsletter

SUMMER 2018

EXHIBITIONS
FAR OUT: ART FROM THE 1960s
Main galleries • On view through Sep 2, 2018
MMoCA Opening Friday, June 1 • 6–9 PM
The Sixties was a decade of radical experimentation that witnessed an incredible cultural and artistic revolution. The
consumer-fueled optimism of the beginning of the decade was quickly dissolved by the Vietnam War, world-wide
protests, and nightmarish assassinations—all televised into living rooms across the globe. The world was watching
and it wasn’t long before a counterculture formed that rejected the conservativism of the previous generation. Far
Out explores works from MMoCA’s permanent collection—by artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, Miriam Schapiro,
Andy Warhol, Victor Vasarely, and the Chicago Imagists—created during the decade that popularized such art
historical movements as Pop, Op, Minimalism, Fluxus, and Conceptual Art.
While the turmoil of the decade influenced artists to create politicized works, they were also rejecting art historical
precedents and developing a counterculture of their own. Seeking to expunge the emotive and gestural brushstrokes
that dominated the “artist as hero” mentality of Abstract Expressionism, artists were choosing to forgo an
autobiographical narrative in favor of more formal and conceptual explorations.
Building upon the readymade object introduced by Marcel Duchamp—the idea that the artist defines what is art,
and even a urinal could be submitted for exhibition—British artists like Allen Jones began incorporating commercial
imagery from American advertising. Jones used images from the seedy backpages of mail order catalogs to blur
the line between fine art and commercial art. Not long after, American artists like Andy Warhol were screenprinting
replicas of Brillo boxes. Warhol noted, “Pop artists did images that anybody walking down Broadway could
recognize in a split second…all the great modern things that the Abstract Expressionists tried so hard not to notice.”
Optical art also gained popularity in the Sixties. Op artist Victor Vasarely wanted his geometric abstractions to
be seen as democratized imgaes for the unbiased filter of the human eye—everyone had the potential to see the
illusion regardless of their social standing. Soon Op art began to appear on everything from furniture to clothing
and was quickly associated with the new mod style of the Sixties.
The prodigious artistic production of the ‘60s, with its varied but often complementary ideologies, challenges
any generalization that can be made about the decade as a whole. What remains, however, is the extraordinary
innovation and social awareness imbued in these works of art that paved the way for contemporary artists of today.
Far Out features a 1960s living room furnished by Rewind Decor of Madison and is part of the larger celebration
of the Sixties organized by The Madison Reunion taking place in June 2018; find out more at madisonreunion.com.
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Generous funding for Far Out has been provided by MillerCoors; The DeAtley Family Foundation; National
Guardian Life Insurance Company; Gina and Michael Carter; The Terry Family Foundation; Chuck Bauer and
Chuck Beckwith; the Frank family - Larry, Marla, Fred and Holly; Diane Seder and Bruce Rosen; Deirdre Garton;
Rewind Decor; a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National
Endowment for the Arts; and MMoCA Volunteers.

IRENE GRAU: construction season
State Street Gallery • May 5–Aug 5, 2018
Irene Grau is a Spanish conceptual artist who searches her surrounding environment for moments when the power
of color alters how we see and engage with the world. For her exhibition at MMoCA, Grau created a new body of
work based on Madison’s notorious summer construction season. In a series of photographs, painted objects, and
laser-cut metal sculptures, she reinterprets our city’s seasonally deconstructed landscape as a space of aesthetic
potential.
Grau, who is accustomed to the preserved historic sites of her hometown of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, was
struck by the ostensibly relentless demolition of Madison’s streets and sidewalks, and by the accompanying jobsite
markings splattered across the pavement. Made by utility workers in preparation for construction projects,
these colorful spray-painted markings indicate underground locations of the cables, pipes, and wires that comprise
our city’s otherwise invisible subterranean infrastructure. For most people, the cryptic scribblings are simply an
accepted blemish of urban life. In Grau’s eyes, however, they are minimalist abstract paintings. In construction
season, she transforms this utilitarian system of painting into dynamic and conceptually inventive works of art.
After diligently hand-tracing countless instances of utility graffiti, the artist created over 250 iron sculptures
shaped and painted the very same Day-Glo colors as the original street markings. Much like the painted marks on
the concrete constantly change throughout the summer (washed away by rain or eroded by traffic), Grau cleverly
designed her sculptural installation to shift and evolve over the course of her exhibition. Eschewing traditional
museum protocol, she invites visitors to pick up the painted objects and use them in imaginative ways—from
recreating the spray-painted notations seen in the streets, to arranging the colorful forms into expressive compositions
on the gallery floor.
In addition to calling attention to the overlooked details within our everyday lives, Grau also humorously references
the history of painting. Like painters before her who worked en plein air, Grau similarly began this project
on foot, traversing Madison for worthy compositions. Rather than creating paintings of landscape, she identified
existing instances of paintings within the landscape. Her resulting exhibition offers each of us an opportunity to
think about and physically engage with the most basic principles of artistic creation: line, color, and form.
Generous funding for Irene Grau: construction season has been provided by the David and Paula Kraemer Fund;
the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation; Darcy Kind and Marc Vitale; Dan and Natalie Erdman; Katie Howarth
Ryan; Oak Bank; a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National
Endowment for the Arts; and MMoCA Volunteers.
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EXHIBITIONS
WILLIAM J. O’BRIEN: RELIQUARY
State Street Gallery • Aug 18–Nov 11, 2018
MMoCA Opening Friday, Aug 17 • 6–9 PM
Chicago-based artist William J. O’Brien’s idiosyncratic
and exuberant forms are born out of an improvised
and intuitive studio practice. Inspired by Modernism,
as well as the history of material experimentation characteristic
of Outsider Art, O’Brien’s multidisciplinary
practice includes drawing, painting, sculpture, and
ceramics. His beautifully gnarled ceramic objects—part
vessel, part body, and part abstract form—are arranged
in tabletop installations, and his elaborately patterned
felt works and colored pencil drawings combine intuitive
gestural marks with repetition and gridded compositions.
Vibrant triangles, circles, aggressive loops
and marks create a palpable tension between order
and chaos.
Reliquary is an immersive installation that showcases
O’Brien’s wide range of material experimentation and
reflects his continued interest in interrogating the traditional
boundaries separating fine art from functional
craft. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a tent made
from muslin and covered with O’Brien’s expressive,
ink-wash drawings. As suggested by the exhibition’s
title, this structure is the artist’s contemporary version
of a reliquary, complete with two life-size ceramic
totems that guard the tent’s main entrance. Inside, a
pedestal displays heavily textured bronze vessels
and glazed ceramic sculptures, or relics. As a whole,
Reliquary translates notions of the spiritual and the
secular into a contemporary art context by questioning
the preciousness—or sacredness—of the art object.
Generous funding, to date, for William J. O’Brien:
Reliquary has been provided by Gina and Michael
Carter; a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with
funds from the State of Wisconsin and National
Endowment for the Arts; and MMoCA Volunteers.
ART/WORD/IMAGE
Henry Street Gallery • On view through July 29
the Dadaists to the speech balloons of mid-century Pop
art, artists have frequently used language, often ironic
or enigmatic, to enhance the resonance of their work.
In 1912, when Picasso and Braque glued newspaper
clippings onto their cubist still-lifes they unwittingly
ushered a new era of wordplay into the history of
modern art. The written word was abstracted from
the structure of language and introduced as a graphic,
artistic element. From the fragmented “word salads” of
In his screenprint Sin (1970), Ed Ruscha transforms
the word into a mountainous object that looms over
a trompe l’oeil rendering of an olive. According to
Ruscha, “words are pattern-like, and in their horizontality
they answer my investigation into landscape.
They’re almost not words—they are objects that
become words.” Art/Word/Image examines the use
of language in art through selections from the permanent
collection including works by Robert Cottingham,
Bruce Nauman, Fred Stonehouse, and John Wilde.
Exhibitions in the Henry Street Gallery are generously
funded through an endowment established by
the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation.
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EXHIBITIONS & NEWS
THE HOUSE OF SPARKLING
GLASSES: A CELLULOID
EXPERIENCE BY M.J. PAGGIE
Imprint Gallery • Opens June 2, 2018
MMoCA Opening Friday, June 1 • 6–9 PM
The independent cinema of M.J. Paggie takes center
stage in The House of Sparkling Glasses, an exhibition
of twelve short films from the late 1960s to the early
1970s that are intimately linked both to the history of
Madison and to MMoCA. In 1970, the museum’s then
director Cham Hendon hired Paggie to start a new film
program, which evolved into a robust series of instructional
filmmaking courses using the Super 8mm format,
in addition to avant-garde screenings of landmark developments
in underground film.
The works included in The House of Sparkling Glasses
were either created by Paggie in conjunction with the
Film Study Program at the museum, or produced independently as an expression of his interest in cinematic experimentation.
In both instances, Paggie’s films embody the spirit of independent filmmaking—a creative approach that
employs film as “a medium of and for the individual, as explorer and as artist.” Produced and based in Madison,
these films also capture the city’s inhabitants and cultural happenings during an era defined by political radicalism
and artistic experimentation. Paying homage to this much-reminisced era, the exhibition title references Madison’s
former 602 Club, a tavern known to attract the loyal patronage of intellectuals, lefties, artists, and other creatives.
Generous funding for Imprint Gallery programs has been provided by Willy Haeberli in memory
of Gabriele Haberland.
NEW ACQUISITION: Robert Lostutter
In Midnight Garden, a man’s body unfurls—
shoulders expanding outward, his long neck
slowly straightening—like a flower emerging
through the soil in the beginning of spring. The
hybrid creature—half man, half plant—eyes his
onlooker with the ethereal awareness of his
transformation. In this large graphite drawing,
Robert Lostutter continues his artistic exploration
of the inherent lack of boundaries between
the human body and the natural world.
The purchase of Midnight Garden was funded
by the generosity of Mark and Judy Bednar of
Chicago. In addition to funding acquisitions like
the Lostutter drawing, the Bednars have chosen
to gift their esteemed collection of Chicago Imagism, and related works, to the museum’s permanent collection—
gifting nearly 100 works of art over the next several years (over 30 pieces have already been added to the collection
here in Madison). To support the continued research and accessibility of these works, the Bednars, along with the
Madison Community Foundation, have also funded a new collection database and a website redesign that will be
launched this fall. These transformative gifts strengthen the museum’s existing collection of Chicago Imagism and
enhance its core mission of education and inspiration through the arts.
IMAGE CREDITS • COVER: Marko Spalatin, 6. Lem, 1969. Color screenprint on paper, 17 1/16 x 13 5/16 inches. Madison Museum
of Contemporary Art. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Birkhauser. PAGE 2: Roy Lichtenstein, Haystack #3, 1969. Color lithograph and
screenprint on paper, 13 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Purchase, through a National
Endowment for the Arts grant with matching funds from Mr. and Mrs. John Bolz. © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. PAGE 3: Image
© Irene Grau. PAGE 4: William J. O’Brien: Reliquary, 2017. Installation view, Shane Campbell Gallery (Dec. 17, 2017 - Feb. 4, 2018).
Courtesy of the Artist and Shane Campbell Gallery. Photo: Evan Jenkins. • Ed Ruscha, Sin, 1970. Screenprint, 19 1/8 x 26 1/2 inches.
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Purchase, through a gift of Norman Bassett. © Ed Ruscha 1970. PAGE 5: Photo by Greg
Conniff • Robert Lostutter, Midnight Garden, 2015. Graphite on paper, 20 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of
Contemporary Art. Gift of Mark and Judy Bednar in Honor of William Heaton.
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MUSEUM EVENTS
ART TALKS
FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 6:30–7:15 PM
FAR OUT! REBELLION AND
REVOLUTION IN ART FROM
THE 1960S
Artistically, socially, culturally, and politically, the
1960s was a decade of extraordinatry change. Using
works of art in Far Out as a foundation, Melanie
Herzog will discuss how artists of the 1960s challenged
the authority of established art traditions
and the structures and conventions of the art world
as never before.
Melanie Herzog is professor at Edgewood College
where she teaches a range of art history courses
that reflect her interests in gender, race and ethnicity,
and socially engaged art and artists, among
other subjects. MMoCA Openings are free for members/$10
for non-members.
THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1–1:30 PM
CURATOR’S TALK ON IRENE
GRAU: CONSTRUCTION SEASON
MMoCA curator Leah Kolb will offer an overview of
Irene Grau’s installation that incorporates the artist’s
fascination with monochrome painting with the
symbolic notations used in the construction industry.
THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1–1:30 PM
MYTHS AND REALITIES OF THE
CIVIL RIGHTS ERA
How do we remember the Civil Rights era? Using
Andy Warhol’s Birmingham Race Riot and Calvin
Burnett’s Freedom Fighter for Operation Exodus,
professor Pamela Oliver will discuss the different
stories we tell about the racial struggles of the past,
the disconnects between popular myths about the
era and the realities, and how these different stories
shape our perceptions of Black movements and racial
issues today.
Pamela Oliver is a professor of sociology at
UW-Madison. Her research is on Black protest movements,
the racial dynamics of social movements, and
racial disparities in criminal justice.
FRIDAY, AUG 17, 6:30–7:15 PM
WILLIAM J. O’BRIEN
William J. O’Brien employs an extraordinarily versatile
approach to image-making. The artist will
discuss his exuberant work and wide-ranging exploration
of materials. MMoCA Openings are free for
members/$10 for non-members. Lecture hall seating
is limited.
Generous funding for MMoCA gallery talks is provided
by Bell Laboratories.
DOCENT
TRAINING
COURSE
SEP 25–DEC 18, EXCEPT NOV 20
TUESDAYS, 1–3:30 PM
Enthusiastic about art and people? Organized? Openminded
and curious? Love to learn? Become an MMoCA
docent and join a dynamic group of museum volunteers.
Background in art and art history is not required. To apply,
contact sheri@mmoca.org or visit mmoca.org and click on
support/docent-program.
ABOVE: Fred Stonehouse gives a gallery talk for Art/Word/
Image. OPPOSITE: Still from INAATE/SE/ [it shines a certain way.
to a certain place./it flies. falls./ (2016).
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ROOFTOP CINEMA • JUNE 1–29
Rooftop Cinema returns to the museum’s rooftop sculpture garden each Friday this June for its thirteenth season.
This year Rooftop Cinema contemplates what a long, strange trip it has been in the fifty years since 1968, and
also showcases recent experimental works and hybrid documentaries.
Films begin at sundown, approximately 9:30 pm. Rooftop Cinema is free for MMoCA members/$7 for nonmembers;
admission begins at the lobby reception desk one hour before screen time. Screenings relocate to the
lecture hall if rain is predicted. Visit mmoca.org/cinema for the full schedule and film descriptions.
This popular series is curated by James Kreul. A program of the museum’s education department, Rooftop Cinema
is generously funded by maiahaus and Venture Investors, LLC.
MMoCA
OPENINGS
FRIDAY, JUNE 1 • 6–9 PM
Far Out: Art from the 1960s opens on June 1. At
6:30, Melanie Herzog will give a talk about the exhibition.
Enjoy hors d’oeuvres from Fresco, a cash
bar, and live music on the rooftop from Get Back
Wisconsin, performing re-creations of the Beatles
catalog. Free for MMoCA members / $10 for nonmembers.
Admission is buy one, get one free when
you come dressed in 1960s attire.
FRIDAY, AUG 17 • 6–9 PM
On August 17 celebrate the opening of William J.
O’Brien: Reliquary. At 6:30 pm, the artist will give
a lecture addressing recent works and the exhibition.
Guests will be treated to music, hors d’oeuvres from
Fresco, and a cash bar. Free for MMoCA members /
$10 for non-members. Seating capacity in the lecture
hall is limited.
MMoCA Openings are sponsored by Newcomb
Construction Company and The Alexander Company
with additional support from Fresco, and media support
from Isthmus.
MMoCA ART
ON TOUR
OPENING
CELEBRATION
FRIDAY, JUNE 1 • 6–7:30 PM
MMoCA Art on Tour brings works of art from the
museum’s permanent collection to ten public elementary
and middle schools over a three-year partnership.
The program supports learning through
visual art and provides students with unique opportunities
to experience original, museum-quality art
in their schools.
An exhibition of student work created in response
to the program is installed in MMoCA’s Works on
Paper Study Center; viewing hours are 12–4 pm,
June 2–16, excluding Mondays. An opening reception
on Friday, June 1 celebrates the students’
achievements and acknowledges the dedicated work
and expertise of participating art teachers.
Generous support for Art on Tour is provided by
BMO Harris Bank and an anonymous donor.
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MUSEUM EVENTS
ART FAIR ON THE SQUARE
CELEBRATES 60 YEARS
The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Art Fair on the Square, July
14 and 15.
Art Fair on the Square began in 1959 as the “Sidewalk Art Show” with 43 artists in the parking lot of the
Brookwood Shopping Center at the corner of Midvale Boulevard and the Beltline. The Fair moved to the downtown
sidewalks in 1964, and changed its name to Art Fair on the Square in 1977 when the event moved out onto
the streets surrounding the Capitol.
For hundreds of thousands of city residents, the fair—which today occupies the eight blocks around Madison’s
Capitol Square and attracts nearly 500 artists and 200,000 visitors—has become central to summers in Madison.
MMoCA is proud to present this premier summer event, which also helps keep Madison’s cultural life vibrant
—and MMoCA free to all visitors—throughout the year.
Now, after sixty years without fail, the fair will be held on the Capitol Square with 485 booths offering visitors
numerous opportunities to shop for art while enjoying fresh air, delicious food, and live entertainment. The
EMERGE block—dedicated to up-and-coming artists—returns in 2018, as well as 13 artists who were awarded
Best of Show in 2017 and more than 50 Invitational Award winners. Visitors will also have the opportunity to
purchase works from this year’s featured artist, printmaker Justin Marable. Each artist’s work can be previewed
on mmoca.org beginning in mid-June.
Art Fair on the Square is MMoCA’s largest annual fundraiser, providing crucial support for exhibitions, education
programs, and the permanent collection. To date, generous support for Art Fair on the Square has been
provided by Old National Bank, American Transmission
Company, Habush Habush & Rottier S.C., Wildwood
Productions, Artful Home, Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison,
Pepsi Cola of Madison, Wisconsin Lottery, Dane County
Regional Airport, DoubleTree by Hilton Madison, Madison
Magazine, Isthmus Publishing, WKOW TV, Magic 98,
Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin State Journal, Whole
Foods Market, and the Greater Madison Convention &
Visitors Bureau.
If you would like information about event sponsorship,
contact Annik Dupaty at annik@mmoca.org.
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FREE FAMILY RESOURCES
MMoCAkids
ARTPACK
Stop by the museum’s lobby welcome desk and ask
for the MMoCAkids ArtPack, the museum’s handson
discovery kit for exploring art. Find the elements
of art (line, shape, color), make a drawing, design a
composition, step into an artwork, and identify how a
work makes you feel. For further exploration, use the
take-home activities for Far Out: Art from the 1960s
and Art/Word/Image. Most of all, have fun!
MMoCAteens
and MMoCAkids
ART GUIDES
Designed for use anywhere in the museum, the
MMoCAteens and MMoCAkids art guides provide
young visitors with multiple ways to investigate contemporary
art. Find them in exhibition learning centers
and at the entrance to the State Street Gallery.
LEARNING
CENTERS
MMoCA’s Learning Centers offer families a variety of
fun and engaging resources for exploring MMoCA’s
exhibitions. A range of kid-friendly activities promote
imaginative play inspired by works of art. Learning
Centers are available for Far Out: Art from the 1960s
and Art/Word/Image.
MMoCA’s free family resources are generously funded
by the Nimick Forbesway Foundation.
ART CART and
ART CART EXTRA!
Art Cart
Weekdays, June 14–August 9
Art Cart EXTRA!
Saturdays, June 16, 23, and 30; July 7, 14, and 21
The museum’s free outdoor art programs are on the
road again! Art Cart and Art Cart EXTRA! will travel to
parks, playgrounds, and beaches across Dane County
this summer. As always, the programs will bring
expert instruction and a relaxed attitude to portable
art projects.
Art Cart begins its Madison rounds on Thursday, June
14. Art Cart EXTRA! will travel to the area communities
of Cottage Grove, DeForest, Fitchburg, McFarland,
Monona, Mount Horeb, Oregon, Stoughton, Sun
Prairie, Verona, Waunakee, and Windsor beginning
Saturday, June 16. Both programs offer projects for
children ages three and above. All children should be
accompanied by an adult. Families are invited to drop
in with no pre-registration necessary; organized summer
camps and other childcare programs must preregister
for Madison Art Cart sites at 608-204-3021.
Download the full schedule at mmoca.org/artcart.
Art Cart is a partnership of MMoCA and Madison
School & Community Recreation. Art Cart EXTRA! is a
program of MMoCA. Art Cart and Art Cart EXTRA! are
generously funded by the Great Dane Pub & Brewing
Company, MGE, The Cummings Christensen Family
Foundation, TDS Telecom, Associated Bank, Veridian
Homes Foundation, TASC, and Professor Emeritus
Josh Chover.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JUNE
1 6–9 PM MMoCA Opening: Far Out: Art from the 1960s
6–7:30 PM Art on Tour opening celebration
6:30–7:15 PM Gallery talk: Melanie Herzog on Far Out: Art from the 1960s
9:30 PM Rooftop Cinema: No Maps on My Taps
7 1–1:30 PM Curator’s talk: Leah Kolb on Irene Grau: construction season
9:30 PM Rooftop Cinema: She Collage and other shorts
14 1–1:30 PM Gallery talk: Pamela Oliver on Myths and Realities
of the Civil Rights Era
Art Cart begins
15 9:30 PM Rooftop Cinema: Yippie!/Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
16 Art Cart EXTRA! begins
22 9:30 PM Rooftop Cinema: Canyon Cinema 50 Tour
25 5–7 PM MMoCA volunteer annual meeting and appreciation cookout
(RSVP required)
29 9:30 PM Rooftop Cinema: INAATE/SE/ (it shines a certain way. to a
certain place./it flies. falls./)
JULY
14 9 AM–6 PM Art Fair on the Square
15 10 AM–5 PM Art Fair on the Square
AUGUST
17 6–9 PM MMoCA Opening: William J. O’Brien: Reliquary
6:30–7:15 PM Artist talk: William J. O’Brien
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MEMBERSHIP & GIVING
MMoCA’S BUSINESS COUNCIL
Through the MMoCA Business Council, businesses can support a vibrant community by contributing to museum exhibitions,
education programs, and ongoing operations. Thanks to these important contributions, MMoCA can offer compelling,
thought-provoking programming. Through their gifts, Business Council members become known as generous and engaged
community leaders. For information on corporate membership and its many benefits, contact Kaitlin Kropp at kaitlin@
mmoca.org or 608.257.0158 x224. MMoCA thanks the following businesses and organizations for their support:
BENEFACTORS ($10,000+)
Ajenda Interactive Media
The Alexander Company
Art & Sons
Bell Laboratories, Inc.
BMO Private Bank
Eugenie Mayer Bolz
Family Foundation
The DeAtley Family Foundation
Future Foam
J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc.
Hiebing
W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation
Madison Community Foundation
Madison Magazine
Madison Print Club
MMoCA Volunteers
National Guardian Life
Insurance Company
Nimick Forbesway Foundation
Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation
Steinhauer Charitable Trust
Wisconsin Arts Board
Wisconsin Public Radio
Zendesk
SPONSORS ($5,000-9,999)
American Family Insurance
American Transmission Company
Brava Magazine
The Century House
Custer Plumb Financial Services
Dane Arts
Evjue Foundation Inc., The charitable
arm of the Capital Times
Frank Liquor Co. Group
John J. Frautschi Family Foundation
Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co.
Habush Habush and Rottier S.C.
Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison
Hooper Corporation/General Heating
& Air Conditioning
Images Plus
Isthmus
maiahaus
Madison Gas & Electric
Mid-West Family Broadcasting
MINI of Madison
Newcomb Construction Company
Octopi Brewing Co.
Pepsi of Madison
Rewind Decor
Supranet Communications Inc.
The Terry Family Foundation
Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith
Family Foundation
Venture Investors, LLC
Webcrafters-Frautschi
Foundation, Inc.
Wildwood Productions
WKOW-TV Channel 27
LEADERS ($2,500-4,999)
Access Information Management
Adams Outdoor Advertising
Artful Home
Associated Bank
Capital Newspapers
Celebrations Entertainment
The Cummings Christensen Family
Foundation
Dane County Regional Airport
Design Concepts
DoubleTree by Hilton Madison
Food Fight Restaurant Group
Ganser Company
Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman
Foundation, Inc.
Johnson Bank
Milwaukee Valve Company
Perkins Coie LLP
RSM
Total Administrative Services
Corporation
TDS Telecom
Think Ink and Design
University Research Park
US Bank Private Wealth Management
Waunakee Remodeling
Wisconsin Lottery
Woodman’s Market
Yelp Madison
PARTNERS ($1,000-2,499)
Artist & Craftsman Supply
Atmosphere Commercial Interiors
Axley Brynelson, LLP
Best Western Premiere - Park Hotel
Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
The Capital Times Kids Fund
CMI Management
Colony Brands, Inc.
Erdman
Exact Sciences
First Business Bank of Madison
First Supply
Full Compass Systems, Ltd.
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Greater Madison Convention and
Visitors Bureau
Group Health of South Central
Wisconsin
Hausmann-Johnson Bauch Financial
Hausmann-Johnson Insurance
Hovde Properties
J.F. Ahern Company
Knothe & Bruce Architects, LLC
Knox Family Foundation
Lycon Inc.
M3 Insurance Solutions
Madison Arts Commission
Oakbrook Corporation
Potter Lawson
Qual Line Fence Corp.
RBC Wealth Management
Roman Candle Pizzeria
Sketchworks Architecture
Smith & Gesteland LLP
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital
Strang Inc.
Veridian Homes Foundation
Widen Enterprises
WIPFLi CPAs and Consultants
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
DONORS ($500-999)
A-1 Movers
Madison Veterinary Specialists
Naviant Inc
Stoddard’s Meat Market & Catering
Yahara Bay Distillers
SUPPORTERS ($250-499)
Bag Makers Inc
Dines, Inc.
Greater Madison Chamber of
Commerce
Hampton Inn & Suites
Murphy Desmond SC
Nissenbaum and Schleusner Pro
Physical Therapy
Orange Shoe Personal Fitness
Plantes Company
Saints Madison Juice Co
Underground Food Collective
Vierbicher
IMAGE CREDITS • PAGE 8: Art Fair on the Square. 1959 image © MMoCA. 2016 image, photography by Shanna Wolf. PAGE 9: Art Cart.
Photography by Nicholas Sadowski. PAGE 10: Image © Irene Grau. PAGE 11: MMoCA Opening of Rashaad Newsome: ICON. Photography
by Linda Keegan.
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MEMBERSHIP & GIVING
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MMoCA BOARD
OF TRUSTEES
OFFICERS
Marc Vitale, President
Vikki Enright, Vice-President
Bret Newcomb, Vice-President
Leslie Smith III, Vice-President
Charlotte Cummins, Secretary
Dynee Sheafor, Treasurer
OTHER TRUSTEES
Joe Alexander
Marian Bolz, Life Trustee
Bryan Chan
Karen Christianson
Jennifer DeMain
Jim Escalante
Dave Franchino
Sara Guyer
Cedric Johnson
Valerie Kazamias,
Chair, The Langer Society
Jason Knutson
Oscar Mireles
Dave Orr
Amy Paulios
MMoCA Volunteer President
Rick Phelps
Jennifer Ridley-Hanson
John Ronzia
John Sims
John Sylla
QuHarrison Terry
Sylvia Vaccaro
SPECIAL ANNUAL
FUND GIFTS
Eric Wiesman in honor of
Ray and Patty Schultz
In memory of Garret Trinrud:
Stephen Fleischman and
Barbara Katz
Andreas and Valerie Kazamias
Elizabeth and Richard Prestine
Paul Polster
Marilyn Rhodes
NEW LANGER
SOCIETY MEMBERS:
THROUGH APR 30
Liz Frautschi
Amy Gilman and Doug Patterson
Katelyn and Garrett Hudson
Renee Knight
Rebeca Kohl
Kira Luoma and Kyle December
Jin Xue and Joy Zhou
IMAGE CREDITS, OPPOSITE • TOP:
Private event in Rooftop Sculpture
Garden. Photography by Shanna
Wolf. BOTTOM: Volunteers at
the 2017 Art Fair on the Square.
Photography by Maria Gomer.
ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS
MARCH 7, 2017-MARCH 7, 2018
Anne and Katie Arnesen, Chuck Bauer and Chuck Beckwith, Robert Baum and
MaryBeth Kretz, Ghita Bessman, Corlie and Sol Blumenfeld, Anne and Stephanie Bolz,
Jim and Cathie Burgess, Shawn and Nancy Carney, Lynda and Charles Clark, Donna
Rae and Robert Clasen, Ralph Colburn, Warrington Colescott, Jack Connelly and
Terri Connelly Cronk, Ted and Barbara Crabb, Joan Creitz, Jack Damer, Kim and Bill
Donovan, Carol Emmons, Vicky and Dave Franchino, John Frautschi, Scott Gehrke
and Anthony Santini, Michael Goldsberry, Linda and Tony Granato, Dianne Greenley
and Carol Ziesemer, Duane and Leif Hendrickson, Gil Hillman, Carol Holtsapple
and J Borkowski, Ann Hoyt, Ralph and Marie Jackson, Ronald and Bett Jacquart,
C Greer Jordan, Valerie and Andreas Kazamias, Katie Kazan and Dan Slick, Ameer
Khalek and Timothy Meisel, Herbert Kohl, Claire and Richard Kotenbeutel, Doris
Kox and Mary Tinberg, Sara Krebsbach and Glenn Reinl, Anne Lambert and Peter
Barton, Reneta Laxova, Robert and Frances Leff, Elsa Leverington and Margi Jones,
Annie Levihn, William Karls and Max Levihn, Patrick Litscher, Barbara Lockwood and
Dennis Wagner, Anne Lucke, John H. “Jack” Lussier, Mary Maher and Eileen Maher,
Rona Malofsky, La Verne Marcus, John Marek, Jan Marshall Fox, Melvin and M. Carol
McCartney, Stefanie Moritz and Vince Jenkins, Kathie Nichols, Karen Numbers, Andy
Olson and Jennifer Ellestad, Marcia Park, Ryan Parks and Birke Knipping, Patricia
and William Paul, Amy Paulios, Rick Phelps, Cyrena and Lee Pondrom, Kathryn
Ramberg, Kurt Riegel and Jocelyn DeWitt, Barbara and Donald Sanford, Philip
Schoech and Rita Sweeney, John and Mary Schroeder, Judy Schwickerath, Diane
Seder and Bruce Rosen, Joe and Jeanne Silverberg, Pat Smith and Jay Smith, Anita
Sprenger and Michael Cain, Daniel and Sherri Stafford, Fritz Steinhauer, Randy L. and
Mary K. Steinhauer, Patricia Stocking, Joyce Tiedeman, Elizabeth and Ward Tucker,
Sylvia Vaccaro, Lee Weiss, William White, Theodora Zehner, Mary and Robert Ziino
NEW REGULAR MEMBERS: THROUGH APR 30
Doreen Adamany, Daniel Bjerre and Sarah Best, Larry Black and Barbara Roeder,
Jim and Libby Bradley, Richard Brock, Jean Brody and Sarah Akawa, Randall
Brown, Barry Callen, Jessica Cooley, Jim and Jane Corkery, Sonja Darlington and
John Ochsner, Kathy Derene, Katie Drescher, Emili Earhart, Kira Faulkner, Juanita
Fernandez, Melinda Ferraro, Steven and Cyndi Fine, Anwar Floyd-Pruitt, Scott
Gehrke and Anthony Santini, Peter Geipel and Claire Loebel, Sara Beth Hahner,
Lauren and Michael Harlowe, Mark Hayward, Daniel Hein, Jaye Hess, Beth Houlahan,
Hong Huo, Johanna and Dustin Johnson, Patricia Johnson, Jennifer Jones, Ingrid
Jordan-Thaden and Mabel Thaden, Rosie Keller, Patricia and Joseph King, Barb
Kopenski, Jeffrey and Arlene Koziol, Betsy Lambright, William Levin, Meaghan
Liebe, Marsha Lindsay, Beth Lonergan and Michael Criswell, Carol Lorenz, Ken
Loving, Thomas Lynch and Melody Lynch, Thomas Malin, Kathy and Tim McGahan,
Madeline McNeil, Greg Melde, Steve Miller and Lucy Wall, Chandra Miller Fienen,
Amanda Mravec, Andrew Nadig, David Nevala, Rachel Niles, Dennis and Maxine
Palmer, Sharon Palumho, Bruce Peterson, Michelle and Cesar Pinzon, Mark Plane,
Terrance Polich, Amber Porter, Juliana and Kevin Price, Anne and Justin Ramm,
Rabanes Raphaëlle, Jack Roessler, James and Mya Rognstad, Kristen and John
Rutledge, Amorn Salyapongse and LaRynda Thoen, Nicole Sandoval, Phyllis and
Marvin Shipley, Jessica Shrestha, Carmen Skilton, Michael Soens and Laurie Hall,
Kyle Studnicka Pineda, Steven and Jessica Sullivan, William and Jennifer Tishler,
Christine Turner, Taeli Turner and George Reistad, Nancy Vedder-Shults, Nadine
Walsten, Mary Janet and Karl Wellensiek, Henry Wieland and Tannia Northouse,
Barbara Wolfman and Joseph Goss, Hallie Xistris and Fred Svensson, John Young
and Sheila Collopy, Terri Zupanc
2018 ANNUAL MEETING
The MMoCA Board of Trustees held its Annual Meeting on May 7, 2018. Outgoing
Board President Rick Phelps and MMoCA Director Stephen Fleischman reviewed
highlights from 2017-18 and previewed 2018-19. Rick Phelps thanked retiring board
members Elizabeth Kirchstein, Peggy Pyle, and JoAnne Robbins.
Three new Trustees were elected: Jennifer DeMain, Jennifer Ridley-Hanson, and
QuHarrison Terry. 2018-19 Board Officers are Marc Vitale, President; Vikki Enright,
Vice-President; Bret Newcomb, Vice-President; Leslie Smith III, Vice-President;
Dynee Sheafor, Treasurer; and Charlotte Cummins, Secretary.
Valerie Kazamias announced new Langer Society Life Fellows Marla Ahlgrimm,
Richard Corey, and Nancy Mladenoff & JJ Murphy.

SUPPORT MMOCA
PLANNED GIVING
NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME
TO PLAN YOUR LEGACY.
Join the MMoCA Circle and leave a legacy for future
audiences. The MMoCA Circle recognizes and honors
individuals who have established a planned gift
for the museum. This can be designated to support
a favorite program or add funds to the museum
endowment, providing free admission to MMoCA
audiences for generations to come.
MMoCA Circle members
are welcomed
as special guests at
museum events and
are recognized on the
donor wall outside the
main galleries.
If you’d like more
information about the
MMoCA Circle, and
making a legacy gift to the museum, contact Kaitlin
Kropp at kaitlin@mmoca.org or 608.257.0158 x224.
VOLUNTEER AT
ART FAIR ON THE SQUARE
PRIVATE EVENTS
With gorgeous spaces such as the lobby and rooftop
sculpture garden, as well as an elegant and hightech
lecture hall, MMoCA is the perfect place to host
your next event. Langer Society members, Business
Council members, and nonprofit groups receive discounted
rates. For information, please contact Bob
Sylvester at bob@mmoca.org or 608.257.0158 x251.
Gather your coworkers, friends, and family members, and sign up
to volunteer together at the 60th annual Art Fair on the Square!
Enjoy a weekend of art and entertainment in beautiful downtown
Madison, while helping the museum with its largest annual fundraiser.
All Art Fair on the Square volunteers receive a free food and
beverage ticket. The first 100 people to sign up for three or more
shifts will get the official Art Fair on the Square t-shirt!
Art Fair on the Square volunteer opportunities include:
• Juror assistants
• Selling brats and beverages
• Providing breaks for artists
• Greeters
• Kids area coordination
• Kids area helpers
• Photographers
• Post-fair clean-up
Review all Art Fair on the Square openings and sign up by visiting: mmoca.ivolunteer.com/afots
MMoCA welcomes groups of all sizes to volunteer together. To coordinate a group of volunteers for the same
day, time, and station, please contact Amy Lambright Murphy at amy@mmoca.org.
SPECIAL PROJECT UNDERWRITERS
• A major gift from Pleasant Rowland and W. Jerome Frautschi helps to fund capital improvements at MMoCA.
• Brand strategy and design support is contributed by Hiebing.
• A major gift from the Nimick Forbesway Foundation supports the museum’s education programs.
• ArtZone, MMoCA’s afterschool workshop program offered in partnership with Madison community centers,
is supported by by Zendesk Neighbor Foundation, U.S. Bank Foundation, the Capital Times Kids Fund, and
the Madison Arts Commission.
• Chroma video design and production was provided by Art & Sons.
• Internet service is provided by Supranet Communications. Design and technical guidance for MMoCA’s website
is donated by Ajenda Interactive Media.
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ABOUT
MEMBERS
MAKE IT
POSSIBLE.
Elegant dining
with a view.
MMoCA members
receive a 10%
discount at Fresco
and all Food Fight ​
restaurants.
Join today at
mmoca.org
STAY IN TOUCH
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ABOUT THE MUSEUM The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art is
an independent, nonprofit organization presenting exhibitions by local, regional,
national, and international artists. A permanent collection of more than 5,500
works of art is maintained and enlarged through gifts and purchases. The museum’s
education department presents programs to increase public understanding
and appreciation of modern and contemporary art.
HOURS
Support from members of
the Madison Museum of
Contemporary Art ensures
that outstanding exhibitions
and educational programs
remain free for all.
THANK YOU!
Galleries Store Fresco
Monday Closed 12–5 pm Closed
Tue–Thur 12–5 pm 11 am–5 pm 5–9 pm
Friday 12–8 pm 11 am–8 pm 5–10 pm
Saturday 10 am–8 pm 10 am–8 pm 5–10 pm
Sunday 12–5 pm 12–5 pm 5–9 pm
ACCESSIBILITY Exhibitions, lectures, tours, and special events at
MMoCA are accessible to people with disabilities. Please contact the museum
at 608.257.0158 regarding accommodations for persons with limited mobility,
sight, or hearing. Relay Service is available by dialing AT&T @ 711.
MEMBERSHIP MMoCA members enjoy many privileges, including free
admission to MMoCA Openings and films; discounts at the Museum Store, at
Fresco and other Food Fight restaurants; invitations to special member events
and previews; opportunities to meet artists; a subscription to MMoCA’s newsletter;
and tax deductions for contributions.
VOLUNTEERING Enthusiastic volunteers are vital to MMoCA’s success.
Visit mmoca.ivolunteer.com for current volunteer opportunities.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Please notify us about address changes
so that your mailings are not interrupted. Contact Kaitlin Kropp at
kaitlin@mmoca.org or 608.257.0158 x224.
JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST MMoCA Notes, the museum’s weekly email newsletter,
will keep you informed about upcoming events, exhibitions, and museum
store specials. Sign up online at mmoca.org.
CONTACT THE MUSEUM
608.257.0158 • info@mmoca.org • www.mmoca.org
© Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Artworks © the artist unless otherwise noted. Artworks
may not be reproduced without permission of the copyright holder.
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IMAGES: ABOVE: MMoCA at night. Photography by Nicholas Sadowski.
BELOW: MMoCA Opening for Kambui Olujimi: Zulu Time. Photography by Sharon Vanorny.

#CHROMA
On April 27, MMoCA presented the first-ever Chroma, an
immersive color experience and fundraiser for the museum.
The event welcomed 1,385 guests, and featured artist and
designer installations, body painting, lively dance performances,
fluid painting demonstrations, and more.
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COLORFUL GIFTS FROM
THE MUSEUM STORE
Celebrate special events with a gift from MMoCA’s Museum Store.
Handmade scarves, jewelry, boxes, glass, and other gifts are certain
to make anyone’s big day more memorable.
Every purchase supports MMoCA’s free exhibition and education
programs. Local and regional artists are always featured in our
award-winning store. Gift wrapping and shipping available upon request.
Glass vessel by Philabaum
ILI leather clutches
Turquoise earrings
by HRS Designs
Secrid wallets
Dreamfarm utensils