Category Archives: Art News

Remembering Dr. Alfred Bader

Posted on January 23, 2019 by

There is never a good time to write about the loss of a friend. And though I knew him for only a short time, Dr. Alfred Bader was a friend to us all in the Milwaukee Art Museum family. News … Continue reading →

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Sunny Does Milwaukee

Posted on November 19, 2015 by

MAM’s furriest friend, Sunny, from Alex Katz’s popular painting, has emBARKed on a staycation while the Museum undergoes renovations. Read on to follow his adventure around the Milwaukee area. Then see him again at the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Community Free … Continue reading →

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Warhol, Warhol, Everywhere a Warhol

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

Everybody loves Andy Warhol! Who isn’t immediately attracted to the bright colors, crisp lines, and repetition in Andy Warhol’s artwork? Not to mention the fact that Warhol himself was such a character, playing with the art world, celebrity, and fame. … Continue reading →

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Do you like America’s Next Top Model?

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

So do I. Which is why I was excited to learn that an artist in the Museum’s permanent collection, iona rozeal brown, is collaborating on a project with America’s Next Top Model (ANTM) guest star Benny Ninja. Ninja is a master of “vogueing” … Continue reading →

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From the Collection–Fab 5 Freddy (Told Me Everybody’s Fly)

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

A new exhibition Art in the Streets is on view April 17 to August 8, 2011 at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles). The exhibition is the first major U.S. museum survey of graffiti and street art and it features an … Continue reading →

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