Fall 2021 Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) Newsletter

FALL 2021

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
CAJA DE VISIONES
ARTE MODERNO Y CONTEMPORÁNEO
DE MÉXICO EN LE MEDIO OESTE DE
LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS
BOX OF VISIONS
MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
FROM MEXICO IN THE MIDWEST
MAIN GALLERIES • ON VIEW THROUGH JAN 23, 2022
The past and present intertwine in Caja de visiones: arte moderno y
contemporáneo de México en el Medio Oeste de los Estados Unidos,
or Box of Visions: Modern and Contemporary Art from Mexico
in the Midwest. The exhibition features selections from MMoCA’s
significant collection of Mexican modern art in a show that explores
the history of the artistic renaissance in Mexico during the first half
of the twentieth century and its connection to works being created
by Mexican and Mexican-American artists working in the Midwest
today.
The museum’s collection of Mexican modern art includes 223 works
by over 60 artists—primarily prints, photographs, and drawings by
luminaries such as Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Leopoldo Méndez, José
Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and Rufino Tamayo, as well as a
notable oil painting by Frida Kahlo.
These significant modern art works are paired with that of contemporary
artists based in the United States who address analogous
themes, nearly a century later, as they relay their own stories that
thoughtfully address topics like the border crisis, exploited Mexican
labor, and the celebration of their heritage and cultural pride.
Featured works by Angélica Contreras, J. Leigh Garcia, Wence
Martinez and his partner Sandra Martinez, Roberto Torres Mata,
and Mauricio Ramirez reveal undeniable and impactful connections
to the modern art of Mexico.
A full-color exhibition catalogue accompanies Caja de visiones.
Presenting Sponsorship for Caja de visiones has been provided by
Jan and Bill DeAtley; the Madison Community Foundation; and the
National Endowment for the Arts. Major support has been provided
by a grant from Wisconsin Humanities, with funds from the
National Endowment for the Humanities and the State of Wisconsin.
Upcoming programming:
VIRTUAL LECTURE
Labor Migration from Mexico to the
Heartland, with UW-Madison Professor
Armando Ibarra
Thursday, November 18 • 6–7 PM
Details on MMoCA’s Facebook Event
page, @MMoCAMadison.
VIRTUAL TOUR
Check out Caja de Visiones without
leaving home in a virtual tour of the
exhibition, featuring high-resolution
images of each work in the exhibition.
Visit mmoca.org/art/Caja-de-visiones
VIDEO
Learn more about mural artist Mauricio
Ramirez, who has three works, including
a mural in MMoCA’s lobby, in the
exhibition.
Visit mmoca.org/art/caja-de-visiones
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KENNETH TAM: SILENT SPIKES
IMPRINT GALLERY • ON VIEW THROUGH FEB 27, 2022
Silent Spikes by New York-born artist Kenneth L.
Tam reflects upon the underrecognized connection
between the histories of westward expansion and
immigration in the U.S. The artist brings attention
to the role of the Chinese immigrants that worked
on the construction of the treacherous western
portion of the Transcontinental Railroad (1863-
1869), and explores archetypical expectations of
masculinity in relation to intersections of gender,
economics, and race. Tam’s two-channel video
examines how Asian men have been marginalized
against the standards of the “All-American” iconic
trope of the cowboy, despite the fundamental
contributions of Chinese laborers to the building
of the American West.
The exhibition’s title refers both to railroad spikes,
the large nails used to secure tracks, and the over 20,000 exploited and silenced Chinese laborers without whom this most arduous
segment of the railroad would never have been completed.
Organized by the Queens Museum in New York by Assistant Curator Sophia Marisa Lucas, the exhibition travels to MMoCA after
its recent presentation at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Silent Spikes is the first video to be shown in the newly
renovated and expanded Imprint Gallery.
BETWEEN
HENRY STREET GALLERY • ON VIEW THROUGH FEB 13, 2022
Between is an exhibition of photographs that depict the
nuances of liminal space, which can be defined in various
ways—in between, a threshold, a moment of transition, or
a rite of passage. The concept has often been discussed
in reference to life during the pandemic in the past year,
prompting the Museum to explore its collection of photographs.
Paired with a few significant loans from contemporary
artists, including Hannah Price, Paul Mpagi Sepuya,
and Guanyu Xu, the works featured in Between embody
the liminal.
Photography is often considered a documentary device
that can capture a particular moment, yet the trick of the
medium is that it is also liminal—the camera functions at
the brief pause between when reality is transpiring and
when it becomes trapped in time. Between includes 18
photographs, spanning from the late 1920s to 2019, from
MMoCA’s permanent collection and select loaned works.
You can experience Between from home as well via
MMoCA’s virtual tour. Simply visit mmoca.org/art/between.
IMAGE CREDITS
COVER: Angélica Contreras, Oaxaqueña (detail), 2020. Mixed media on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. PAGE 2: Mauricio Ramirez,
Antiguo (detail), 2016. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 in. PAGE 3: Kenneth Tam: Silent Spikes, Queens Museum (February 24 -June
23, 2021). Courtesy Queens Museum, photo credit: Jason Mandella. • Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Mirror Study (0X5A7421) (detail), 2018.
Archival pigment print, 51 x 34 in. Courtesy of the artist and DOCUMENT Gallery, Chicago. PAGE 4: Photo by Leah Kolb. • Photo
by Jim Escalante. PAGE 5: Santiago Cucullu, Mi Fuga (detail), 2020. Ink on paper, 24x19 in. Courtesy of the artist. • Santiago
Cucullu, Pryor IRS, 2020. Ink on paper, 24x19 in. Courtesy of the artist. PAGE 6: Photo by Shalicia Johnson/ArrowStar Photography.
PAGE 7: Bruce Crownover, Blackfoot, 2016. Color woodcut on archival Okawara Washi paper, 35 7/8” x 23 7/8”. Purchase, with
funds from Tom Neujahr. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. • Photo by Katherine Schmidt. PAGE 9: Photo
courtesy of Dynee Sheafor. • Photo by Katherine Schmidt. PAGE 10: Photo courtesy of Tracey Grown. • Photo courtesy of Michelle
Martin. PAGE 12: Photo courtesy of MMoCA.
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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
FAISAL ABDU’ALLAH
Blu 3 eprint
MMOCA’S STATE STREET EXTERIOR • COMING SOON
Faisal Abdu’Allah’s Blu 3 eprint is a nearly seven-foot sculpture of a seated figure emerging from a rectangular block of roughly
hewn limestone. A dimensional rendering of Abdu’Allah himself, the figure sits in a chair, appearing calm and confident as
his left hand grips the armrest, while the subtly oblique angle of his right leg advances his shoe slightly beyond the edge of the
stone base. Perhaps familiar to some, the pose Abdu’Allah chose for Blu 3 eprint mirrors that of a different sculpture that has
been an enduring feature of Madison’s public art landscape: Abraham Lincoln (1909), a bronze monument by Adolph Weinman.
Situated at the top of the University of Wisconsin’s Bascom Hill, Weinman’s Lincoln has gazed out over East Campus and State
Street, toward the State Capitol and beyond, for over 100 years. Now,
a stone sculpture of a Black artist will gaze back.
Abdu’Allah, Professor and Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art
at UW-Madison, conceived of Blu 3 eprint as a counter-monument—
a contemporary sculpture erected as a counterpoint to an existing
monument. When Abraham Lincoln was unveiled on June 22,
1909, the bronze statue was heralded by UW Regents as “a sign to
all future generations of the high ideals of American citizenship.”
In recent years, however, the monument has been at the center of
heated debates between the university administration and a growing
contingent of students who want it removed. The students point to
Lincoln’s anti-Indigenous policies and his belief, despite his opposition
to slavery, in white racial superiority over Blacks. Instead of
arguing over whether the bronze should remain on campus or be
banished from public sight, Abdu’Allah proposed an alternative
solution: commission artists of color to create new monuments that
represent their own aesthetics, histories, and experiences.
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With Blu 3 eprint, Abdu’Allah accomplishes just that. The artist
replaces Lincoln’s staid armchair with a barber’s chair, a nod to the
barbershop as a space of cultural belonging for many communities
of color. Abdu’Allah, a trained barber himself, sees both the barber’s
salon and the artist’s studio as sites of becoming, where cultural
activity unfolds and self-reflection evolves.

SANTIAGO CUCULLU
You Still Make Me Tremble
STATE STREET GALLERY • NOV 20, 2021-MAR 6, 2022
In You Still Make Me Tremble, Argentinian-born artist Santiago Cucullu has
created a mixed-media installation that combines wall-sized murals, concrete
poetry drawings, and site-responsive elements. Looking to literature, music,
art, and history for inspiration, Cucullu takes a collage-like approach to his
work—borrowing, stacking, mixing, and reconfiguring imagery pulled from
his archive of photographs and sketchbooks. His installations incorporate
flashes of architecture, sketches of people he meets in transit, and photos
from both his international travels and his immediate environment.
Taken individually, the images embedded in Cucullu’s work are often
familiar. The artist’s intuitively driven process, in which he intentionally
embraces chance and accidents, results in a collision of information and text
that abstracts and destabilizes the meanings we attribute to our everyday
surroundings and conversations.
The initial concept for this exhibition was to figure out how to visualize a
single day: What are the influences coming in? How do we process them?
How does that impact the way we view the world? For Cucullu, the elements
that strongly influence his day come from what he hears on the news, songs
on the radio, poems or books he’s reading. He questions how we each filter
and interpret the deluge of words that flood our various senses. Who is
speaking? To whom do we listen for information?
During an era when misinformation is consistently presented as indisputable fact, it becomes that much more important to
be aware of the larger context from which the soundbites of the day originate. As so many of us power through the day on
automatic pilot, are we able to slow down enough to discern the nuances between fiction and non-fiction? Visualizing the
noise that inundates us, Cucullu, through his chaotic installation, challenges us to think about how we mediate language in
relationship to authorship, authority, and power.
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WISCONSIN TRIENNIAL
MMOCA SELECTS GUEST CURATOR
FOR THE 2022 WISCONSIN TRIENNIAL
THE TRIENNIAL WILL BE ON VIEW APR 23-OCT 7, 2022
OPENING CELEBRATION SATURDAY, APR 23, 2022
For the first time in its 43-year history, MMoCA has
selected a guest curator for the Wisconsin Triennial, a
signature survey of Wisconsin contemporary art that
opens in April 2022. In August, the Museum announced
the selection of Milwaukee-based artist and gallery
founder Fatima Laster as the triennial guest curator.
Laster is the owner, operator, and curator of 5 Points
Art Gallery & Studios in Milwaukee, which she opened in
November, 2018.
It is unprecedented that the exhibition will be curated
by someone working outside of the institution. Laster’s
selection follows MMoCA’s Call for Curators in April 2021,
in an effort to fulfill MMoCA’s aim to bring an innovative,
inclusive vision and a transformative approach to a
cornerstone of MMoCA’s exhibition programming.
The theme of the 2022 Wisconsin Triennial, Laster
explained, is influenced by abolitionist and women’s rights
advocate Sojourner Truth’s quote and author bell hooks’
book on Black feminism, entitled Ain’t I a Woman?
The triennial exhibition, Ain’t I a Woman? will feature the
work of 23 Black female Wisconsin artists, most of whom
are based in either Milwaukee or Madison. The artists will
present works in a variety of mediums, including photography,
collage, video, prints, and painting.
Ain’t I a Woman? “addresses the intersection of race
and gender and the unfortunate under-representation
and hijacked contributions of Black women as a result of
being cast to a doubly-discriminated class,” Laster said in
her exhibition proposal. “When thinking about racial and
gender-based equity and inclusion opportunities, Black
men and white women usually dominate the occupancy
of these spheres. Ain’t I a Woman? will serve to create a
sacred space to highlight the prolific, trailblazing, likely
underrecognized, artwork by an inter-generational group
of Black women artists in Wisconsin, pushing the genre of
art production and narration.”
In response to her selection, Laster said, “I’m honored and enthusiastic about collaborating with MMoCA to jointly demonstrate
how to expand the boundaries of what’s considered possible when it comes to conscious, authentic, and equitable
partnership and opportunity for artists and industry staffing alike. Notwithstanding the very real obstacles that come with being
doubly-marginalized, I’m even more rhapsodic about unveiling and sharing with the audience the pervasive talent, majesty, and
prolific visual discourse that Black women artists possess and contribute to the art industry. Wisconsin has its own significant
concentration of trailblazing Black women artists. Some are younger and making their mark, literally and figuratively, and
some have impressive longevity within their art careers. Because it’s seldom done, I’m eager to work with MMoCA to create
an exhibit that exclusively and publicly reveres these women and their cultural contribution.”
The 2022 triennial will be presented in the Museum’s State Street Gallery, as well as additional spaces such as the lobby and
The Shop. The exhibition originally was the Wisconsin Biennial, which began in 1978 and was organized by the Madison Art
Center, MMoCA’s precursor. In 1987, the biennial became the Wisconsin Triennial. The exhibition has traditionally been
organized by the Museum’s curatorial staff.
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STAFF FOCUS
MEET MMoCA’S BRUCE CROWNOVER
A Master Printer in Our Midst
Most of the time when you catch a glimpse
of Bruce Crownover at MMoCA, he’s
quietly building a movable wall, painting
galleries during an exhibition installation,
or repairing a theater chair. Those tasks,
however, give away nothing of the depth
of Crownover’s expertise as a professional
artist and craftsman.
In 2019, he joined MMoCA’s staff as
Assistant Director of Installations and
Facilities, having retired in 2018 from his
position as a master printer at Tandem
Press, a publisher of fine art prints in
the School of Education at UW-Madison.
Crownover volunteered at Tandem
through his years in the MFA printmaking
program at UW-Madison, and eventually
took a full-time job at Tandem, where he worked for 30 years.
Crownover started making art as a kid, beginning with drawing—which he calls “the root of printmaking”—along with crafts,
and chemistry, another facet of certain types of printmaking. One of the joys of printmaking, he says, is that it’s “democratic.”
Once you carve the block of wood, you are able to make multiple prints. From beginning to end, the first print can take several
months to complete.
During his tenure at Tandem, he collaborated with over 100 artists, including Jim Dine, Sam Gilliam, Alison Saar, and Mickalene
Thomas. He’s created thousands of fine art prints using a variety of print media from relief, intaglio, and lithography to papermaking
and hand painting, using encaustic, acrylic and watercolor, fabric dye, and tinted shellac.
As it happened, it was Crownover’s longtime friend Gilliam who connected him to MMoCA, when Gilliam appointed him special
exhibit installation consultant for his large-scale fabric artwork in BIG: Large-Scale Artworks from the Permanent Collection
(2018). It wasn’t long after that gig that Crownover was hired on at the Museum.
In the last decade, Crownover has trained his attention more fully on a lifelong passion: making art in, and of, some of the
most beautiful—and most imperiled—places in the natural world. With two artist colleagues, printmaker Todd Anderson and
photographer Ian van Coller—known as The Last Glacier collective—Crownover has published three books and is working
on a fourth, that investigate observable changes in the natural environment. He hopes that the collective’s work will make a
difference in the conversation about climate change.
The first book, The Last Glacier was published in 2015. “We were addressing how these glaciers are receding from climate
change,” he explained. A second book focused on the receding glaciers at Rocky Mountain National Park was published in
2018. Set for release next is the trio’s recording via art of the incredible migration of juniper and piñon pine in the American
Southwest, in response to a warmer, dryer environment.
The artists are at work now on a fourth book, based on a trip they took to Baffin Island, Canada, where they spent time in
Auyuittuq National Park.
“It’s a way for people to look at these issues through an artistic lens. For some people, this may be a call to action to go and see
the places themselves,” before they are gone. “I’m kind of subversive in the way I make art.”
Work by The Last Glacier collective and Wisconsin painter Matthew Warren Lee will be on display Nov 12, 2021-Jan 23, 2022,
at the James Watrous Gallery in Madison. Visit wisconsinacademy.org for more information.
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EVENTS
GALLERY NIGHT IS BACK
AT 65 VENUES CITYWIDE!
JOIN THE FUN ON FRIDAY, NOV 12, 5–9 PM
MMoCA is pleased to present Gallery Night, a
celebration of arts, culture, and community taking
place at 65 venues in the Madison area on Friday,
November 12, from 5-9 PM. During the evening,
individuals can experience works by local, national,
and international artists and artisans.
From your favorite neighborhood spot to downtown
pop-ups, galleries, museums, cafes, restaurants, and
other local businesses join together to host a community-wide
night out like none other. The evening will
be packed with performances, receptions, artist talks,
art-making demonstrations, and live music.
Gallery Night was founded by a group of volunteers in
1988 with just six participating art venues, all located
on State Street in downtown Madison. Today, MMoCA staff coordinate the event, registering dozens of diverse venues in the
greater Madison area. Historically held each spring and fall, Gallery Night has been on hiatus since spring, 2020, when it was
held virtually due to Covid-19.
Due to current conditions related to the ongoing pandemic, some venues have opted to participate in a virtual capacity, some
have set their own hours within the official Gallery Night time, and some have specific requests for visitors. Patrons are asked
to follow all recommended and requested safety guidelines for this event.
To help visitors plan their Gallery Night excursions, a digital map of participating venues and a complete list of venues can be
found at mmoca.org/gallerynight.
DON’T MISS THE ART & GIFT FAIR:
WEEKENDS AT MMoCA
WEEKENDS FROM NOV 12 TO DEC 12
KICKING OFF GALLERY NIGHT • THE SHOP AT MMOCA
The Art & Gift Fair: Weekends at MMoCA are a festive new series of events that carry on the 50-year tradition of MMoCA
organizing wintertime art fairs. The new Art & Gift Fair: Weekends at MMoCA are five consecutive “mini art fairs” (aka
“pop-ups”) taking place in The Shop, MMoCA’s reimagined interactive contemporary art space, which faces State Street.
Each Weekend at MMoCA will feature a diverse mix of 10 artists and makers. In addition to fine art painters, printmakers,
photographers, jewelers, and artists working in glass, fiber, metal, wood and ceramics, the Weekends at MMoCA will also
showcase vendors offering body products, wearables, specialty foods, and more. Each of these Art & Gift Fair: Weekends at
MMoCA are fundraisers for the Museum’s operations,
exhibitions, and educational programs.
Admission is free. Visitors are required to wear
masks inside Museum spaces.
SHOPPING HOURS
Gallery Night:
Friday, Nov 12 • 4–9 PM
Saturdays and Sundays,
Nov 13–Dec 12 • 12–6 PM
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MUSEUM NEWS
MEET MMOCA’S BOARD OF
TRUSTEES PRESIDENT
Dynee Sheafor has served on MMoCA’s Board of Trustees since 2017,
and took on the role of Board President in May 2021. Dynee is an
Associate Partner at IBM’s Global Business Strategy organization with
a focus on Cognitive Enterprise Transformation and Digital Strategy.
She leads Digital Sales and Service Strategies, Growth and Innovation
work, as well as End-to-End Customer Experience Design.
Dynee’s experience spans over 20 years of ‘Big Four’ consulting for
Fortune 500 companies, focusing on financial services, media &
technology and life sciences industries. She grew up in Chicago and
moved to Madison in 1995.
Dynee lives in Middleton with her husband and various pets. When
not at the Museum looking for inspiration, Dynee is often in her
kitchen trying out new recipes or out on a hike/run on the various
trails around Madison.
How long have you been associated with MMoCA?
I’ve been on the Board since 2017, but there’s a picture of me and my
husband at MMoCA’s opening night in 2006! It wasn’t until I asked
if I could help in a volunteer or a committee-type capacity that I really became involved. By then, I was able to manage my
work-related travel better to be able to attend meetings and events here at MMoCA.
What’s your vision for MMoCA?
Madison and the areas around it have changed a lot in the last 10 years. I would love to see the Museum reflect that change; not
just from an exhibits perspective (which the Museum is doing a fabulous job); but also reflecting the community’s diversity in
its membership and its board. I see MMoCA as a thriving organization with a pulse on the city, accessible to everyone.
What motivates you to serve on the Board of a nonprofit arts organization?
I joke and say that as a Type A person, I just like to pile more on my to-do lists. But really, it comes from merging my need to
help with my love of solving problems. And I like being involved in things outside of work. I’ve always liked going to museums
and learning about the artists, so I took a leap of faith to see if MMoCA needed help. My point is, my motivation comes from
the sheer curiosity I have to see how things work and how to improve it, muddled with my interest in contemporary art, so for
me—the best of both worlds!
What do you find most rewarding about serving on the Board?
One of my mentors told me when I first became involved with MMoCA’s Board, “With board membership, you get what you put
in.” It’s great working with [Executive Director] Christina Brungardt, and seeing her take the helm of MMoCA; knowing that
MMoCA is poised for growth for the future is rewarding enough.
CATCH THESE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Spotlight Cinema
There is still time to catch one of the critically acclaimed
films at Spotlight Cinema this fall. Next up are: Nov 17:
Fabian: Going to the Dogs; and Dec 1: Identifying
Features. Visit mmoca.org/mmoca-cinema for details on
these two award-winning films.
Spotlight Cinema is $7 per screening, or free for MMoCA
members and anyone age 18 and younger. Ticket sales begin
at 6:30 pm in the Museum lobby. A program of MMoCA’s
education department, Spotlight Cinema is curated by
Mike King and generously funded by an anonymous donor,
maihaus, and Venture Investors, LLC.
Kids’ Art Adventures
It’s cold outside and the perfect weather for an art project
with the kiddos at home! MMoCA invites families to pick up
a free Kids’ Art Adventures ArtKit complete with supplies
and instructions for artmaking inspired by art at the
Museum. Stop by MMoCA’s lobby to grab your kit and see
the art that inspired each project during the following times
this fall: Sunday, Nov 14 • 1-2 PM and Sunday, Dec 12
• 1-2 PM. Details at mmoca.org/learn/for-kids.
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MUSEUM NEWS
GABRIELE S. HABERLAND
Patron of the Arts in Madison and Beyond
One can’t help but notice that the name Gabriele Haberland appears
often in connection with the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.
The Museum’s directorship is named for her; she is fondly remembered
as a longtime member of MMoCA’s Board of Trustees and a
spirited participant of the Permanent Collection Committee; and
Haberland, along with her husband, Willy Haeberli, often supported
Museum exhibitions. In fact, it was Haeberli, who passed away on
October 4, 2021 at the age of 96, who suggested that MMoCA highlight
the contributions that his wife made to the Museum and to the
arts in Madison, the nation, and the world. It is with great honor that
we are able to oblige him.
Haberland (1958-2017) was many things: a collector of contemporary
and modern art, a jewelry designer, and a dedicated supporter of the
arts in the Madison community, including MMoCA, the Chazen Museum of Art, and Tandem Press. She was born in Hamburg,
Germany, and went on to study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, earning a PhD in business and an MA in Art History.
She married Haeberli in 1992, and the couple was known for hosting memorable dinners and fundraisers at their home.
Not long after marrying Haeberli, Haberland opened Galleria Nova in Ronco, Switzerland, in 1996. Her international exhibition
program showed artists from the Ticino and from all of Switzerland, as well as artists from Europe and the United States
including Julius Bissier, James Brown, Louise Nevelson, Ben Nicholson, Antoni Tàpies, and Tandem’s own Judy Pfaff. Each
exhibition was accompanied by her scholarly writing about the artists. Her personal art collection was equally deep and diverse,
including works such as Electric Chair by Andy Warhol, Let Every Nation Know...(In Memory of John F. Kennedy) by Tom
Sachs, and artworks by Jenny Holzer.
Haberland’s dedication to the mission of the Museum to exhibit, collect, and preserve modern and contemporary art was
well-known. Her support for contemporary art and the growth of the Museum’s collection for the Madison community resulted
in her purchase of Tony Cragg’s work Early Form-Meander (1997), which is currently sited in the Rooftop Sculpture Garden.
Haberland’s commitment to focusing on new artist techniques yielded another addition to the collection, Jennifer Steinkamp’s
Rapunzel 9 (2005).
The Gabriele Haberland Permanent Collection Fund was established by Professor Willy Haeberli in 2019, to continue her
legacy at MMoCA. To fully reflect the impact that this contribution would have on future audiences, the Director’s position at
MMoCA was named in her honor in perpetuity.
MMoCA is eternally grateful for the knowledge, dedication and generosity of Gabriele Haberland and Willy Haeberli. Without
them, the Museum would simply not be the same institution that inspires, educates, and transforms the community with
modern and contemporary art.
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FAREWELL TO FRESCO
Fresco, the Museum’s rooftop restaurant and longtime catering partner,
announced in May that they would not be renewing their lease and would
be closing this autumn. MMoCA thanks Fresco for fifteen great years of
turning fine dining into an art form.
MMoCA has started the search for a new restaurant and is engaged in
some promising preliminary discussions with local chefs and restaurateurs.
MMoCA looks forward to sharing more information about a rooftop
restaurant soon, and the Museum leadership is excited about the possibilities
the new restaurant will bring to the Museum and the opportunities
that will allow clients to host private events.
MMoCA’s events team is happy to discuss options for private events and weddings during this transition period. Now is the
time to take advantage and reschedule celebrations that may have been postponed over the past year—some Saturdays remain
available for 2022 weddings but dates are filling up fast.
Find out more about hosting a wedding, corporate event, or private party at MMoCA by emailing Director of Operations
Bob Sylvester at bob@mmoca.org.

MEMBERSHIP & GIVING
DONORS
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.
BENEFACTOR
Block 100 Foundation
Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Foundation
The DeAtley Family Foundation
John J. Frautschi Family Foundation
W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation
Hiebing
Isthmus Publishing Company, Inc.
The David and Paula Kraemer Fund
Madison Community Foundation
Madison Magazine
Madison Print Club
Midwest Family Broadcasting
MMoCA Volunteers
Nimick Forbesway Foundation
Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation
Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family
Foundation
Steinhauer Charitable Trust
Supranet Communications
Wisconsin Arts Board
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin State Journal
WKOW-TV
SPONSOR
The Cummings Christensen Family
Foundation
Custer Financial Services
Dane Arts
Findorff
Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company
Hooper Corporation / General Heating
and Air Conditioning, Inc.
Johnson Financial Group
MG&E Foundation
Mad City Windows and Baths
Newcomb Construction Company Inc.
SMS Foundation
Summit Credit Union
Venture Investors
Wildwood Productions
LEADER
Access Information Management
Artful Home
The Capital Times Kids Fund
Cirrus Partners
Dirigible Studio
DoubleTree by Hilton Madison
Food Fight Restaurant Group
H0-Chunk Gaming Madison
LeafFilter
Milwaukee Valve Company
Pepsi of Madison
The Sow’s Ear
Staff Electric Co.
TDS Telecom
Waunakee Remodeling
Wisconsin Lottery
PARTNER
Casimir Jones, S.C.
Delve
Destination Madison
Exact Sciences
First Business Bank of Madison
Flad Architects
Foley & Lardner
Hellenbrand Glass, LLC
Hoffman Manufacturing Corp
J.F. Ahern Co.
Lycon Inc.
M3 Insurance
Madison Arts Commission
Oak Bank
Oakbrook Corporation
Quarles & Brady LLP
Selinger and Brunette
Sketchworks Architecture
The Terry Family Foundation
U.S. Bank Private
Wealth Management
Widen Enterprises
Woodman’s Food Market
TRIBUTE GIFTS
In memory of Marv Conney
Jesse Ishikawa
Valerie Kazamias
Jennifer Ridley Hanson
SPECIAL PROJECTS IN-KIND SUPPORT
Brand strategy and design support is contributed by Hiebing, including the
development of MMoCA’s brandmark and website.
Internet service is provided by SupraNet Communications. Technical guidance for
MMoCA’s website is given by Dirigible Studio.
NEW LANGER SOCIETY MEMBERS, APR 1–AUG 15
Molly Favour, Kristin Knutson, Juliet Page and Philip Hollander, Monica Samsin
NEW REGULAR MEMBERS, APR 1–AUG 15
MMoCA BOARD
OF TRUSTEES
OFFICERS
Dynee Sheafor, President
Vikki Enright, Vice-President
Oscar Mireles, Vice-President
Bret Newcomb, Vice-President
Eric Plautz, Treasurer
Jennifer Ridley Hanson, Secretary
TRUSTEES
Shiva Bidar
Marian Bolz, Life
Trustee
Benjamin Brunette
Bryan Chan
Kimila Daniels
Jim Escalante
Dave Franchino
Larry Frank
Colin Good
Amy Griffin
John Hitchcock
Fred Edelman in memory of Ivy Edelman
In memory of Fanny Garver
Stephen Fleischman
Virginia Gunderson
Ruth Sheldon
Michael Varda
Valerie Kazamias in memory of Julius Chosy
Valerie Kazamias in memory of Boris Frank
Valerie Kazamias,
Chair, The
Langer Society
Nathan Kirley
Juliet Page
Rick Phelps
Sarah Phillips
JoAnne Robbins
John Sims
Leslie Smith III
Najjah Thompson
Esra Balaban, Ann O’Brien, Kalyn Simon-Chapek, Monica Theis, Yun Zhang
HELP OTHERS TO LIVE MORE ARTFULLY
Generous supporters like you allow MMoCA to serve wide and diverse audiences
with free admission and targeted programming. Contributions can be
made at mmoca.org/donate or by calling 608.257.0158.
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227 State Street • Madison, WI 53703
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
nearly 6,000 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 In order to support the community and prevent the spread
of COVID-19, MMoCA is following local and federal health guidelines
regarding museum capacity limits and other safeguards. Please check
our social media accounts and mmoca.org/visit-info for updates on
Museum opening hours, closures, and visitor information.
ACCESSIBILITY MMoCA strives to make exhibitions, lectures, tours,
and special events accessible to all visitors. Please contact the museum
at 608.257.0158 regarding accommodations for persons with limited
mobility, sight, or hearing.
MEMBERSHIP MMoCA members enjoy many privileges, including
early access to openings and events, free admission to films; 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.org/volunteer for current volunteer opportunities.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Please notify us about address changes
so that your mailings are not interrupted. Contact Jason Bank at
jason@mmoca.org.
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
mmoca.org
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© Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Artworks © the artist unless otherwise
noted. Artworks may not be reproduced without permission of the copyright holder.