Milwaukee Art Museum

National Cat Day is the purrrfect opportunity to announce this new acquisition! We are thrilled to welcome Norah Neilson Gray’s “Golden Eyes” into the collection, and it will be on view beginning November 20. Gray trained and later taught at the renowned Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. She and a group of women based there around 1900 formed the so-called Glasgow Girls, an informal artistic collective. Gray had a successful career, exhibiting internationally and winning awards for her work. “Golden Eyes” bears the artist's distinctive brand of modernism, which balances a powerful emotive quality with an elegantly reductive focus on form and color. Selected from the Maas Gallery by Tanya Paul, Isabel and Alfred Bader Curator of European Art, the artwork reinforces the central role women played in advancing artistic innovation in the 19th and early 20th centuries Image: Norah Neilson Gray (Scottish, 1882–1931), “Golden Eyes,” 1917. Oil on canvas. 39 × 20 in. (99.06 × 50.8 cm). Purchase, with funds from Avis Martin Heller in honor of the Fine Arts Society, M2024.51

🎉 Big news! The Museum Store is doubling in size—literally! This November, we're unveiling a two-level shopping experience within the stunning Santiago Calatrava–designed Quadracci Pavilion. Featuring the return of original display cases designed by Calatrava, the store is excited to offer even more jewelry, designer goods, and exclusive Museum merchandise. Just in time for the holidays, join us on November 20 for the grand opening and discover why our store is Milwaukee’s most artful shopping destination. Images are renderings of the Museum Store by Kahler Slater, courtesy of the Milwaukee Art Museum

Now on view! Robert Longo’s powerful charcoal drawings Explore “Robert Longo: The Acceleration of History” at these in-depth events: ◾Guest Gallery Talk with Shawnta Sayner: Nov 2, 1–2 p.m. ◾ Slow Art Saturday: Nov16, 10:30–11:30 a.m. ◾ Artist Talk: Robert Longo and John Ridley + “Johnny Mnemonic” Film Screening at the @Oriental Theatre: Nov 21, 6–8 p.m. Learn more and plan your visit at https://lnkd.in/dz7bQWSf

We’re putting the final touches on installing the charcoal drawings in “Robert Longo: The Acceleration of History,” which opens to Members on October 24 and everyone on October 25.  Internationally acclaimed artist Robert Longo has long examined the impact of images on our understanding of the world. The artist sources his subject matter from the media to create ambitiously scaled charcoal drawings that emphasize the act of looking and, in his words, “slow down the image storm.”  Learn more and plan your visit here: https://lnkd.in/dz7bQWSf 

How do media images affect people? Through his charcoal drawings, Robert Longo has long examined this question.  Though based on images from various media sources, Longo’s meticulous drawings are not exact transcriptions. His drawings result in a new understanding of the image depicted, one which reflects his views on the subject matter’s significance and urgency. See nearly 40 of his works when “Robert Longo: The Acceleration of History” opens October 25. https://lnkd.in/dz7bQWSf 

Experience ambitiously scaled charcoal drawings that reflect on the construction of symbols of power and authority. “Robert Longo: The Acceleration of History” opens to Members October 24 and to everyone October 25.   Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/dz7bQWSf 

We extend a heartfelt thanks to our friends at Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21 for honoring the Milwaukee Art Museum with the Illuminating Community Award at the State of Downtown awards ceremony on Tuesday, October 1. Under the leadership of Marcelle Polednik, PhD, Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director, and Scott Schwebel, chief experience officer, the Museum now illuminates the wings with an array of colors in celebration of community events and Museum happenings year-round. Drop by to see the lights! Every night, see the wings illuminate the Milwaukee skyline from sundown until 10 p.m. Images: 1. Photo by Eric Halverson courtesy of Milwaukee Downtown BID 21 2. Photo by Cleber Bonato

Robert Longo’s monumental charcoal drawings come to the Museum on October 25! Though based on images from various media sources, Longo’s meticulous drawings are not exact transcriptions. Instead, he combines, alters, and enhances multiple source images in an effort to create what he considers “a perfect image.” Through their monumental scale and technical precision, his drawings invite you to slow down and reflect. Plan your visit to the exhibition “Robert Longo: The Acceleration of History” here: https://lnkd.in/dz7bQWSf Image: Robert Longo (American, b. 1953), “Untitled (State of the Union, Washington DC, USA, February 5, 2019),” 2019. Charcoal on mounted paper. 96 × 146 in. (243.84 × 370.84 cm). Courtesy of the artist

We are thrilled to announce that the Museum is in the process of acquiring two more artworks by Robert Longo! Thanks to the support extended by donors including the Museum’s Contemporary Art Society, Sue and Bud Selig, Pace Gallery, and Robert Longo himself, these two ambitiously scaled, hyperrealistic charcoal drawings will join two lithographs by the artist already in the Museum’s collection: “Men in the Cities, Joanna” and “Men in the Cities, Larry.” See the new acquisitions at the Museum when “Robert Longo: The Acceleration of History” opens October 25. https://lnkd.in/dz7bQWSf Images: 1. Robert Longo (American, b. 1953), “Untitled (The Three Graces; Donetsk, Ukraine; March 14, 2022),” 2022. Charcoal on mounted paper. 96 × 147 in. (243.84 × 373.38 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Pace Gallery 2. Robert Longo (American, b. 1953), “Untitled (State of the Union, Washington DC, USA, February 5, 2019),” 2019. Charcoal on mounted paper. 96 × 146 in. (243.84 × 370.84 cm). Courtesy of the artist

OPENS NOV 15 | “True Story: Photography, Journalism, and Media” explores ways that photographers and artists have understood and wielded the power of images to convey the events of our world. Learn more and plan your visit at https://lnkd.in/gqMAcRpb Image: Robert Heinecken (American, 1931–2006), “Untitled,” from the series “Are You Rea,” 1964–68. Gelatin silver print. 5 7/16 x 7 1/4 in. (13.81 x 18.42 cm). Purchase, with funds from the Ralph and Cora Oberndorfer Family Trust, M2009.20 © The Robert Heinecken Trust, Chicago