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Written by Kat Murrell
Sep 8, 2010
There is plenty of art to gaze at as Milwaukee’s fall cultural season revs into high gear. Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, 839 S. Fifth St., opens its annual member’s show on Fri., Sept. 10, from 5 - 8 p.m. The exhibition content varies year to year, but always promises to be a great big grab bag of form and style.
The Marshall Building in the Third Ward, 207 E. Buffalo St., will hold an open house from 6 - 9 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 10. This creative epicenter boasts about 20 art-related businesses, including galleries, artists’ studios and design showcases. A highlight of this event will be the reopening of Luckystar Studio, which has gone through numerous incarnations in the past decade.
Also on Friday in the Third Ward, Tory Folliard Gallery, 233 N. Milwaukee St., opens “Terrance James Coffman: New Paintings” from 5 - 8 p.m. A gallery favorite, Coffman is known for vibrant colors, expressive gestures and works that linger between landscapes and abstraction.
Recently opened exhibitions include “Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenware,” currently showing at the Milwaukee Art Museum. This exhibition offers about 120 pieces of handcrafted pottery dating from the 18th century. It’s a look back in time at the traditions of Moravian potters in North Carolina, trained or influenced by Gottfried Aust. Exhibition curator Luke Beckerdite says, “For the Moravians, slipware plates and dishes functioned as reminders of their European roots as well as potent symbols of religion and the cycle of life.”
An exhibition to catch before it closes on Sept. 26 is the work of Bruce Connor at Inova, 2155 N. Prospect Ave. An esteemed American artist, the surrealistic and psychedelic Connor was versatile, and this exhibition surveys prints, drawings and films, including an early 1970s series, “The Dennis Hopper One Man Show.” Running concurrently is “Psychotrope,” a view of video art exploring our inundation of images and social connections. As artist Jacob Ciocci states, “Culture is out of control, but it is OK.”
