installations,
installations, and
and performances,
performances, all
all of of which
which evoke
evoke
powerful
powerful emotions
emotions from
from viewers.
viewers. Biggers’
Biggers’ work
work is is
both
both potent
potent and
and thought-provoking,
thought-provoking, and
and I I encourage
encourage
you
you to to see
see it it in
in person
person this
this summer.
summer.
Over
Over the
the past
past year,
year, we
we have
have made
made a a concerted
concerted effort
effort
to to find
find opportunities
opportunities for
for campus
campus collaboration
collaboration that
that
align
align with
with the
the museum’s
museum’s strategic
strategic plan.
plan. Perhaps
Perhaps the
the
most
most visible
visible of of these
these efforts
efforts is is the
the newly
newly renovated
renovated
These
These next
next few
few months
months are
are a a great
great case
case study
study for
for
the
the “Chazen
“Chazen point
point of of view”—a
view”—a perspective
perspective we
we are
are
working
working hard
hard to to instill
instill in
in every
every aspect
aspect of of the
the
museum—which
museum—which values
values deepening
deepening connections
connections with
with
our
our campus
campus and
and community
community partners,
partners, object-based
object-based
learning,
learning, and
and opportunities
opportunities for
for students.
students. I I hope
hope you
you
can
can take
take the
the time
time to to visit
visit us
us soon,
soon, and
and I I appreciate
appreciate
your
your support
support as
as we
we continue
continue to to explore
explore what
what it it
means
means to to be
be a a university
university art
art museum
museum in
in the
the twenty-
twenty-
first
first century.
century.
advanced
advanced woodworking
woodworking class
class designed
designed and
and
fabricated
fabricated the
the furnishings
furnishings to to activate
activate a a very
very visible
visible
but
but underutilized
underutilized space.
space. With
With books
books donated
donated by
by the
the
Kohler
Kohler Library,
Library, the
the niche
niche is is now
now completely
completely
Amy
Amy Gilman,
Gilman, Director
Director
Chazen
Chazen Museum
Museum of
of Art
Art
Niche
Niche 11
11 on
on the
the third
third floor
floor of of the
the Chazen
Chazen building
building
(image
(image at at left).
left). Professor
Professor Tom
Tom Loeser’s
Loeser’s fall
fall 2018
2018
violence
violence towards
towards African
African Americans
Americans in
in the
the United
United
States.
States. He
He uses
uses a a dynamic
dynamic range
range of of media
media including
including
painting,
painting, sculpture,
sculpture, video,
video, film,
film, multicomponent
multicomponent
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Acquisitions
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New
New Program,
Program,
New
New Staff,
Staff,
New
New Gift
Gift
Biggers
Biggers encourages
encourages meaningful
meaningful dialogue
dialogue around
around
complex
complex issues
issues particularly
particularly focused
focused on
on the
the history
history of of
Current
Current and
and
Upcoming
Upcoming
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
On
On June
June 28th,
28th, Sanford
Sanford Biggers
Biggers will
will open
open in
in the
the
Garfield
Garfield Galleries.
Galleries. In
In his
his diverse
diverse practice,
practice, Sanford
Sanford
transformed,
transformed, and
and I I think
think the
the “C”-shaped
“C”-shaped chair
chair is is the
the
best
best seat
seat on
on University
University Avenue!
Avenue! We
We are
are thrilled
thrilled with
with
both
both the
the staff
staff and
and students’
students’ work,
work, and
and I I look
look forward
forward
to to more
more collaborative
collaborative projects
projects such
such as
as these
these in
in the
the
future
future that
that allow
allow us
us to to experiment,
experiment, activate
activate the
the
museum
museum in
in new
new ways,
ways, and
and leverage
leverage expertise
expertise from
from
across
across UW–Madison’s
UW–Madison’s campus.
campus.
it it adds
adds layers
layers of of appreciation
appreciation for,
for, and
and understanding
understanding
of,
of, the
the work
work that
that goes
goes into
into creating
creating art.
art.
friends,
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