Current Exhibitions:
Signs of the Times:
Robert Rauschenberg's America
Through January 3, 2010
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008) was one of the great American artists of our time. As a painter, sculptor, and printmaker, he drew his subject matter from the everyday world. In the style of collage, he juxtaposed and overlapped actual objects and fragments derived from photographs, newspaper clippings, and magazines often bound together by the artist’s gestural brushwork to create kaleidoscopic works of art.
Cage and Cunningham:
Chance, Time and Concept
in the Visual Arts
Through May 9, 2010
The exhibition pays homage to the visual legacy inspired by the life and work of composer, poet, and artist John Cage (1912–1992) and dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham (1919–2009), paying tribute to Cage and Cunningham’s fifty-year collaboration through works from the permanent collection, as well as seminal works from collections in the region.
From Nature:
Realist Works in MMoCA’s Permanent Collection
Through July 2010
From Nature: Realist Works in MMoCA’s Permanent Collection is the last in a three-part series of exhibitions that surveys the major styles of modernism in the visual arts. Although based upon perceptual observations of the world, with the artist “working from nature,” modernist realism distinguishes itself from past practice. The artist may, for example, simplify detail, create irrational juxtapositions to produce a “magic realism,” or derive works from the sharp-focused realism of photographs.
Upcoming Exhibitions:
Wisconsin Triennial
May 22-August 15, 2010
In the spring of 2010, MMoCA will present the Wisconsin Triennial, a survey of contemporary Wisconsin art. As in previous years, the 2010 Triennial will be a juried exhibition selected and organized by MMoCA’s curatorial staff. Each of the selected artists will be represented by a single work or a small group of works. The Triennial reflects current directions in Wisconsin visual art. The exhibition will be installed in the museum's main galleries, State Street Gallery, and New Media Gallery. Other spaces may be utilized as well. An illustrated publication documenting the exhibition will be produced by MMoCA.
Rob and Christian Clayton:
Inside Out
September 10–December 19, 2010
MMoCA will present the first major museum exhibition dedicated to the bold, colorful drawings, paintings, and sculptures of Rob and Christian Clayton. The Clayton Brothers work together closely to construct objects that are both narrative and deeply personal. Front and center are the unique people, animals, and places that occupy the outskirts of the American psyche.
