Fall 2023 Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) Newsletter

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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS imaginary i Main Galleries • November 10, 2023–April 7, 2024 imaginary i compares how artists and mathematicians utilize constructs of the imaginary, or complex numbers, to envision the future and reclaim, retrace, and reveal past patterns. When examining MMoCA’s collecting patterns, there emerges a history of acquisitions that dovetails with explorations of science and math. Together, art, math, and science explore and seek out unknown worlds and concepts projecting future and undiscovered realities. Artists utilizing mathematical iterative processes, such as Charles Gaines, those exploring modeling the infinite, such as Bruce Conner, and Erika Blumenfeld, who reflects the scientific realm, reveal new ways of looking that open dialogues on potentialities. Pairing works from the MMoCA collection with contemporary artists engaged in similar pursuits, the exhibition postulates that science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM), have coalesced within the collection for the last half-century. Further research into the history of donors and the relationship with the University of Wisconsin-Madison infers an inherent interest in seeking out the mathematical and scientific in art. For example, renowned mathematician and professor at UW-Madison PAGE 4: Michelle Grabner, Untitled (detail), c. 2005. Painting, 44 x 45 inches. Gift of Nancy Mladenoff and J.J. Murphy. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Rudolph Langer provided the founding gift of artwork that established MMoCA’s collection. Complemented by humanities-based programming, collaboration with K-12 educators, and onsite activities for families in the Learning and Activity Centers, the exhibition will utilize data visualization techniques to develop conversations around the vital role of the arts and humanities in conjunction with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). RELATED EVENTS ARTIST TALK: ANNE LINDBERG Friday, November 10 • 6–7 PM MMoCA Lecture Hall • Free admission New York-based artist Anne Lindberg creates textured, abstract compositions inspired by textiles and by the neurological and physiological networks of the human body. Lindberg will discuss her yet-to-be titled installation commissioned by MMoCA and on view in imaginary i, along with her artistic practice, which generates fundamental questions about time, causality, and perception. The talk takes place during the imaginary i exhibition celebration. Seating is limited in the Lecture Hall. 4
EDUCATION PROGRAMS MMoCA CINEMA FALL SERIES MMoCA Lecture Hall • Thursdays at 7 PM October 12, 19, 26 & November 2, 9, 16, 30 The Fall MMoCA Cinema series is coming up, with seven screenings—including a live cinema performance—taking place on Thursday evenings at 7 PM, from October 12 to November 30. For additional details and ticket information, visit mmoca.org/cinema. October 12 Ears, Eyes and Throats: Restored Classic and Lost Punk Films 1976-1981 Various Artists | 105 minutes October 19 A Common Sequence Mike Gibisser, Mary Helena Clark | 2023 | 77 minutes October 26 Last Things Deborah Stratman | 2023 50 minutes Optimism Deborah Stratman | 2018 15 minutes November 2 Madison Brookshire and Tomonari Nishikawa: Cinema Performances November 9 The Sun Quartet Colectivo Los Ingrávidos | 2017 60 minutes Coyote Colectivo Los Ingrávidos 2023 | 15 minutes November 16 Unrest Cyril Schäublin | 2022 93 minutes November 30 The Films of Edward Owens, presented in restored 16mm prints Autre Fois J’ai Aimé Une Femme 1966 | 24 minutes Tomorrow’s Promise 1967 | 42 minutes Remembrance: A Portrait Study 1967 | 6 minutes Private Imaginings and Narrative Facts 1968-70 | 9 minutes 5
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