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At the Milwaukee Art Museum, an intense collection of photographs that bring to life still images contained in Taryn Simon's three major book releases hangs quietly. An absolute gem and highly recommended to photographers Taryn Simon: Photographs and Texts closes tomorrow on New Year's Day, luckily the Milwaukee Art Museum is open all weekend. In... Continue Reading →
Magicians coined the phrase the "hand is quicker than the eye", with alacrity Jason Anthony LeRoy proves the hand may out quick the mind. Leaving his works' presence then returning to stare again, starring once gives no guarantee of capturing all illusions trapped in LeRoy's art. A theme of Gallery Night Fall Edition 2011 at... Continue Reading →
Walking into Studio Lounge, large canvases covered in artistic expression offer salutations, bizarre and gripping. On the canvas lay familiar forms, a profile of a face, the appendage of an animal, a human body clothed. The forms meld together, a technique exquisitely conveyed by Jenie Gao. Featured on Gallery Night at Studio Lounge, Jenie Gao... Continue Reading →
Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN) opened it's Beyond the Canvas exhibition at Zimmerman Architectural Studios Friday night. The work presented in Beyond the Canvas featured a cadre of artists taking inspiration from the rejuvenation of the Menomonee Valley. Their expressions took on a variety of mediums ranging from water color, collage, to photography created En... Continue Reading →
It still had that old musk that old mansions have. The rich wood finish absorbs aged air then initiates respiration of elegant atmosphere. Avenues West's Brumder Mansion recently played host to an art soiree, lining-up contemporary artworks with steeped traditional pieces of the historic home's permanent art collection. The artists exhibiting their techniques make up... Continue Reading →
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