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Celebrating Chihuly in Wisconsin
One cannot walk through the doors of the Milwaukee Art Museum without taking in a colorful burst of Dale Chihuly’s glass artwork. The Museum’s Isola di San Giacomo in Palude Chandelier II (at left) is one of the most popular works … Continue reading
A bit of Milwaukee in the Saarinen Archives at Yale
If you’ve visited the Museum recently, you know that we take our 125th anniversary seriously. There was cake for “Barbara Brown Lee Day” on May 2, there are three celebratory exhibitions, including a glamorous salon-style rehang of Gallery 10, and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Curatorial
Tagged 20th century design, architecture, Eero Saarinen, Library/Archives, War Memorial Center
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Lewandowski’s Mosaic Mural at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center
Though the soaring wings of the dramatic Santiago Calatrava building sometimes steal the show, the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Quadracci Pavilion is just one of two internationally significant architectural gems here on the Museum campus. The other is the bold Saarinen … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Curatorial
Tagged architecture, Edmund Lewandowski, Eero Saarinen, mosaic, mural, Precisionists, War Memorial Center
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Making an Exhibition, Part 5: Finally, Enjoying the Gallery
Well, that was a whirl! For any of you that follow these blog posts in a timely manner, you’ll know (and one of you even pointed out to me in a gallery talk!) that I ambitiously scheduled two “Making an … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Behind the Scenes, Curatorial, Exhibitions
Tagged Grete Marks, Marketing/Communications, Press
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Making an Exhibition, Part 4: Storyboards, Design, and Installation
Picking paint colors. Stepping under ladders in closed off galleries. Artfully arranging teacups. All are things I’ve done in the past few weeks, and all are entirely fun perks to a curator’s job. Beyond the fun, what I aim to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Behind the Scenes, Curatorial, Exhibitions
Tagged Behind the Scenes, curator, exhibition design, Grete Marks, loans, paint
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