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Past Exhibitions

Watercolor and acrylic on canvas word illustration that says dèyè mòn, gen mòn0

Exhibition 

 // Nov 20 – Mar 20

Santiago Cucullu:
 You still make me tremble
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2 channel installation of Kenneth Tam: Silent Spikes with a tunnel on one screen and seated cowboys on the other0

Exhibition 

 // Nov 06 – Feb 27

Kenneth Tam:
 Silent Spikes
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Showing a kitchen or dining area covered in images or prints with Chinese decoration0

Exhibition 

 // Jul 10 – Feb 13

Between
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Acrylic on canvas painting titled 'Antiguo' by Mauricio Ramirez, featuring a man wearing a headdress, painted in a mosaic style.0

Exhibition 

 // Sep 18 – Jan 23

Caja de Visiones:
 Arte moderno y contemporáneo de México en el Medio Oeste de los Estados Unidos
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the windows with writing on the front of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, showing part of the AMENDs exhibition inside the building0

Exhibition 

 // Jun 19 – Oct 24

AMENDS:
 Nick Cave and Bob Faust
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Gouache and chalk pastel illustration featuring a girl from the chest up blended with a wolf0

Exhibition 

 // Jun 05 – Oct 24

Natalie Frank:
 Unbound
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Jacob Lawrence, Dining Out, 1937. Gouache, 11 1/2 x 9 in. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Gift of the Estate of Janet Ela.0

Exhibition 

 // Nov 14 – Aug 22

Full Circle:
 Acquisitions and Exhibitions
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Exhibition 

 // Apr 24 – Aug 15

These Unruly and Ungovernable Selves:
 Michelle Handelman
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illustration of a woman surrounded by smaller scenes and people against a backdrop of shapes and trees0

Exhibition 

 // Aug 06 – Jun 06

Gladys Nilsson:
 Out of This World
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Patricia Kirby, Mindfulness, 2021. Multimedia work on paper, 11 x 13 1/4 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.0

Exhibition 

 // Apr 03 – Jun 06

Alone Together:
 Perspectives on Isolation
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Amy Cutler, Viragos, 2003. Gouache on paper, 19 ½ x 30 inches. Private Collection, New York. Image © Amy Cutler, courtesy Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York.0

Exhibition 

 // Mar 12 – May 16

Amy Cutler:
 A Narrative Thread
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Patrick Martinez, Hold the Ice, 2020. Neon, 36 x 22 inches. Courtesy of the Artist and Charlie James Gallery.0

Installation 

 // Jan 23 – May 02

Patrick Martinez:
 Signs of the Times
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Jojin van Winkle, The Destruction Project – Derby Dashes 1 – Summer/ Lodi WI, 2017. Digital print, 18 x 24 in. Courtesy of the Artist.0

Exhibition 

 // Oct 17 – Apr 11

Jojin Van Winkle:
 The Destruction Project
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James Cagle, Aurora, 2019. Archival pigment print, 6 x 5 inches. Courtesy of the artist.0

Exhibition 

 // Feb 29 – Jan 31

James Cagle:
 A Final Meditation on Art
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Exhibition 

 // Oct 02 – Nov 04

Jenny Holzer:
 YOUVOTE 2020
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Roger Brown, Forest Fire, 1976. Oil on canvas, 52 x 72 in. Promised gift of Mark and Judy Bednar.0

Exhibition 

 // Mar 14 – Oct 11

Uncommon Accumulation :
 The Mark and Judy Bednar Collection of Chicago Imagism
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Exhibition 

 // Jun 06 – Sep 27

Sebura&Gartelmann:
 Bonded
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Exhibition 

 // Jun 29 – Jun 14

Ray Yoshida:
 The Spaces in Between
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James Cagle, Excavation, 1974. 16mm color film (digitized), with sound, 5:00 minutes. Courtesy of the artist and the New York Filmmakers' Cooperative.0

Exhibition 

 // Feb 29 – May 24

James Cagle:
 Excavation
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Exhibition 

 // Oct 19 – Feb 16

Wisconsin Triennial:
 2019
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Shimon Attie, The Crossing, 2017. Single-channel video with 4.1 audio, 7:59 minutes. Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.0

Exhibition 

 // Apr 20 – Sep 29

Shimon Attie:
 The Crossing
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Tyanna Buie, The Front Porch, 2017. Screenprint, hand-applied ink, and Caran d'Ache monotype on paper, 96 x 84 inches. Image courtesy the Artist and The Alice Wilds Gallery, Milwaukee.0

 // May 04 – Sep 22

Tyanna Buie:
 After Image
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Jeffrey Gibson (Mississippi Band Choctaw/Cherokee), Like A Hammer, 2014. Elk hide, glass beads, artificial sinew, wool blanket, metal studs, steel, found pinewood block, and fur; 56 × 24 × 11 in. Collection of Tracy Richelle High and Roman Johnson, courtesy of Marc Straus Gallery, New York. Image courtesy of Jeffrey Gibson Studio and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California. Photograph by Peter Mauney.0

Exhibition 

 // Jun 08 – Sep 15

Jeffrey Gibson:
 Like a Hammer
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Gladys Nilsson, Beautify, 1994. Watercolor, gouache, and collage on two sheets of paper, 8 x 5 1/2 inches (each). Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. The Bill McClain Collection of Chicago Imagism.0

Exhibition 

 // Aug 11 – Jun 09

Eye Deal:
 Abstract Bodies of the Chicago Imagists
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Fred Stonehouse, Untitled, 1987. Mixed media on paper, 10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Purchase, through Arts Midwest with matching funds from the Rudolph and Louise Langer Fund.0

Exhibition 

 // Feb 23 – May 19

Mirror Image
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Tova K., Sea Creature, watercolor. Grade 11, James Madison Memorial High School, 2018. Art teacher Josh Newland.0

Exhibition 

 // Mar 16 – Apr 21

Young at Art:
 2019
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Exhibition 

 // Dec 01 – Mar 03

Nathaniel Mary Quinn:
 This is Life
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Frida Kahlo, Pitahayas, 1938. Oil on aluminum, 10 x 14 inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Bequest of Rudolph and Louise Langer. © 2013 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.0

Exhibition 

 // Oct 13 – Feb 03

Frida Kahlo:
 Pitahayas
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Joel Shapiro, Untitled, 1990-91. Bronze, 35 x 71 x 37 inches. ©2018 Joel Shapiro / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of the artist.0

Exhibition 

 // Sep 23 – Jan 13

JOEL SHAPIRO:
 The Bronzes
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William J. O'Brien, Reliquary, 2017. Installation view, Shane Campbell Gallery (Dec. 17, 2017 - Feb. 4, 2018). Courtesy of the Artist, Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago, and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York. Photo: Evan Jenkins.0

Exhibition 

 // Aug 18 – Nov 11

WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN:
 Reliquary
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Exhibition 

 // Jun 02 – Sep 30

THE HOUSE OF SPARKLING GLASSES:
 A Celluloid Experience by M.J. Paggie
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Marko Spalatin, Marko to Kim, 1968. Color screenprint, 23 x 28 inches. Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Birkhauser.0

Exhibition 

 // Jul 14 – Sep 02

Far Out:
 Art from the 1960s
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Irene Grau: construction season, 2018. Image courtesy of the artist.0

Exhibition 

 // May 05 – Aug 05

Irene Grau:
 construction season
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Jane Hammond, Irregular Plural II, 1995. Oil and paper collage on shaped canvas, 73 x 87 1/2 inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Gift of Lillian Heidenberg. © Jane Hammond, New York.0

Exhibition 

 // Dec 02 – Jul 29

Art/Word/Image
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José Carlos Teixeira. ON EXILE, elsewhere within here (video still), 2017. Single-channel video with sound, 70 minutes. Courtesy of the artist.0

Exhibition 

 // Jan 13 – May 20

José Carlos Teixeira: ON EXILE
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Ed Paschke, Suture, 1985. Oil on linen, 42 x 80 inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. The Bill McClain Collection of Chicago Imagism.0

Exhibition 

 // Nov 04 – May 06

BIG
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Jaume Plensa, Talking Continents, 2013. Stainless steel, 19 components, dimensions variable. © Jaume Plensa. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.0

Exhibition 

 // Dec 02 – Apr 15

Talking Continents
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Sonja Thomsen, in the space of elsewhere (installation detail), 2017. Mixed-media, site-specific installation. Courtesy the artist.0

Installation 

 // Jun 17 – Dec 17

SONJA THOMSEN:
 in the space of elsewhere
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Rashaad Newsome, Stop Playing in My Face! (video still), 2016. Single-channel video with sound, 04:02 minutes. Courtesy of the artist and De Buck Gallery, NY.0

Exhibition 

 // Aug 11 – Dec 03

Rashaad Newsome:
 ICON
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Chele Isaac, the understory (video still), 2017. Seven-channel video with sound. Courtesy the artist.0

Exhibition 

 // Sep 02 – Nov 12

Chele Isaac:
 the understory
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Kenneth Josephson, New York State, 1970, 1970. Gelatin silver print, 10 7/8” x 13 7/8” inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Purchase, through National Endowment for the Arts grant with matching funds from Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Renfert. © Kenneth Josephson, Courtesy of Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago.0

Exhibition 

 // Dec 02 – Nov 12

Reconfigured Reality:
 Contemporary Photography from the Permanent Collection
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Ed Paschke, Kontato, 1984. Color lithograph on paper, 34 1/4 x 24 1/8 inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Anonymous gift.0

Exhibition 

 // Jun 10 – Oct 15

Taking Sides
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Courtesy the artist.0

Exhibition 

 // May 06 – Aug 13

KAMBUI OLUJIMI:
 Zulu Time
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Cassils: Inextinguishable Fire (video still), 2007–2015. Single-channel video, 28:00 minutes. Courtesy of Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York.0

Exhibition 

 // May 20 – Aug 06

Digital Aura
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Installation view, Do Ho Suh, MOCA Cleveland, 2015. ©Do Ho Suh, Courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong. Photo: Jerry Birchfield. © MOCA Cleveland.0

Exhibition 

 // Feb 11 – May 14

Do Ho Suh
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Pamodou Juldeh Barry, Ancha Gaye Barry, and Ramatoulie Kujabi Barry, grade 5, Shorewood Hills Elementary0

Exhibition 

 // Feb 11 – Apr 23

Young at Art 2017
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Lois Bielefeld, Wednesday: Willie Mae. 2013, from the series Weeknight Dinners, 2013–present. Color photograph, 25 x 36 inches. Courtesy of the artist.0

Exhibition 

 // Sep 24 – Jan 08

Wisconsin Triennial 2016
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Frances Myers, Borzoi Watching, 1971. Aquatint and stencil, 20 x 11 ¾ inches. Gift of Impressions, Inc.0

Exhibition 

 // May 14 – Nov 06

Compassionate Eye:
 The Art of Frances Myers
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Claire Stigliani, Drawing, 2015. Acrylic, colored pencil, gold leaf, 18 ⅞ x 24 ⅞ inches. Courtesy the artist.0

Exhibition 

 // May 28 – Sep 04

Claire Stigliani: Half-Sick of Shadows
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Allison Schulnik, Eager, 2014. Traditional clay-mation and stop-motion animated film, 8 minutes 30 seconds. Courtesy of the artist and Mark Moore Gallery.0

Exhibition 

 // Apr 29 – Aug 28

All‐Licensed Fool:
 Animations by Allison Schulnik and Wong Ping
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Charles Munch, Fire Signs, 1989. Oil on canvas, 41 x 53 inches. Museum Purchase Fund.0

Exhibition 

 // Jun 04 – Aug 21

Our Good Earth
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Frank Stella, Extracts, from Moby Dick Deckle Edges, 1993. Lithograph, etching, aquatint, relief, and screenprint on white TGL, handmade paper, 34 ½ x 42 ¾ inches. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Purchased with the assistance of the Orde Poynton Fund 2002. © 2016 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.0

Exhibition 

 // Feb 06 – May 22

Frank Stella Prints:
 A Retrospective
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William Kentridge, Felix in Exile, 1994. Still from 35mm film transferred to video, 8 min, 43 sec loop. Collection of Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Gift of Susan and Lewis Manilow, 2001.23. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery.0

Exhibition 

 // Jan 22 – Apr 24

William Kentridge:
 The Heart has Its Own Memory
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Warrington Colescott, Death in Venice: Aschenbach Aboard, from the portfolio Death in Venice, 1971. Etching, 15¹¹⁄₁₆ x 11¹⁵⁄₁₆ inches (image size). Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Museum Purchase, in memory of Lois Hartshorne.0

Exhibition 

 // Jun 06 – Apr 17

Death in Venice:
 Warrington Colescott and Thomas Mann
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Ellen Lanyon, Arabian Nights, 1998. Acrylic on canvas, 44 x 52 inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Gift from the Estate of Ellen Lanyon.0

Exhibition 

 // Dec 05 – Apr 17

Curious Worlds:
 The Art of Ellen Lanyon
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Kim Schoen, The Second Oldest Amusement, 2011. Still from single-channel video, 2 min, 35 sec loop. Courtesy of the artist.0

Exhibition 

 // Sep 19 – Jan 10

Kim Schoen:
 Have You Never Let Someone Else Be Strong?
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Robert von Sternberg, Arlanda Airport, Stockholm, 2012. Archival inkjet print, 13 x 19 inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Gift of the artist.0

Exhibition 

 // Sep 12 – Jan 03

Taking Their Place:
 Recent Acquisitions in Context
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Natasha Nicholson, Strata view. Photography © Eric Ferguson0

Exhibition 

 // Aug 22 – Nov 08

Natasha Nicholson:
 The Artist in Her Museum
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Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Untitled, from the Corner Series, 1974. Watercolor, 15 x 14⅞ inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Purchase, through funds from Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Renfert.0

Exhibition 

 // Jun 06 – Aug 23

Coordinates
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Lois Ireland, The Homestead, c. 1944. Oil on canvas, 34¾ x 28½ inches. Collection of the Wisconsin Regional Art Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison.0

Exhibition 

 // May 16 – Jul 19

Wisconsin Pastorale:
 The Early Paintings of Lois Ireland
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Eric and Heather ChanSchatz, PTG.0222 Slavery (Human Trafficking) / Stateless children in Chiang Mai, Thailand (detail), 2012–2015. Screenprint on silk and polished stainless steel, 80½ x 134½ inches. Courtesy of the artists.0

Exhibition 

 // Feb 07 – May 17

Eric and Heather ChanSchatz:
 22nd Century
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Tadaria Ross0

Exhibition 

 // Mar 28 – May 10

Young at Art 2015
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Narayan Mahon, Store, Stepanakert, Nagorno Karabakh, 2006. Archival pigment print, 24 x 30 inches. © Narayan Mahon Photography.0

Exhibition 

 // Dec 06 – Mar 15

Narayan Mahon:
 Lands in Limbo
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Alec Soth, Charles, Vasa, Minnesota, 2002. Chromogenic print, 50 x 40 inches. Courtesy the artist.0

Exhibition 

 // Sep 14 – Jan 04

From Here to There:
 Alec Soth’s America
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Jason S. Yi, installation detail images from A Fragile Permanence. Photos © Claire Larkins.0

Exhibition 

 // Aug 23 – Nov 09

Jason S. Yi:
 A Fragile Permanence
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Terry Husebye, Stella Jones, Harrisburg Flood Victim, 1973. Gelatin silver print, 11⅜ x 7⅝ inches. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Museum Purchase Fund. © Terry Husebye, 1973.0

Exhibition 

 // May 24 – Aug 24

Turn Turn Turn
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Fred Stonehouse, Trying To Be A Problem, 2012. Acrylic on canvas banner, 55 x 67 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee.0

Exhibition 

 // Sep 21 – Jan 05

Wisconsin Triennial 2013
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A complete list of exhibitions since 1979 is available here.