MMoCA Winter 2020 newsletter

WINTER 2020

EXHIBITIONS
UNCOMMON ACCUMULATION
The Mark & Judy Bednar Collection of Chicago Imagism
Main Galleries • Mar 14–July 19
MMoCA Opening • Friday, Mar 13 • 6–9 PM
To celebrate the extraordinary collection of Chicago Imagist works gifted by Mark and Judy Bednar of Chicago, MMoCA
will exhibit a selection of works from their collection in the museum’s main galleries. Their generous contribution,
totaling nearly 100 works of art, complements the museum’s existing collection of Chicago Imagism through inclusion
of works produced early in the careers of several of the artists. Formative works by Roger Brown, Robert Lostutter,
Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Ed Paschke, Christina Ramberg, Barbara Rossi, Karl Wirsum, and Ray Yoshida from the
1960s and 70s—a period when some of the Imagists were still in graduate school at the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago and would soon be gaining national attention—are part of this major gift to the museum.
One work, Duck Troops, by Gladys Nilsson was exhibited at the inaugural Hairy Who exhibition at the Hyde Park Art
Center in 1966 and was recently loaned to the Art Institute of Chicago for the first-ever major survey of the Hairy Who.
In Nilsson’s watercolor, a festive and colorful group of ducks wearing full dress uniform—the formal garb worn by
military and service personnel for public events—gather for what appears to be a parade or official procession. Amidst
the waving flags and tooting horns, viewers can imagine the cacophonous quacks, honks, and chatter of the assembled
ducks. Gladys Nilsson describes the scene as “a lot of folderol.” Humorously depicting the lavish ornamentation and
decorative, yet impractical, uniforms, replete with berets and ribbons, Nilsson uses vibrant pinks, polka dots, and
aqueous washes of color to playfully parody this manner of dress.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a publication that focuses on the individual artists and their distinct approaches
through object-focused essays that include details gathered from interviews with the artists. In the spirit of their mentor
and fellow Imagist, Ray Yoshida—who urged his students to really look at an object in order to reimagine and reinvent
its form—the book closely examines several Imagist works in order to provide new narratives, while highlighting the
unconventional sources that inspired them. The MMoCA Opening event on Friday, March 13, will feature a conversation
in the lecture hall between two of the artists, Gladys Nilsson and Robert Lostutter, which will highlight their methods
and influences throughout their artistic careers.
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Uncommon Accumulation has been made possible by the Gabriele Haberland Permanent Collection Fund; a grant
from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts; and
MMoCA Volunteers.

JAMES CAGLE
A Final Meditation on Art
State Street Gallery • Feb 29–May 24
James Cagle is a Wisconsin-based photographer who transforms familiar objects and overlooked spaces into contemplative
images. A Final Meditation on Art, Cagle’s forthcoming exhibition at MMoCA, centers on his most recent
visual achievement: a quietly powerful photographic installation he conceived while confronting terminal illness.
Supplemented by a selection of his earlier photographic work, in addition to an experimental film he produced in
1974, the exhibition reveals how Cagle’s poetic vision elevates his everyday surroundings into a world of associative
possibilities.
Akin to an earlier generation of abstract photographers who, starting in the mid-twentieth century, embraced the camera
as a tool to evoke emotive content rather than to document moments or events, Cagle similarly looks to his camera
to express, in his words, “a sense of enigma, something revelatory and beyond conventional reality.” He achieves this,
in part, through his exceptional ability to find beauty in the commonplace, focusing his lens on things as seemingly
unremarkable as an orange Kleenex box or the creased cover of a paperback book. Deftly utilizing the constraints of
the photographic frame, he creates tight compositions that either abstract or decontextualize the real world, thereby
allowing viewers to experience something familiar in a new way.
Even when the piece contains imagery that is recognizable, Cagle draws inspiration from the modernist tradition of
photographic formalism, where considerations of shape, line, texture, light, and cropping effectively disconnect the
photographed subject from its original narrative context. Once captured by the camera, the object becomes something
altogether different—an isolated yet poignant figural form. Take, for example, Aurora, the artist’s 2018 photograph
of a cornstalk leaf. Delicately curled, the leaf appears suspended within the surrounding atmospheric space, a keen
illustration of the artist’s attention to compositional concerns. The leaf is also bathed in a soft light that calls attention
to its craggy, heavily veined surface—a sign, perhaps, of its impending decomposition. In Cagle’s able hands, the image
of a cornstalk leaf turns into a metaphor about aging, the passage of time, and the delicate majesty of nature. Imbuing
the everyday with an aura of mystery, A Final Meditation on Art serves as Cagle’s final act of generosity: a lyrical eulogy
to the creativity and profundity of daily life.
Generous support for James Cagle: A Final Meditation on Art has been provided by the Rona B. Malofsky Trust; Bill
White; Jan Marshall Fox; Dane County Arts with additional funds from the Endres Mfg. Company Foundation, the
Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of the Capital Times, the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation, and the Pleasant T.
Rowland Foundation; 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 & NEWS
JAMES CAGLE
Excavation
Imprint Gallery • Feb 29–May 24
James Cagle’s 1974 film, Excavation,
accompanies the artist’s larger photographic
exhibition on view in the museum’s
State Street Gallery. As with his
photographs, Cagle’s films demonstrate
his interest in formalism, an approach to
filmmaking that emphasizes the physical
properties of film as a material, rather than
film as a narrative tool. Formalist explorations
in film typically involve experiments
with sound, light and exposure, time and
movement, shot composition, editing, and
the varied ways in which all of these qualities
can operate together on screen.
Cagle plays with each of these elements in
Excavation. He floods the viewer with a deluge
of sensory information—rapid editing, superimposed frames, flashing imagery, accelerated zooming, and rhythmic
sound. Visually fragmented, yet unified by recurring motifs, the film surveys the artist’s external landscape—rocks
and canyons, trees, the female body, pointing fingers, etc.—as a means to hint at his interior mindscape. The pulsating,
exhilarating soundtrack drives the film forward, complementing the cadence of the visuals. In creating this film,
Cagle not only “excavates” the private workings of his inner world, but also the material components of filmmaking.
RAY YOSHIDA
The Spaces in Between
Henry Street Gallery • On view through April 12
Ray Yoshida: The Spaces in Between is a comprehensive look at the talented Chicago-based artist known for his experimental
and innovative works of art. In a series of paintings from the 1970s, Yoshida depicted a set of abstract shapes
that evoke just the sort of visual investigation that he strove to elicit: are they figures, tools, land formations? In Untitled,
geometric structures appear to bulge and sprout appendages amid a background scattered with patches and dots of
color. When asked about the patterning and its algae-like formations, Yoshida remarked that he was very interested
in “the concept of conscious and unconscious... I don’t know if whether you have ever experienced sort of taking a nap
or lying in the afternoon...with your eyes closed and seeing sort of these forms floating.” This allusion to the optical
science of perception, together with the painting’s stippled patterning, is grounded in Yoshida’s fascination with the Neo-
Impressionist artist Georges Seurat. He regularly walked by the artist’s pointillist masterpiece A Sunday on La Grande
Jatte—1884 on display at the Art Institute of Chicago. In particular, Yoshida was intrigued by “the frozen quality” of
Seurat’s figures, which mirror the rigid bodies in his own
paintings. Yoshida’s patterning also nods to Seurat’s use
of pointillism, but as a master of reinvention, he creates
his own form of pointillism. While the technique of pointillism
is the application of small dots to the surface of the
painting, Yoshida’s technique is the inverse—Yoshida lays
down a color for the ground of the painting, in this case a
bright white, then paints on top of this base layer, carefully
generating small windows for the white to peek through.
While the collection of objects in this painting hover in
a flotsam of marks, it remains a cohesive and rhythmic
group that delights the eye and intrigues the mind.
Exhibitions in the Henry Street Gallery are generously
funded through an endowment established by the Pleasant
T. Rowland Foundation.
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NEW ACQUISITION
Jasper Johns: Flags II
Jasper Johns’s series of flags remains an iconic centerpiece of his oeuvre and twentieth century art history. Inspired
by a dream in which the artist saw himself painting an American flag, Johns’s paintings, drawings, and prints of
the flag complicate representation of a symbolic object when displaced from their original context—are they flags
or works of art or both? This relationship between subject and artwork was most famously examined by Surrealist
René Magritte whose painting of a pipe floating above the phrase “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” (This is not a pipe) was
exhibited and seen by Johns just months prior to completing his first flag painting.
In Flags II, Johns manipulates the medium of a screenprint so the work reads as a painting rather than a print.
Rejecting the large flat areas of color typically associated with a screenprint, Johns builds up the surface of the print
through thirty layers of various tonalities of gray—which he occasionally mixed with varnish—to create an incredibly
tactile composition that emulates the inclusion of intricate brushstrokes. The print was generously donated to the
museum by the family of Harvey and Rona Malofsky in their memory. Both Harvey and Rona were avid supporters
of the museum—Harvey was on the museum’s Board of Trustees and served as President, while Rona was part of
the Art League.
DON’T MISS
WISCONSIN
TRIENNIAL
On view through
Feb 16
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MUSEUM EVENTS
TALKS, TOURS, & DISCUSSIONS
FRIDAY, JAN 10 • 5:30–6:30 PM
(HOW) DOES CONSCIOUS
CONSUMPTION MATTER?
This talk brings art and sociology into an active
conversation about how we consume and whether
changing our consumption habits matters. In Jennifer
Bucheit’s project Again and Again: A Reflection on
Consumer Culture, she presents photographs of the
paper packaging that she encounters in everyday life,
encouraging reflection on the life cycle of the goods,
the messages the packaging conveys, and the implications
of personal consumerism. Jane Collins uses
recent sociological evidence to open up the question
of whether, by changing our individual consumption
practices, we can solve large-scale problems such as
climate change and inequality. Free admission.
Jennifer Bucheit received a BFA in graphic design
from the University of Iowa and an MFA in photography
from Academy of Art University, San Francisco.
Jane Collins is professor of community and environmental
sociology at the UW-Madison. Her most recent
book, The Politics of Value, was published by The
University of Chicago Press in 2017.
FRIDAY, FEB 7 • 6:30–7 PM
TOM JONES ON STRONG
UNRELENTING SPIRITS
Tom Jones extends the boundaries of photography
to explore identity and tradition. In this gallery talk,
he will describe his incorporation of traditional
Ho-Chunk beading designs in his series Strong
Unrelenting Spirits, an ongoing photographic essay
on the contemporary life of his people. Free admission.
Tom Jones’s photographs have been widely exhibited
and are included in the permanent collection
of the National Museum of the American Indian,
among others. A professor in the UW-Madison Art
Department, Jones is co-author of the book, People
of the Big Voice, Photographs of Ho-Chunk Families
by Charles Van Schaick, 1879-1943.
The discussion will be moderated by MMoCA’s curator
of the permanent collection, Mel Becker Solomon,
in conjunction with the opening of Uncommon
Accumulation: The Mark and Judy Bednar Collection
of Chicago Imagism.
This talk is free for members/$10 for non-members.
Lecture hall seating is limited.
A Lussier Family Lecture.
WEDNESDAY, MAR 25
12:30–1:30 PM
ROBERT LOSTUTTER: TRANS-
FORMATION & ADORNMENT
Robert Lostutter’s radiantly beautiful paintings of
hybrid bird-men signal his love of nature and fascination
with the brilliant plumage of tropical songbirds.
They also summon ideas about bodily transformation
and adornment as an expression of identity.
Fred Stonehouse will discuss Lostutter’s work
on view in Uncommon Accumulation: The Mark and
Judy Bednar Collection of Chicago Imagism. Free
admission.
A professor of painting and drawing at the
UW-Madison Art Department, Fred Stonehouse
is internationally known for his superbly rendered,
exquisitely imagined prints, drawings, and paintings.
FRIDAY, MAR 13 • 6:30–7:30 PM
IN CONVERSATION: ROBERT
LOSTUTTER & GLADYS NILSSON
Robert Lostutter and Gladys Nilsson will discuss their
work and the relationships that led to the development
of Chicago’s exuberant art scene with its focus on fine
craftsmanship, vibrant line and color, and fanciful
imagery based in representation. Lostutter has been
a leading figure in Chicago’s visual art scene for more
than 40 years, gaining special prominence for his
finely rendered hybrid portraits. Nilsson gained early
recognition as one of the nation’s premiere watercolorists,
which she employs to create lively, enigmatic
narratives spiked with humor and wit.
THURSDAY, APR 2 • 1–1:45 PM
JAMES CAGLE:
WITH AN OPEN EYE
James Cagle’s photographs cause us to focus on elements
of our surroundings that might otherwise go
unnoticed. His acute sensibilities, formal rigor, and
embrace of the quotidian imbue his works with an
extraordinary level of intimacy. MMoCA curator
emeritus Richard H. Axsom will discuss Cagle’s penetrating
vision, and the associative and structural
devices he employs. Free admission.
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Rick Axsom is MMoCA’s curator emeritus and a
nationally recognized art writer who has published
definitive texts on the prints of Frank Stella, Claes
Oldenburg, Terry Winters, and Ellsworth Kelly. He is
also professor emeritus of art history at the University
of Michigan, where he taught courses on modern and
contemporary art.
THURSDAY, APR 16 • 1–1:45 PM
CHICAGO IMAGISM UP CLOSE
Closely examine select works from the Chicago
Imagist collection of Mark and Judy Bednar with
curator Mel Becker Solomon. The Imagist artists
surveyed in this exhibition, as well as the collectors
who have embraced their work, share the belief that
the act of looking is a worthwhile and vastly rewarding
endeavor. In the spirit of their mentor and fellow
Imagist, Ray Yoshida—who urged his students to
really look at an object in order to reimagine and
reinvent its form—this exhibition delves into works by
several of the Imagists to unearth new storylines and
highlight the unconventional sources that inspired
them. Free admission.
FRIDAY, APR 24 • 6:30–7:30 PM
MARTIN KERSELS
STEPHEN FLEISCHMAN
LECTURESHIP
Martin Kersels’s innovative and wide-ranging artistic
practice draws on the worlds of performance, film,
video, photography, popular and experimental music,
sculpture, and science. From his co-founding of the
performance art group the SHRIMPS in 1984, he has
explored themes of vulnerability, humor, playfulness,
and the expressive potential of the body in space.
Physicality permeates his work; Merce Cunningham
and Buster Keaton were among his early influences.
Most recently, he has focused on making kinetic
sculptural assemblages from wood and found record
album covers.
Martin Kersels is professor and director of graduate
studies in sculpture at Yale School of Art, New Haven,
Connecticut. This talk is the fifth Stephen Fleischman
Lectureship, which honors his tenure as director of
MMoCA. Talks organized for the Stephen Fleischman
Lectureship are held each year in April. Admission is
free. Advance reservations are required and available
at mmoca.org.
DROP-IN TOURS
SATURDAYS • 1 PM
JAN 11, FEB 8, MAR 14, APR 11,
MAY 9
Drop by MMoCA for lively and informal discussions of
current exhibitions. Expertly led by MMoCA’s docents,
these free, 30-minute guided tours consider artists’
creative decisions and provide insight into their methods,
ideas, and influences. Meet in the museum lobby.
January 11 on Wisconsin Triennial
February 8 on Wisconsin Triennial
March 14 on Uncommon Accumulation
April 11 on Uncommon Accumulation
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MUSEUM EVENTS
Photo by Sharon Vanorny
MMoCA OPENING
FRIDAY, MAR 13 • 6–9 PM
Join us at MMoCA on Friday, March 13 from 6–9 pm for the opening of Uncommon Accumulation: The Mark and Judy
Bednar Collection of Chicago Imagism, an exhibition featuring more than 80 works by celebrated Chicago Imagist
artists Roger Brown, Robert Lostutter, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, and Christina Ramberg among others. The exhibition
highlights works gifted to the museum by the Bednars. The evening will offer live music from members of the Willy
Street Chamber Players, a cash bar, and hors d’oeuvres from Fresco in the MMoCA Lobby.
At 6:30 pm, Robert Lostutter and Gladys Nilsson will discuss their work and the formation of the Chicago Imagists
in a conversation moderated by MMoCA curator of the permanent collection, Mel Becker Solomon. Seating capacity
is limited.
This event is free for MMoCA members/$10 for non-members. MMoCA Openings are sponsored by Newcomb
Construction Company and The Alexander Company with additional support from Fresco and media support from
Isthmus.
ARTS MEMORY
CAFÉ
THURSDAYS, 1–3 PM
JAN 16, FEB 20,
MAR 19, APR 16
People living with Alzheimer’s disease or other
dementias are invited to participate in the Arts
Memory Café held at MMoCA.
A partnership with the Alzheimer’s & Dementia
Alliance of Wisconsin (ADAW), the program offers
creative enrichment for those experiencing memory
loss. There is no cost to attend. Anyone who requires
assistance to participate must be accompanied by
someone who can provide that support. Detailed
information is available at www.alzwisc.org.
ART VELO
THURSDAY, JAN 30
4–7:30 PM
On the evening of January 30, MMoCA will present the
sixth annual Art Velo, a unique fundraising event for
the museum. Art Velo brings together individuals and
teams of riders for a one-of-a-kind cycling experience in
the MMoCA lobby. The event is open to anyone interested
in sponsoring a bike in support of the museum. This
year, bike sponsors will have the opportunity to network,
compete for prizes, get creative, and enjoy energizing
drinks and fare along with a high-energy, music-infused
riding session led by CycleBar. For information about
sponsoring this or other MMoCA events please send an
email to Annik Dupaty, Director of Events & Volunteers,
at annik@mmoca.org.
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Funding for this program has been provided by Qual
Line Fence Corporation.

CHROMA
FRIDAY, APR 17 • 8 PM–12 AM
Chroma—the immersive color experience—returns to MMoCA on Friday, April 17. Saturated in the seven spectral
colors, guests will enjoy a party atmosphere with opportunities to see, make, buy, admire, and experience art,
while being inspired by color and design. Chroma attendees will enjoy artist- and designer-created color-rich
environments, the chance to participate in group art projects, as well as savories and cocktails, themed sweets,
dancing, DJ mixes, and performances throughout the building.
Both a fundraising event for the museum and a layered art experience, Chroma celebrates all of the ways that
artists, designers, and everyday people use color creatively. Grab your friends and plan outfits in your favorite
spectral colors for a chance to win prizes!
General Admission $15; VIP Insider experience $125. Tickets to this sell-out event will go on sale on mmoca.org
for members January 31, and will open to non-members February 3.
PRIVATE EVENTS
Imagine your wedding, networking
reception, business presentation,
or special event in one of
Madison’s most iconic buildings.
MMoCA’s striking spaces are
available for corporate and individual
clients, offering access to
world-class exhibitions, artfully
prepared food, stunning views,
and more. Discounted rates
available for museum members
and nonprofit groups. For
more information contact Bob
Sylvester at bob@mmoca.org
or 608.257.0158 x251.
Photo by SV Heart Photography
Photo by Sharon Vanorny
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FREE FAMILY RESOURCES
Photo by Julia Blascoe
KIDS’ ART
ADVENTURES
Families are invited to make art together in MMoCA’s
classroom after a lively discussion in the galleries.
Activities are appropriate for kids ages six to ten;
younger siblings are welcome. Kids’ Art Adventures
are free and begin at 1 pm. Come 15 minutes early to
sign up.
SUNDAY, JAN 12 • 1–2:30 PM
The 2019 Wisconsin Triennial includes works by artists
who create characters to tell stories. Step into these
fictional worlds, and then make your own imaginary
characters come to life as figurative sculptures.
SUNDAY, FEB 9 • 1–2:30 PM
Artist Ray Yoshida used a variety of methods to make
his work, including a painting technique that resembles
pointillist art—distinct dots of color applied in a
pattern to create an image. After seeing his paintings
up close, use a similar approach to make a colorful
mosaic using stones, tiles, beads, and buttons.
SUNDAY, MAR 15 • 1–2:30 PM
Roger Brown creates mesmerizing patterns of repeating
shapes and colors in his luminous paintings.
Inspired by his approach, carve a rubber stamp and
explore patternmaking of your own.
SUNDAY, APR 19 • 1–2:30 PM
Transform yourself into a creature of your choosing
after exploring rich detail and wild fantasy in Robert
Lostutter’s exquisite paintings of bird-humans. In the
classroom, make a mask and wear your new identity
home.
MMoCAkids
ARTPACK
Stop by the museum’s lobby welcome desk and ask
for the MMoCAkids ArtPack, the museum’s hands-on
discovery kit for exploring art. Find the elements of
art (line, shape, color), make a drawing, design a composition,
step into a work of art, and define emotions
felt through art. For further exploration, use the takehome
activity for Ray Yoshida: The Spaces In Between
and Uncommon Accumulation: The Mark and Judy
Bednar Collection of Chicago Imagism.
MMoCAteens &
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 MMoCA’s 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 Ray Yoshida: The Spaces In
Between and Uncommon Accumulation: The Mark
and Judy Bednar Collection of Chicago Imagism.
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MMoCA’s free family resources are generously funded by the Nimick
Forbesway Foundation.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JANUARY
10 5:30–6:30 PM Gallery Talk: (How) Does Conscious Consumption Matter?
11 1–1:30 PM Drop-in Tour of Wisconsin Triennial
12 1–2:30 PM Kids’ Art Adventures • Wisconsin Triennial
16 1–3 PM Arts Memory Café
30 4–7:30 PM Art Velo
FEBRUARY
7 6:30–7 PM Tom Jones on Strong Unrelenting Spirits
8 1–1:30 PM Drop-in Tour of Wisconsin Triennial
9 1–2:30 PM Kids’ Art Adventures • Ray Yoshida: The Spaces in Between
20 1–3 PM Arts Memory Café
MARCH
13 6–9 PM MMoCA Opening • Uncommon Accumulation:
The Mark & Judy Bednar Collection of Chicago Imagism
6:30–7:30 PM Artist Talk: Robert Lostutter & Gladys Nilsson
in conversation
14 1–1:30 PM Drop-in Tour of Uncommon Accumulation
15 1–2:30 PM Kids’ Art Adventures • Uncommon Accumulation
19 1–3 PM Arts Memory Café
25 12:30–1:30 PM Gallery Talk • Robert Lostutter: Transformation & Adornment
APRIL
2 1–1:45 PM Gallery Talk • James Cagle: With an Open Eye
11 1–1:30 PM Drop-in Tour: Uncommon Accumulation
16 1–1:45 PM Gallery Talk • Chicago Imagism Up Close
1–3 PM Arts Memory Café
17 8 PM–12 AM Chroma
19 1–2:30 PM Kids’ Art Adventures • Uncommon Accumulation
24 6:30–7:30 PM Martin Kersels: Stephen Fleischman Lectureship
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MEMBERSHIP & GIVING
BUSINESS, FOUNDATION,
& GOVERNMENT DONORS
MMoCA gratefully recognizes the businesses, foundations, and government agencies making contributions to museum
exhibitions, education programs, events, and ongoing operations. Thanks to this support, MMoCA can offer compelling
and thought-provoking programming, which makes this community and region more vibrant. Through their gifts, the
organizations below have established themselves as engaged, generous community leaders. MMoCA thanks the following
for their support.
BENEFACTORS ($10,000+)
Art & Sons
BMO Wealth Management
Eugenie Mayer Bolz
Family Foundation
The DeAtley Family Foundation
John J. Frautschi Family Foundation
W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation
Future Foam
Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co.
Hiebing
J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc.
David and Paula Kraemer Fund
Madison Community Foundation
Madison Magazine
Madison Print Club
maiahaus
National Guardian
Life Insurance Company
Nimick Forbesway Foundation
Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation
Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith
Family Foundation
Steinhauer Charitable Trust
Wisconsin Arts Board
Wisconsin Public Radio
SPONSORS ($5,000-9,999)
Bell Laboratories, Inc.
Brava Magazine
Century House
Chance Productions
Custer Plumb Financial Services
Dane Arts
Dr. Mary Kay Inc.
The Evjue Foundation Inc.,
the charitable arm of
the Capital Times
Frank Beverage Group
Habush Habush and Rottier S.C.
Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison
Isthmus Publishing Company, Inc.
MG&E Foundation
Midwest Family Broadcasting
Newcomb Construction Company Inc.
Octopi Brewing Co.
Pepsi of Madison
SMS Foundation
Summit Credit Union
Supranet Communications Inc.
The Terry Family Foundation
University Research Park
Venture Investors
Wildwood Productions
WISC-TV Channel 3
WKOW-TV
Zendesk Inc.
LEADERS ($2,500-4,999)
Access Information Management
The Alexander Company
All Energy Solar
American Transmission Company
Artful Home
Associated Bank
Capital Newspapers
Chalmers Jewelers
Cirrus Partners
The Cummings Christensen
Family Foundation
Dane County Regional Airport
Dirigible Studio
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Madison
Food Fight Restaurant Group
Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman
Foundation, Inc.
Johnson Financial Group
LeafFilter
Mad City Windows & Baths
Milwaukee Valve
Perkins Coie
Qual Line Fence Corporation
RSM
Sprinkman + Dines Downtown
TDS Telecom
Think Ink & Design
Thysse
Total Administrative Services
Corporation
U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management
Waunakee Remodeling
Wisconsin Lottery
PARTNERS ($1,000-2,499)
A-1 Movers
Artist & Craftsman Supply
Atmosphere Commercial Interiors
Axley Brynelson, LLP
BDO USA, LLP
Best Western Premier - Park Hotel
Bill Fritsch Photography
Boardman Clark
The Capital Times Kids Fund
Celebrations Entertainment
Colony Brands, Inc.
Delve
Destination Madison
Exact Sciences
First Business Bank of Madison
First Supply
Foley & Lardner
Full Compass Systems, Ltd.
Hausmann-Johnson Insurance
Hoffman Manufacturing Corp
Hooper Corporation / General Heating
and Air Conditioning, Inc.
Hunter Connors Herm Photography
ImagesPlus
J.F. Ahern Co.
Knox Family Foundation
Lycon Inc.
M3 Insurance
Madison Arts Commission
Neckerman Insurance Services
Oak Bank
Oakbrook Corporation
Phillips Distributing Corporation
Plantes Company
Potter Lawson
The QTI Group
Quarles & Brady LLP
RBC Wealth Management
Shawn Harper Photography
Sitka Salmon Shares
Sketchworks Architecture
Strang Inc.
The Rock Agency
Tom McInvaille Photography
Veridian Homes Foundation
Widen Enterprises
WIPFLi CPAs and Consultants
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
DONORS ($500-999)
Madison Veterinary Specialists
Naviant Inc
Optimum Healthcare IT
Roman Candle Pizzeria
Salucro
Stoddard’s Meat Market & Catering
The Burish Group of UBS
The Edgewater
Yahara Bay Distillers
SUPPORTERS ($250-499)
Ameriprise Financial Services |
Eventus Wealth Advisors
Anaala Salon and Spa
Benjamin CPA
Cha Cha Beauty & Barber
DRS Asphalt & Paving
Fire Light Group
Follicle Hair Studio
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce
Hair Forum
Hampton Inn & Suites -
Madison Downtown
London’s Healthy Hair
Neroli Salon & Spa
RZ & Company
Studio Z Salon
Temptd Salon & Spa
The Bruce Company of Wisconsin
THORPS Haircuts & Color
Union Hair Parlor
Wicked Beauty
William Jon Salon and Spa
Woodman’s Food Market,
Photo by Sharon Vanorny

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
TRUSTEES
Shiva Bidar
Marian Bolz, Life Trustee
Bryan Chan
Karen Christianson
Jim Escalante
Dave Franchino
Larry Frank
Sara Guyer
Cedric Johnson
Valerie Kazamias,
Life Trustee and Chair,
The Langer Society
Jason Knutson
Oscar Mireles
Dave Orr
Amy Paulios
Rick Phelps
Eric Plautz
Jennifer Ridley-Hanson
John Ronzia
John Sims
QuHarrison Terry
NEW LANGER
SOCIETY MEMBERS,
JULY 1–OCT 31
Staci Baker and Mike Hainstock
Elaine Brow and Zeke Vieth
Heather Essig and Adam Graf
Sandra Gajic
Jessica Gulliver and
Eduard Matkovic
Hannah Johnson and Jon Crylen
Jamie Jones and Jessica Jones
Jeannie Kowing and
Michael Marquardt
Heather LaRue and
Mike Steuerwald
Katherine Lee and Kyle Smith
Susan Machi and Alex Polizzi
Carlos Martin and Sarah Yttri
Tim Maxon and Carol Maxon
Anne McHale and Matt Ebert
Jordan Schelling and
Danielle Waldron
Rhonda Strojinc and
Richard Strojinc
Sydney Thomas and
Jared Konsella
Gregory Walker and
Olga Matsyuk
GIFTS IN MEMORY
The Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation
has made a major gift to MMoCA in memory of Sylvia Vaccaro. This contribution
will help support the Art Cart program, which is especially appropriate given Sylvia’s
research of similar educational offerings that ultimately led to the realization of this
iconic Madison program. Sylvia was a longtime friend, volunteer and Trustee of the
museum.
Mindy and Paul Grittner, Dianne Bushkie, Mark and Lana Mangold, Tim Ahles, and
Michelle Furlott in memory of Nicholas Ahles.
Nancy Lowe, in honor of Truman Lowe.
Valerie and Andreas Kazamias in memory of Rona Malofsky.
Theda Radford Jessen, India Radford Clarke, and the Theda and Tamblin Clark
Smith Family Foundation in memory of Sylvia Vaccaro.
NEW REGULAR MEMBERS, JULY 1–OCT 31
Cynthia Archer, Ash Armenta, Jane Barnard, Kayla Bauer, Jacob Bautista, Roger
Beauchaine, Shiva Bidar, Rachel Bixby, Caitlin Bradford, Fran Breit, Ted Burns, Larry
Burton and Mary Kay Burton, Caeli Carr-Potter, Tom Caw, Ian Chandler, Jeff Chelf, Mo
Chen, Linda Chhath, Esther Cho, Chloe Christiaansen, Saraid Claxton, Alexis Deane,
Juan Dehoyos, Isa Domin, Daniel Donato, Elizabeth Dryna, Warranne Fabina, Brian
Fick and Reina Fick, Benjamin Filkouski, Taylor Fote, Ashley Goodwyn, Kristin Goosen,
Oliver Gruebel, Nathaniel Headdy, Susan Herdman and Gus Winter, Tim Hildebrand
and Karen Hildebrand, Debora Hoard and Tom Christman, Cynthia Hoffman, Sherry
Holcomb, Jill Johnson, Barbara Justice, Hannah Kang, Paul Karch and Anne Karch,
Keith Kaziak, Claire Kellesvig, Derek Kiesling, Eury Kim, Donna Kind and James
McGonigle, Allyson Konz, Debbie Krause and Bruce Krause, Erin Kreul, Elizabeth
Lang Oreamuno, Rhys Lewis and J. Myszka Lewis, Claudia Lipke and Arnold Cohen,
Chang Liu, Erin Magee, Hollis McLeod, Christopher McMahan, Tracy Melin, Melissa
Meyer, Marie-Luise Miesing and Nikolaus Miesing, Liane Milton, Kate Morrick, Connie
Morrison and Steve Swagerle, Mike Murphy and Lee Murphy, Henrique Nardi, Julie
Neitzel and Joe Hernandez, J.J. Pagac, Jason Pascoe, Franklin Rabideau and Alison
Pitt, Rona Robertson, Erna Russert, Susan Salm, Carley Schmidt, Elizabeth Sheeler,
Diane Silverberg, Chloe Simmons, Margo Simon and Andrew Kalmon, Scott Smith,
Diane Smith, Matthew St John, Katelyn St. John, Sadie Stelter, Susan Thomas, Camilla
Thomason, Lia Vellardita, Ted Wadzinski and Maria Wadzinski, Rachel Werner, Derick
Wycherly, Youssef Zahid
IS YOUR BUSINESS AN
MMoCA MEMBER?
In addition to receiving special benefits at the museum for their employees, business
members gain visibility in the community as economic and cultural leaders, while supporting
free access to modern and contemporary art.
Membership benefits include:
• Free admission to MMoCA Openings, Spotlight Cinema, and Rooftop Cinema for
all employees.
• 10% off purchases at all Food Fight restaurants and at the MMoCA Museum Store
for all employees.
• Recognition in printed materials and on mmoca.org.
• Discounted rental rates for private events.
For more information on business membership, contact Kaitlin Kropp at
kaitlin@mmoca.org or 608.257.0158 x249.
PLANNED GIVING
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.
Gifts 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 Valerie Kazamias at valerie@mmoca.org or 608.257.0158 x238.
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ABOUT
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with a view.
MMoCA members
receive a 10%
discount at Fresco
and all Food Fight ​
restaurants.
Join today at
mmoca.org
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
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
The Museum Store will be closed all Mondays in January.
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.
STAY IN TOUCH
sign up for weekly emails at
mmoca.org/mmoca-notes
VOLUNTEERING Enthusiastic volunteers are vital to MMoCA’s success.
Visit mmoca.org/volunteer for current volunteer opportunities.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Please notify us about address changes so
that your mailings are not interrupted. Contact Betsy Wyns at betsy@mmoca.
org or 608.257.0158 x224.
JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST MMoCA Notes, the museum’s email newsletter,
keeps 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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Photo by Katherine Schmidt
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, including the
development of MMoCA’s logo and website, and the design for the 2019
Wisconsin Triennial.
A major gift from the Nimick Forbesway Foundation supports the museum’s
school and family education programs.
ArtZone, MMoCA’s afterschool workshop program offered in partnership with
Madison community centers, is supported by U.S. Bank Foundation, the Capital
Times Kids Fund, the Madison Arts Commission, and the Zendesk Neighbor
Foundation.
Internet service is provided by Supranet Communications. Technical guidance
for MMoCA’s website is donated by Dirigible Studio.

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ARTWORK IMAGES
COVER: Karl Wirsum, Show Girl No. 2, 1969. Acrylic on canvas in artist’s painted frame, 39 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. Promised gift of Mark and Judy Bednar.
PAGE 2: Gladys Nilsson, Duck Troops, 1966. Watercolor on paper, 15 1/4 x 22 in. Promised gift of Mark and Judy Bednar. PAGE 3: James Cagle,
Aurora, 2019. Archival pigment print, 5 x 6 in. Courtesy of the artist. PAGE 4: James Cagle, Excavation, 1974. 16mm color film (digitized) with sand,
5:00 minutes. Courtesy of the artist and the New York Filmmakers’ Cooperative. • Ray Yoshida, Untitled, c. 1980. Oil on canvas, 29 3/4 x 39 5/8
in. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Gift of the Raymond K. Yoshida Living Trust and Kohler Foundation, Inc. © Raymond
K. Yoshida Living Trust. PAGE 5: Jasper Johns, Flags II, 1973. Screenprint on paper, 26 3/4 x 33 1/8 in. Collection of the Madison Museum of
Contemporary Art. Gift of The Rona B. Malofsky Trust, in memory of Harvey and Rona Malofsky. © 2020 Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA, New
York, NY. • Gina Litherland, Yggdrasil, 2018. Oil on panel, 20 x 40 in. Courtesy of the artist and Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago. PAGE 6: Robert
Lostutter, Hummingbird and Two Orchids, 1978. Watercolor on paper, 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. Promised gift of Mark and Judy Bednar. PAGE 7: Martin
Kersels, Tossing a Friend (Melinda). C-prints on Fujiflex, 33 x 45 1/2 in. Collection of Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Museum Purchase
Fund. PAGE 11: Ray Yoshida, Unreasonable Lineage (detail), 1975. Felt-tip pen and crayon on paper, cut out and collaged on paper, 18 1/2 x 24 in.
The Bill McClain Collection of Chicago Imagism, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. © Raymond K. Yoshida Living Trust.
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227 State Street • Madison, WI 53703
A NEW YEAR HAS
BEGUN!
Stop into the Museum
Store for great family
games to enjoy throughout
the winter. We always
carry handcrafted backgammon
sets, playing cards, cribbage
boards, and a wide assortment of jigsaw puzzles.
Holiday ornaments and cards are on sale throughout January, while
supplies last.
JEWELRY SALE • FEB 1–14
Don’t miss our annual Valentine’s Day sale! February 1-14, save 25%
on all jewelry (no other discounts apply).
Every sale helps keep museum admission and educational programs
free. Gift wrap is always complimentary and shipping is available
upon request.
MUSEUM STORE
HOURS
Sunday & Monday* 12–5
Tuesday–Thursday 11–5
Friday 11–8
Saturday 10–8
*Closed all Mondays in January
Above: Dominos set by Emily Wolfum
Left:Necklace by Patricia Locke
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