MAM Insider | Fall 2009

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Admission to Museum Programs and Events All programs and events are free for Members (or with Museum admission for non-members) unless otherwise noted.

Photography courtesy of Front Room Photography unless otherwise noted.

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Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait (Strangulation), 1978 (detail). Collection of Anthony d’Off ay. © 2009 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Dan Keegan portrait courtesy Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Director’s Letter Dear Member, Fall is upon us and I am pleased to introduce in this issue of the MAM Insider an exciting lineup of exhibitions and programs. After two years of planning, the Milwaukee Art Museum proudly presents Andy Warhol: The Last Decade, an exhibition of key selections from the artist’s last decade of work that opens to the public on September 26, and for Members to preview on September 24. Organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum, Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is the first U.S. museum survey exhibition to explore the late work of this seminal American artist. Warhol entered a period of renewed Dan Keegan, director vigor and enthusiasm for painting in the 1980s that resulted in what was arguably the most productive period of his career. After premiering in Milwaukee, the exhibition will travel to Fort Worth, Brooklyn, and Baltimore.

I invite you to join us for all the special programs being held in conjunction with the feature exhibition, including the 12 Hours of Warhol Member Preview Celebration on September 24. This is your opportunity to experience the full breadth of this Pop Art icon’s contribution to the history of art and American culture.

Exhibitions such as Andy The Museum’s innovative programs, Warhol: The Last Decade gallery talks, workshops, and lectures by would not be possible withsome of today’s most compelling voices out your support. In addition, in the field are designed for you. the Museum’s innovative programs, gallery talks, workshops, and lectures by some of today’s most compelling voices in the field are designed for you. I hope you will visit us often this fall season and enjoy all that your Museum has to offer. Thank you for your support.

Regards,

Dan Keegan director

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on view | FeaTUre exhibiTion opening | sepT 26, 2009–jan 3, 2010 | baker/rowLanD gaLLeries

September 26, 2009–January 3, 2010

Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait (Strangulation), 1978. Collection of Anthony d’Off ay. © 2009 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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on view | warhol opening | sept 26, 2009–jan 3, 2010 | baker/rowland galleries

members always see it first President’s Circle Preview

Member Preview Celebration

Wed, Sept 23, 5:30–8:30 pm

Thurs, Sept 24, 10 am–10 pm Free for

Members*

Docent-led tours: 10:30 am, 3 and 9 pm Lectures: 1:30 and 6:15 pm Complimentary appetizers/cash bar, beginning at 5 pm * Non-members

Member Preview Day

Fri, Sept 25, 10 am–5 pm Exhibition Talk: 1:30 pm

may join the celebration beginning at 5 p.m. for $20.

Andy Warhol: The Last Decade Andy Warhol’s name resonates well beyond limited art circles. His silkscreen works of people, products, and events of the 1960s made him a central figure in the Pop Art movement. His name quickly became a name brand as his enterprises expanded from art and advertising into fashion, underground music, independent filmmaking, magazine publication, and television.

For the first time, Warhol’s late and most prolific period is considered through a survey of painted works. Andy Warhol: The Last Decade, which premieres in Milwaukee, is the first U.S. museum exhibition to examine Warhol’s final years.

In the last chapter of his forty-year career, Warhol was producing paintings like never before. He participated in the leading edge of the painting revival of the 1980s, revisiting his Pop Art innovations while forging a new synthesis of painting and screenprinting. He introduced abstraction into his artistic vocabulary with series such as the Oxidation Paintings, Shadows, Yarn, Rorschachs, and Camouflage; produced his w w w.mam.org

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signature “fright wig” self-portraits; and revealed his Catholicism in Black and White Ads and the ambitious series based on Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper.

In 1979, Warhol had a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art of his portrait works, which the critics dismissed.

On the other hand, his exhibition of Shadow paintings in the same year was applauded for its experimentation. These paintings, based on shadows from the artist’s office, were far different than his commercial portraiture. His peers also praised the work, including Julian Schnabel who stated, “Andy’s greatest contribution is in the traditional area called painting.”

The fulcrum of Warhol’s late period was his close collaboration with Jean-Michel Basquiat, an experience that led Warhol to return to painting by hand. Warhol was introduced to Basquiat in 1982 and the two

“Andy’s greatest contribution is in the traditional area called painting.”

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immediately bonded. Francesco Clemente later joined them as a collaborator. Inspired with new painterly ideas, Warhol moved from a factory space into an expansive ballroom. Instead of mass production, there was independent discovery with new styles, techniques, and subjects.

Warhol made more work than at any other time in his career in 1985–86.

His “fright wig” self-portraits, which he manipulated to elude one reading of his identity in favor of multiple versions, were among these works. His paintings also mushroomed to monumental proportions in his new studio, culminating in his largest series, The Last Supper. In full command of his repertoire, Warhol duplicated and manipulated images of the iconic work by da Vinci. The picture itself permeates pop culture, but of course, it also has a big star in the lead role. This series began as a commission from an Italian dealer, but it was important to Warhol, as well. This final series by Warhol reveals a little known side of the artist before his tragic death in 1987.

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Andy Warhol, Double $5/Weightlifter, 1985–86. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. 1989.62.

Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is generously sponsored by Sue and Bud Selig, Debbie and Mark Attanasio, Donald and Donna Baumgartner, Christine Symchych, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Johnson and Pabst LGBT Humanity Fund, Tony and Sue Krausen, the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Friends of Art, and an anonymous foundation. The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities.

Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is guest curated by Joseph D. Ketner II, Lois and Henry Foster Chair in Contemporary Art at Emerson College, and organized at the Milwaukee Art Museum by John McKinnon, assistant curator of modern and contemporary art.

Andy Warhol, The Last Supper, 1986. The Baltimore Museum of Art, Purchase with exchange funds from the Harry A. Bernstein Memorial Collection, bma 1989.62. Photo by Mitro Hood.

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Programs & Events gallery Talks

Film and video

Tuesdays, 1:30 pm Sept 29 | The Life and Work of Andy Warhol Oct 6 | A Trip Down Memory Lane with Barbara Brown Lee: Pop Art Oct 20 | 15 Minutes of Fame: Warhol and Celebrity Nov 17 | Andy Warhol: Hand-Painted Pop

The artist’s renowned screen test videos, featuring celebrities and artists of the 1960s, will be on display throughout the exhibition.

Warhol and the Paris Scene (In French) Sat, Oct 17 and Nov 14, 1:30 pm

Andy Warhol: Videos and TV Episodes Thurs, Oct 22, 6:15 pm Experience Warhol’s little seen 1970s and 1980s televisual work with Carl Bogner and Thomas Schur of UW–Milwaukee.

30-Minute Express Talks Every Thursday Oct 1–Nov 19, nOOn

Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Francesco Clemente, Alba’s Breakfast, 1984. Bischofberger Collection, Switzerland.

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Reel to Real Video: Andy Warhol and TV, 1970–87 Fri, Oct 23, 1:30 pm Look behind the scenes of the forty-two TV episodes Warhol created with Steven Spielberg, Liza Minnelli, and more, with former Factory employee Vincent Fremont.

Both Warhol video programs are presented as part of the 2009 Milwaukee LGBT Film/ Video Festival; see http://arts. uwm.edu/lgbtfilm for complete info. Support is provided by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Johnson and Pabst LGBT Humanity Fund.

Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait, 1986 (detail). Mugrabi Collection.

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Lectures

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Andy Warhol: Camouflage Man Thurs, Oct 8, 6:15 pm Explore how Warhol recreated himself as a work of art using subterfuge to establish an aura of mystery, with Thomas Sokolowski, director of the Andy Warhol Museum.

Class Warfare: Warhol as Has-Been and Comeback Artist Thurs, Nov 19, 6:15 pm Discover how Warhol remade himself in the 1980s as a resurrected “60s” artist by finding spiritual leadership in other artists.

Charles Stuckey, a scholar based in New York, tells the story.

Sponsored by the Contemporary Art Society

Nov 14 | Edie: American Girl

by Jean Stein rSVp: 414-224-3826 or amy.kirschke@mam.org

For exhibition highlights and the complete, detailed listing of programs through December, visit www.mam.org .

ANDY WARHOL THE LAST DECADE

ANDY WARHOL THE LAST DECADE

Sponsored by the Fine Arts Society

Oct 10 | Popism: The Warhol Sixties by Andy Warhol and Pat Hackett

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KETNER

Time and Space in Leonardo’s Last Supper Thurs, Nov 5, 6:15 pm Learn more about the work that inspired Warhol.

Martin Kemp, professor emeritus in the history of art at Oxford University, will discuss the Renaissance artist’s scientific approach to art. Book signing to follow. Optional dinner in Café Calatrava at 7:15 p.m. Call 414-224-3293 for details. Kemp’s book Leonardo is available from the Museum Store.

Sponsored by the Contemporary Art Society

Book Salons Saturdays, 10:30 am All books on sale in the Museum Store and at www.mam.org/store

Exhibition Catalogue Andy Warhol: The Last Decade Available in the Museum Store and at www.mam.org/store 224 pages hardcover: $60/$54 Member softcover: $40/$36 Member

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Andy Warhol, Untitled; from the Marilyn portfolio, 1967. Purchase.

on view | warhol opening | sept 26, 2009–jan 3, 2010 | collection gallery 21

Andy Warhol: Pop Star Complete your Warhol experience with a visit to the Collection Galleries, where you will see highlights in the Museum’s collection by the iconic Pop star. Prints from the Marilyn and Mao portfolios, as well as works on loan to the Museum from local collectors, will be on view. Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is the newest chapter in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s long history of presenting the artist, having accessioned his work as early as 1967. In 1987, the Museum organized Warhol/Beuys/ Polke, featuring insights into three of the leading artistic innovators of the day that presented—for the first time—Warhol in 10

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the context of his peers. This tradition is continued with Figurative Prints: 1980s Rewind (on view in the Koss Gallery through November 29, 2009), which features work from the Collection by artists including Georg Baselitz, Richard Bosman, Francesco Clemente, Eric Fischl, Jörg Immendorff, Susan Rothenberg, David Salle, and Julian Schnabel.

Sponsored by

Support for Figurative Prints: 1980s Rewind is provided by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Johnson and Pabst LGBT Humanity Fund.

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Andy Warhol, Jackie III; from the portfolio 11 Pop Artists, Volume III, 1966.

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Graf, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Photo by Larry Sanders

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Andy Warhol, Three untitled color screenprints from the portfolio Campbell’s Soup II, 1968. Gift of Seidel Tanning Corporation.

Photos by John R. Glembin

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on view | exhibition opening | Nov 12, 2009–March 14, 2010 | decorative KOSS GALLERY arts gallery

Green Furniture Furniture: Sustainable Design in the 21st Century Green Furniture focuses on the concept of sustainable design, which centers not only around a responsible use of materials and methods of manufacture, but also on issues of object life span, energy usage, and recycling/disposal. The exhibition explores how twenty-first-century furniture makers seek to modify our aesthetic expectations—especially when it comes to forms that are multifunctional, recyclable,

or made of alternative materials. The fifteen objects in the show are on the cutting edge of furniture design and include chests and tables made from old newspapers and rubber-tire inner tubes, chairs molded out of soil and snow, and more.

The exhibition curators have also worked to achieve a level of “green curating” that cuts down on the exhibition’s carbon footprint. The team is scaling back the use

This exhibition is curated by Ethan Lasser of the Chipstone Foundation and guest curated by Hongtao Zhou.

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Green Furniture focuses on the concept of sustainable design, which centers not only around a responsible use of materials and methods of manufacture but also on issues of object life span, energy usage, and recycling/disposal. The exhibition explores how twenty-first-century furniture makers seek to modify our aesthetic expectations— of paper in the design, planning, and writing especially when it comes to forms that are practices related to the show; incorporatmultifunctional, recyclable, or made of ing local objects and materials that do not alternative materials. The fifteen objects in require crating and shipping from distant the show are on the cutting edge of furniplaces; and using bicycle transportation for ture design and include chests and tables objects from as far away as Madison and made from old newspapers and rubber tire Green Bay. In the gallery, the design team inner tubes, chairs molded out of soil and will use recycled materials for labels and snow, and more. platforms, and electronically activated lighting will control energy consumption.

The exhibition curators have also worked to achieve a level of “green curating” that cuts down on the exhibition’s carbon footprint. The team is scaling back the use of paper in the design, planning, and writing practices related to the show; incorporating local objects and materials that do not require crating and shipping from far away This exhibition is curated by Ethan Lasser of places; and using bicycle for the Chipstone Foundation andtransportation guest curated objects from as far away as Madison and

by Hongtao Zhou.

Green Bay. In the gallery, the design team Green at thematerials Museumfor labels and will useFair recycled Sat, Jan 30, 10:30 am–5 pm activated platforms, and electronically Join us for lectures, artists’consumption. demonstrations, lighting will control energy and a vendor fair.

Hongtao Zhou, Ice and Snow Furniture, 2009. Photo: Hongtao Zhou

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In The Seam, a portfolio of six color linocuts by Jörg Immendorff (German, 1945–2007) and three poems by A. R. Penck (German, b. 1939), the artists employ the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin as a symbol of Germany’s conflicted national spirit, the result of various geographical and political divisions. Built in 1791 as a sign of peace, the Brandenburg Gate, in an ironic twist, was incorporated into the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 separating East and West Berlin.

Immendorff and Penck portray the gate in this work as “the seam” that joins the divided city/country and the two political ideologies. Throughout the portfolio, heraldic

The artists employ the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin as a symbol of Germany’s conflicted national spirit. emblems of each political system—the eagle, a portrait of the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong, the hammer and sickle, Russian architecture, and a Marx book—are presented as unified and non-hierarchical. Immendorff merged the symbols, one into another, so that they can be read as both positive and negative forms, suggesting that the nation can come together as a rich patchwork of complementary philosophies and agendas.

Immendorff and Penck met in 1976 in East Berlin and collaborated on a number of projects, ranging from staging political performances and group exhibitions to creating print portfolios. For Immendorff and Penck, the only possibility for a substantive debate about the legacy of the Second World War in Germany was through the hand and mind of the artist—represented here as a large paintbrush. The Seam is on view in the exhibition Figurative Prints: 1980s Rewind in the Koss Gallery through November 29.

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Jörg Immendorff and A. R. Penck, Seam (Column 4) [detail]; from the portfolio The Seam, 1982. Gift of Granvil and Marcia Specks. Photo by Larry Sanders

From the Collection

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profiles | members matter

Wendy Gunderson A gift giver with a purpose, Wendy Gunderson has criteria to fill when looking for “the perfect gift.” Her goal is to find something personal, local in origin, cost effective, and most importantly, unique in nature.

Selecting a present can be tricky for a number of reasons, particularly when it is for someone you don’t know as personally as you would like. After years of giving clients boxes of fruit or chocolates, Wendy found what she was looking for; it fulfilled— and even exceeded—all her criteria, and it had been right in front of her the entire time.

She discovered the Milwaukee Art Museum gift membership.

How did you learn about the Museum’s gift memberships?

The materials I receive as a Business Circle Member mentions them, but not until I was looking at the Museum’s website did I take the time to see what they were all about.

Over the years, I have sent a variety of gifts, but the response to the gift membership was tremendous. After all, a membership to the Museum is far more special than the majority of gifts businesses send each year.

What is it about a Museum gift membership that makes it the perfect gift?

It’s a great way to give something local— something that supports our community— and everyone can find something personal to them in the Museum. Families can take part in the variety of kid-friendly programs, young professionals seem to really enjoy MAM After Dark, and those who aren’t 16

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Age: 44 Day Job: Attorney and Partner, Smith, Gunderson & Rowen, S.C. Favorite Artwork in the Collection: Crowded Market by Laurent Casimir Member Since: 2008

particularly interested in art can appreciate the wonder of the building itself.

Over the years, you have purchased over 20 gift memberships, who were they for?

Very special clients of our law firm. The discount offered last season for purchasing multiple memberships was a great incentive.

You can take advantage of the same deal this year! See page 27.

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profiles | members matter

Terry Sutter What has kept Terry Sutter a committed volunteer of the Museum for over two years?

“The great guests, great staff, and great art make each shift an enjoyable experience.”

Spending most of his educational and work life on the finance side of things, Mr. Sutter didn’t discover the arts until what he calls “an advanced age,” and thought the best way to learn more was to volunteer.

Busy with a full-time job, Mr. Sutter manages to find time to volunteer on Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings. “All I miss is some bad TV.” Do you have a favorite event you like to volunteer for?

Apart from my weekly shifts, I enjoy the Lakefront Festival of Arts because I get to talk to the artists and explore the wide range of mediums. However, my favorite is Art in Bloom, with the mixture of floral bouquets and art throughout the Museum.

What advice would you give to someone thinking about volunteering?

Do it. The Museum has become the “go to” place in Milwaukee. I meet people from all over the world. They come to see the building and stay to see the art. In the future, I’d like to be trained as a docent so that I can give tours to school and adult groups of the exhibitions and Collection galleries.

What are some of the most common questions you are asked by visitors?

Not surprisingly, “Where are the restrooms?”

Volunteers serve as a public relations arm

Age: Young at Heart Day Job: Senior Vice President, First Federal Bank of Wisconsin Favorite Artwork in the Collection: Isola di San Giacomo in Palude Chandelier II by Dale Chihuly Member Since: 2006

for the Museum, helping visitors orient themselves and make the most of their visit, but we are also ambassadors of the city. People from out of town want to know what there is to do in Milwaukee now that they’ve seen the Santiago Calatrava-designed building they’ve heard so much about.

New Volunteer Orientation Tues, Sept 1, 10:30 am or Sat, Sept. 5, 10:30 am RSVP to caitlin.martell@mam.org

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Family Fun For a complete listing of programs and up-to-the-minute event details, visit www.mam.org.

Family Fun

Kids Classes

Adult Classes

Spend 5 minutes or stay all day!

Ages 4–15

Ages 16 and up

Mixing with the Masters of Pop Art 3 Saturdays: Sept 19 | Jasper Johns Oct 17 | Andy Warhol Nov 21 | Wayne Thiebaud 10:30 am–NooN Ages 4–8 (with an adult caregiver)

Drawing in the Galleries 8 Thursdays: Oct 1–Nov 19 6:15–7:45 pm

Go on an adventure with an ArtPack.

Grab a MAM Passport, costume caper, color tool belt, or sketch pack and go!

Thur, 4–8 pm Sat and Sat, 10 am–5 pm Say hello to the Janitor.

How is he feeling today?

Gallery 20, Main Level Play musical chairs.

Which is most comfortable?

Chair Park, Lower Level Visit the animals in the Folk Gallery.

Which one is your favorite?

Upper Level ArtPack activities are sponsored

by Four-Four Foundation and an anonymous donor.

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Drawing in the Galleries for Kids 8 Thursdays: Oct 1–Nov 19 4:30–6 pm Ages 6–10 or 11–15

Looking at Art 4 Thursdays: Oct 22–Nov 12 1:30–2:30 pm Visit www.mam.org/learn or call 414-224-3803 for complete details and a full listing of classes.

Class registration is easy!

Call 414-224-3803. As always, Members receive discounts on classes. Gift certificates and scholarships are also available.

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Experience the comical folk art, lively music, and tasty treats of the colorful Mexican celebration—Day of the Dead. Create your own papel picado (paper banners) and dancing skeletons, and sample traditional Day of the Dead bread and cookies. Contribute to the communal altar, which will be installed at the United Community Center. Enjoy hands-on workshops, prizes, and fun throughout the today!

Sponsored by Additional support provided by Assurant Health.

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“The Milwaukee Art Museum recently became even more family friendly.”

—OnMilwaukee.com In just three months of launching Kohl’s Art Generation, over 40,000 children and adults have cut, glued, painted—created!— through the onsite and outreach efforts that comprise the program. Developed in partnership with Kohl’s Department Stores to engage kids and their families in the creative experience of art, Kohl’s Art Generation “allows the Milwaukee Art Museum to expand its reach as a major resource for art education and broaden its presence in the community,” says Brigid Globensky, education director at the Museum. From the Kohl’s Art Generation Gallery and Open Studio to Kohl’s Color Wheels—a young participant said it best—“it’s so much fun!”

wee kend family programs Each month, Story Time in the Galleries, Sketching in the Galleries, and Kohl’s Art Generation Open Studio feature a different theme; each weekend, a new opportunity to explore that theme through art.

September: Museum Curiosities October: Shapes and Shadows November: Pop Art

Saturdays Story Time in the Galleries 10:30 am Come hear a story that relates to a work in the galleries, and then create your own drawing to take home.

Sketching in the Galleries 1–3 pm Drop in and try your hand at sketching from works in a different gallery each week.

Sundays

Visit the Kohl’s Art Generation website at www.mam.org/artgeneration for details on programming.

Kohl’s Art Generation Open Studio 10 am–4 pm

kohl’s color whee ls

Open STUDIO

cedarbUrG fiNe artS & craftS fair Sat–SUN, Sept 19–20

SUNdaYS, 10 am–4 pm

Ending a fun, festival-filled summer, the mobile creation station makes its final stop.

Design an animal sculpture, mood painting, or splatter drawing to take home—free!

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In this creativity-generating space, kids can make a mess—and they may just make a masterpiece! The studio is open to the public every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for art making and explorative play.

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GAllERY

schoo l family nights

color StorieS | tHroUGH dec 31, 2009

2009/10 academic Year

Discover how colors fool your eye, inspire stories, and mix with one another to create an entire rainbow.

Twenty-five area schools are invited to host students and their parents for an evening of shared creative art experiences.

Families follow up this program with complimentary visits to the Museum.

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American Originals President’s Circle Preview June 3, 2009

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American Originals Member Preview Celebration June 4, 2009

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happenings | programs + events NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL FOUNDATION PRESENTS

MAM After Dark Fall Edition—Three big events!

Fridays, Sept 25, Oct 16, and Nov 20 5 pm–midnight

Kick off a fresh new season of MAM After Dark with a sneak preview of the most anticipated exhibition of the year. Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is making its premiere at the Museum, and at the September MAM After Dark event, you have special access to the exhibition—before it opens to the public! Several of Warhol’s screen test videos will be on view, as will his epic Chelsea Girls.

MAM After Dark celebrates its one-year anniversary in October with the return of RunUp to the Runway. Discover up-andcoming fashion designers from Mount Mary College as their creations warm up the catwalk, then take a peek behind the curtains of Milwaukee’s fashion scene and view cutting-edge innovations from the

best and brightest local designers at this— Milwaukee’s premier—couture event.

In November, MAM After Dark explores Andy Warhol’s “fifteen minutes of fame” through collaborations with Luckystar Gallery and UWM’s Dance and Digital Media Departments. Luckystar’s The Future is Now, an exhibition featuring local artists, concludes its four-venue Midwest tour with a final appearance at the Museum, and UWM presents a series of collaborative installations combining video and performance art.

And, of course, you can always expect the ever-popular DIY Studio, curator-led tours, music by Radio Milwaukee DJs, afterhours access to the galleries, food, drink— and a chance to be in our next ad campaign!

Get photos and more details at www. mam.org/afterdark or text MAM to 30364 and receive updates on your mobile phone.

(Standard rates apply; discontinue updates at any time.)

Tickets

Sept 25/Nov 20 Free for Members $12/$6 in advance at www.mam.org/afterdark Oct 16: RunUp to the Runway reserved seating standing $35/$15 Member $20/$10 Member

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MAM After Dark Photo Booth June 26, 2009

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More Happenings Additional Gallery Talks and Lectures Gallery Talks Figurative Prints: 1980s Rewind Tues, Sept 15 and Oct 13, 1:30 pm Look at the approximately forty contemporary prints on view by artists such as Eric Fischl, Susan Rothenberg, and Julian Schnabel with insight from exhibition curator Brooke Mulvaney.

American Furniture/Googled Tues, Sept 22, 1:30 pm Experience this innovative exhibition that uses modern-day technology to examine American nineteenth-century furniture, with exhibition curator Mel Buchanan.

German Expressionist Prints from the Marcia and Granvil Specks Collection Tues, Oct 27, 1:30 pm Uncover the stories behind the provocative German Expressionist prints on view, with Mary Weaver Chapin, associate curator of prints and drawings.

The Art of Mythology in the Museum’s Collection Tues, Nov 10, 1:30 pm Explore works in the Museum’s Collection inspired by mythology, with Catherine Sawinski, assistant curator of earlier European art.

Lectures The Art of Haiti: A Creative Writing Workshop Sun, Nov 22, 2 pm Register for an artfully inspired creative writing workshop in the Haitian galleries, followed by a tour of the collection. The workshop is being held in partnership with Alliance Française de Milwaukee, and in conjunction with UWM’s Distinguished Lecture Series visit by Edwidge Danticat.

Call 414-224-3826 for details.

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Lectures Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night Thurs, Sept 10, 6:15 pm Welcome Joachim Pissarro, Bershad Professor of Art History and guest lecturer during the Pissarro exhibition in 2007, back to the Museum as he discusses Vincent van Gogh’s paradoxical approach of representing night with light, the subject of his most recent exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. Book signing and optional dinner in Café Calatrava to follow; call 414-224-3293 for dinner details. Pissarro’s book Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night is available from the Museum Store.

Art Without Category: British & Irish Art from the Anthony Petullo Collection Thurs, Sept 17, 6:15 pm Join Anthony Petullo as he profiles ten artists outside the artistic mainstream to question the art world’s use of labels such as “self-taught,” “naive,” or “outsider.”

A book signing and reception will follow.

Sponsored by Print Forum and Friends of Art

Art Without Category Available in the Museum Store and at www.mam.org/store Hardcover $25/$22.50 Member

Sponsored by the Fine Arts Society

Warm the heart with the gift of art this holiday season.

Purchase a Milwaukee Art Museum gift membership to be enjoyed year-round.

The elegantly wrapped membership opens to reveal a year’s worth of art, memories, and special discounts—all the “insider” benefits of being a Museum Member.

Perfect for relatives, clients, and employees, too! Save 20% when you buy 3 or more gift memberships.*

Purchase Your Gift Membership Today!

• Call the Membership Hotline: 414-224-3284 • Stop in the Museum during regular hours *Offer expires December 16, 2009, and applies to Family or Dual level memberships and above.

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Member Extras Member Trip: Modern Wing, Chicago Tues, Oct 6, 8:30 am Depart Chicago, 4 pm

Join us for a day trip to Chicago and see the new Modern Wing at the Art Institute. We will take a one-hour guided tour of the spectacular new Modern Wing in the morning; the afternoon is yours! Enjoy lunch on your own and explore the rest of the Art Institute as you choose.

Designed by Pritzker Prize–winning arch­itect

Renzo Piano, the Modern Wing provides a light-filled setting in which to experience the museum’s worldrenowned collections of modern European painting and sculpture, contemporary art, architecture and design, and photography.

This 264,000 square-foot building has been a decade in the making, and positions the Art Institute as the second-largest art museum in the United States.

Cost $50 (tour, admission, and transportation) This trip is open to Members at the Art Advocate ($150) level and above.

Individual, Dual, or Family Members—upgrade today and join us free with a guest!

Coffee With a Conscience in Windhover Hall will be open at 8:30 am.

RSVP to the Member Hotline at 414-224-3284.

“Its delicate structural frame is a sparkling counterpart to the museum’s 1893 Beaux Arts building.”

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happenings | new MeDia

what’s Up online

Photos courtesy Steve Silverman

what would andy warhol do?

Furniture/Googled exhibition yet, you have until October 11 to experience the new in-gallery technology that challenges the way art is presented in a gallery setting.

The unconventional digital labels share resource materials from the Internet, including information about original interiors, patents, and source designs, and on related objects at other museums; blogs about artists; and auction results. A computer kiosk is also available for you to leave comments and to further research the objects in the show, using some of the same methods the curators used.

social media www.facebook.com/milwaukeeart

www.twitter.com/milwaukeeart

www.flickr.com/mkeart

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Video still from Superstar—The Life and Times of Andy Warhol, 1990.

With the arrival of the Andy Warhol: The Last Decade exhibition comes a unique opportunity to ask the question: “What would Andy Warhol think of social media and current online technology?” Warhol worked in a variety of media, including painting, film, music, fashion, and photography. Would it be safe to presume that Warhol would also embrace the new media of today? It’s likely the films and videos that came out of the Factory and his homegrown cable TV show would have found their way onto YouTube.

During the course of the exhibition, be sure to frequent the Museum’s Twitter (www. twitter.com/milwaukeeart), Facebook (www.facebook.com/milwaukeeart), Flickr (www.flickr.com/mkeart), and YouTube (www.youtube.com/milwaukeeartmuseum) pages, and see if you can spot the Warhol influence.

To learn more about the complete Warhol experience at the Museum this fall— Andy Warhol: The Last Decade, Andy Warhol: Pop Star, Figurative Prints: 1980s Rewind, the screen test videos, film programs, MAM After Dark events, and more—POP in at www.mam.org/warhol.

If you haven’t stopped down in the Decorative Arts Gallery for the American

museum store | sMarT shopping

The everyday warhol

Warhol Watch Make a statement. Capture your “15 minutes� in a watch that is both sophisticated and forward thinking in its design. $150/$135 Member

Marilyn Chair This beautiful Baroque chair sets the stage for a dramatic experience. $425/$382.50 Member

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Marilyn Wall Stickers Add instant glamour to your home. $34/$30.60 Member

museum store | shop The new onLine sTore aT www.mam.org/store

The art of entertaining

Super Star Hors d’oeuvre Bowl Dress your table with this sculptural, and functional, centerpiece by Alessi. $150/$135 Member

Celebration Champagne Flutes Toast the holidays in style, and in six different languages.

Wine Cooler Fresh, modern—chill your Champagne in elegance.

$10 (each)/$9 Member

$90/$81 Member

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Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait (Strangulation), 1978 (detail). Collection of Anthony d’Off ay.

12 Hours of Warhol

Member Preview Celebration

Thurs, Sept 24, 10 am–10 pm