From the Chair

Apr 29, 2019 | Essay, From the Chair

Bearing the bandages, water and sponge, Straight and swift to my wounded I go… -Walt Whitman, from The Wound-Dresser I’ve been thinking a lot lately about about the metaphorical and often quite real presence of the wound in contemporary art. Ideas about the wound...

Phases Work from Neon: Light as Sculpture

Apr 29, 2019 | ArtsatUW, Events

May 1-6 Artists: Alyssa Ackerman, Jocelyn Chan, Yuheng Chen, Mitchell Dvorak, Paulina Eguino, Sabrina Friedman, Madeline Hall, Samantha Kinsler, Georgia Lamarre, Anna Lehner, Isabel Monti, Ben Orozco, and Anders Zanichkowsky Opening Reception: Saturday, May 4, 6-9pm...
When a haircut becomes performance art by Jeremy Olds

When a haircut becomes performance art by Jeremy Olds

Apr 28, 2019 | News

A haircut isn’t usually a gallery-worthy event. But when performed by Faisal Abdu’allah, the room becomes the artist’s salon – a place to exchange ideas about identity, belonging and meaning. Jeremy Olds hears more. As a child in northwest London in...
Sneak Peak of New Acquisitions

Sneak Peak of New Acquisitions

Apr 26, 2019 | News

The Art Exchange just finished up a call for art and here is a sneak peak at some of our UW Madison awardees. Congratulations to our student artists! If you are interested in the artwork, you can view it in person at our upcoming Art Exchange exhibition. Where: Union...