Cloaked and vaporous social commentary of unprecedented proportion masqueraded as wackiness in one of the best art installations of the year. Tremendous effort went into putting together The Skrauss' latest exhibition Ascension into the Fiction at UWM Innova 3 Gallery. An illustrator and painters by training The Skrauss has more recently taken a dive of... Continue Reading →
Coughing and Such, Jackpot Gallery, Nicotine Bliss
I'll never get used to the receding daylight suffered by fall changing to winter. The premature darkness did allow the new inhabitants of Truly Spoken's old space to feature their fine vintage replacement framed window glass under studio lighting. There's a market around here for that huh? That's the kind ingenuity you expect to see... Continue Reading →
Model Space, Portrait Society Gallery
Breaking in its newly reconfigured space, the Portrait Society Gallery's latest opening went easy as a Saturday afternoon whistle Friday night at the Marshall Building. At least that's the way feels when you just get to be one of the many enthused patrons. An Enclave, Rarified For several years prior, the Portrait Society's raw 5th... Continue Reading →
In Bloom, Reincarnation, Nadia Smale
It's her first, but highly unlikely that it's her last. Nadia Smale has an art show coming up at Orcanine Abbey this Friday night titled Reincarnation. She has moxie and a proclivity for making cool stuff, as all artists do, with an eye for aesthetic and guts to take chances. How can you blame her?... Continue Reading →
Tasting Grit, Tap the Potential, Jeff LaDow
Aircraft routinely claim the distinction of the only ones taking off at General Mitchell International Airport. Recently at Mitchell International, Tap the Potential lifted awareness of people that defy the laws of social gravity. Tap the Potential is a month long initiative of Milwaukee Public Theatre to give a platform to those that constantly face societal... Continue Reading →