Madison Museum of Contemporary Art


What People Are Saying


Jasper Johns: The Prints
"In a major coup for MMoCA, famed artist Jasper Johns has his print work showcased in America's heartland."

—"Peerless Prints" by Gayle Worland, February 10, 2008
Wisconsin State Journal

Stephen Hilyard: The Beautiful Lie

"Stephen Hilyard's art exhibit, The Beautiful Lie, is an intriguing medley of digitally altered photographs and computer animation..."

—"'Beautiful Lie' reveals truth in photo fiction" by Johanna Lurvey, December 11, 2007
The Badger Herald

Karl Wirsum: Winsome Works(some)

"Wirsum was delighted by the banal phantasmagoria of modern life before it was cool to be so, and well before you could build a highly successful 24-hour news network around that graphic-heavy delight. In painting after painting, he manages to represent one of the most shameful aspects of our culture: the way we can flatter, exaggerate and gloss over the emotional depth of a truly terrible situation..."

—From “Art reviews: Painting a new picture of Wirsum ” by Scott Topper,
November 11, 2007 The Wisconsin State Journal

Making Visible the Invisible: Abstract Art from MMoCA’s Permanent Collection

"But when you go, arrive a few minutes early so you can take in an outstanding mini-show of 24 works of abstract art in the North Henry Street Gallery of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art..."

—From "Art Talk: Do you prefer abstract or realistic art?" by Jacob Stockinger,
November 9, 2007 The Capital Times

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