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...the Chicago Imagists—now the subject of a stunning exhibition at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art ... were more like young art buddies, sharing aesthetic attitudes rather than formal principles or aims. Which makes for an amazingly coherent display of work by 14 diverse artists, five of them women."
—Tom L. Freudenhein, "A Subtle Pop" The Wall Street Journal. October 27, 2011 »
"This is not an exhibition to view once. It's a show to return to as often as one is able, to allow impressions to change and grow and new details to emerge with each viewing."
—Katie Vaughn, "Meet in the Middle: MMoCA celebrates a spirited group of Chicago artists" Madison Magazine. September 9, 2011 »
"Fans of contemporary art, pop culture and counterculture, take note: Madison is now home to one of the best collections of Chicago Imagism anywhere. From Ed Paschke's glowing, robotic-looking figures to the zany and grotesque images of Jim Nutt to the stylized social critiques of Roger Brown, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art's collection is a treasure trove."
—Jennifer A. Smith, "MMoCA shows off its spectacular Chicago Imagism collection: Funky movement" Isthmus, September 9, 2011
" Presented together, the pair of exhibitions offer an incredible opportunity to examine different takes on—and consider the myriad questions posed by—the topic of technology."
—Katie Vaughn, "For Better or Worse" Madison Magazine. June 8, 2011 »
"Works in the exhibition both celebrate technology and its abilities to help us travel, communicate and work, and critique the mixed blessings and outright danger technology often brings."
—Jennifer Smith, “Machine age: MMoCA exhibits focus on technological themes" Isthmus, June 9, 2011 »
Gladys Nilsson, Quartets Recording, 1965. Watercolor on paper, 12 x 13½ inches. The Bill McClain Collection of Chicago Imagism, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.