MMoCA Winter 2020 newsletter

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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