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Wisconsin Triennial 2016

September 24, 2016 – January 8, 2017

Lois Bielefeld, Wednesday: Willie Mae. 2013, from the series Weeknight Dinners, 2013–present. Color photograph, 25 x 36 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
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This year’s Wisconsin Triennial will open with a reception beginning at 6 pm on Friday, September 23. The exhibition will be on view in the museum’s lobby, State Street Gallery, Imprint Gallery, main galleries, and rooftop sculpture garden through January 8, 2017. A cornerstone of MMoCA’s exhibition programming, the Triennial captures the richness and variety of artistic expression across the state, and showcases significant themes being addressed within the contemporary art world. Visitors may see new work by artists included in previous Triennials, as well as discover emerging artists.

Chris Rowley, The Fascist Hag and a Plowshare Oddity, 2016. Acrylic yarn on monk’s cloth, 86 x 63 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Suzanne Rose, Concrete batch plant (Cornell, WI), from the series Night Vision, 2015. Pigment print, 22 ½ x 34 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Joseph Mougel, Luscinia Xanthoplasticus II (video still), 2016. Multimedia installation. Courtesy of the artist.
Linda Levinson, No. 15: Sanskrit-English Dictionary Sir M. Monier-Williams New Edition Oxford, from the series The Hidden Souls of Books, 2016. Cyanotype, 15 x 11 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Daniel O’Neal, Self Portrait in Blaze Orange, 2015. Oil on canvas, 55 x 42 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Helen Lee, OMG, 2015. Neon, 64 x 20 inches. Neon. Courtesy of the artist.
Ray Chi, Noodle Around, 2016. Polyethylene foam and steel, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
John Hitchcock, Beads, Birds and Bombs 3, 2015. Screenprint and dye on paper, 22 x 30 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Kristy Deetz, Christmas Rising, 2016. Acrylic paint on digital pattern printed on silk with image transfers and embroidery on canvas, 36 x 36 inches. Courtesy of the artist
James Cagle, Domestic Image (Jar with Edge), 2015. Archival pigment print, 12 x 18 inches (20 x 26 inches). Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Gift of the artist.
Emily Arthur, Scrub Sage (with red bird shadows), 2016. Acrylic medium on glazed paper with screen printed elements and chine collé, 30 x 22 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Nicholas Frank, Sorry I’m Late, from the series 140 Characters, 2015-ongoing. Bluestone, approx. 36 x 24 x 4 inches. Courtesy of the artist and the Green Gallery, Milwaukee.
T.L. Solien, A-Hole Falls, 2015. Acrylic and enamel on canvas, 84 x 84 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Amy Fichter, Black Tern (Chlidonias niger surinamensis), 2015. Archival Inkjet print, 22 x 40 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Specimen courtesy of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Craig Clifford, Abide, 2015. Slip-cast and hand-built ceramic with found ceramic objects, 10 x 20 x 9 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Meg Mitchell, On Invisibility, from Fern Stations I–III (a three-part multimedia installation), 2016. Letterpress print on paper, 19 x 13 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Carol Emmons, Cosmogony 2.1 (detail), 2016. Mixed media, approx. 11 x 14 x 4 ½ feet. Courtesy of the artist.
SALYER + SCHAAG, Performing MMoCA, 2016. Durational performance. Courtesy of the artist.
Ted Brusubardis, Pacel Galvu (Raise Your Head), Musings of a Conductor, 2015-16. 4-channel synchronized video with stereo sound, 08:56 minutes. Courtesy of the artist.

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Join us for the Opening Celebration for the 2025 Wisconsin Triennial 6–9 PM Friday, May 2