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Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

address227 State St.
 Madison, WI  53703
neighborhoodDowntown
phone(608) 257-0158
hoursTue.-Wed. 11 am-5 pm, Thu.-Fri. 11 am-8 pm, Sat. 10 am-8 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm
parkingMetered street and 2 public parking ramps nearby
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www.mmoca.org

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From Nature: Realist Works in MMoCA’s Permanent Collection
Painting
'From Nature: Realist Works in MMoCA’s Permanent Collection' is the last in a three-part series of exhibitions that surveys the major styles of modernism in the visual arts. Abstract and expressionist styles, previously examined in the series, have little precedent in western art. A modern realist style, however, has evolved as a series of personal elaborations on the Renaissance tradition. Although based upon perceptual observations of the world, with the artist “working from nature,” modernist realism distinguishes itself from past practice. The artist may, for example, simplify detail, create irrational juxtapositions to produce a “magic realism,” or derive works from the sharp-focused realism of photographs. Major artists in the history of modern art have used realism as a basis for their work. Several of these, including Thomas Hart Benton, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Henri Matisse, and Andrew Wyeth, are represented in this exhibition.

Information: (608) 257-0158
Free

Tue 11/10-Thu 11/12 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 11/13 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 11/14 at 10am-8pm
Sun 11/15 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 11/17-Thu 11/19 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 11/20 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 11/21 at 10am-8pm
Sun 11/22 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 11/24-Thu 11/26 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 11/27 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 11/28 at 10am-8pm
Sun 11/29 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 12/1-Thu 12/3 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 12/4 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 12/5 at 10am-8pm
Sun 12/6 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 12/8-Thu 12/10 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 12/11 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 12/12 at 10am-8pm
Sun 12/13 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 12/15-Thu 12/17 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 12/18 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 12/19 at 10am-8pm
Sun 12/20 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 12/22-Thu 12/24 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 12/25 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 12/26 at 10am-8pm
Sun 12/27 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 12/29-Thu 12/31 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 1/1 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 1/2 at 10am-8pm
Sun 1/3 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 1/5-Thu 1/7 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 1/8 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 1/9 at 10am-8pm
Sun 1/10 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 1/12-Thu 1/14 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 1/15 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 1/16 at 10am-8pm
Sun 1/17 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 1/19-Thu 1/21 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 1/22 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 1/23 at 10am-8pm
Sun 1/24 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 1/26-Thu 1/28 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 1/29 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 1/30 at 10am-8pm
Sun 1/31 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 2/2-Thu 2/4 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 2/5 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 2/6 at 10am-8pm
Sun 2/7 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 2/9-Thu 2/11 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 2/12 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 2/13 at 10am-8pm
Sun 2/14 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 2/16-Thu 2/18 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 2/19 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 2/20 at 10am-8pm
Sun 2/21 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 2/23-Thu 2/25 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 2/26 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 2/27 at 10am-8pm
Sun 2/28 at 12pm-5pm
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Fri 3/5 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 3/6 at 10am-8pm
Sun 3/7 at 12pm-5pm
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Sat 3/13 at 10am-8pm
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Fri 3/19 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 3/20 at 10am-8pm
Sun 3/21 at 12pm-5pm
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Fri 3/26 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 3/27 at 10am-8pm
Sun 3/28 at 12pm-5pm
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Tue 4/6-Thu 4/8 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 4/9 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 4/10 at 10am-8pm
Sun 4/11 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 4/13-Thu 4/15 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 4/16 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 4/17 at 10am-8pm
Sun 4/18 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 4/20-Thu 4/22 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 4/23 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 4/24 at 10am-8pm
Sun 4/25 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 4/27-Thu 4/29 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 4/30 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 5/1 at 10am-8pm
Sun 5/2 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 5/4-Thu 5/6 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 5/7 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 5/8 at 10am-8pm
Sun 5/9 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 5/11-Thu 5/13 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 5/14 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 5/15 at 10am-8pm
Sun 5/16 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 5/18-Thu 5/20 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 5/21 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 5/22 at 10am-8pm
Sun 5/23 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 5/25-Thu 5/27 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 5/28 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 5/29 at 10am-8pm
Sun 5/30 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 6/1-Thu 6/3 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 6/4 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 6/5 at 10am-8pm
Sun 6/6 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 6/8-Thu 6/10 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 6/11 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 6/12 at 10am-8pm
Sun 6/13 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 6/15-Thu 6/17 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 6/18 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 6/19 at 10am-8pm
Sun 6/20 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 6/22-Thu 6/24 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 6/25 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 6/26 at 10am-8pm
Sun 6/27 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 6/29-Thu 7/1 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 7/2 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 7/3 at 10am-8pm
Sun 7/4 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 7/6-Thu 7/8 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 7/9 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 7/10 at 10am-8pm
Sun 7/11 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 7/13-Thu 7/15 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 7/16 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 7/17 at 10am-8pm
Sun 7/18 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 7/20-Thu 7/22 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 7/23 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 7/24 at 10am-8pm
Sun 7/25 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 7/27-Thu 7/29 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 7/30 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 7/31 at 10am-8pm
Sun 8/1 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 8/3-Thu 8/5 at 12pm-5pm
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Sat 8/7 at 10am-8pm
Sun 8/8 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 8/10-Thu 8/12 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 8/13 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 8/14 at 10am-8pm
Sun 8/15 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 8/17-Thu 8/19 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 8/20 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 8/21 at 10am-8pm
Sun 8/22 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 8/24-Thu 8/26 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 8/27 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 8/28 at 10am-8pm
Sun 8/29 at 12pm-5pm
Tue 8/31-Thu 9/2 at 12pm-5pm
Fri 9/3 at 12pm-8pm
Sat 9/4 at 10am-8pm
Sun 9/5 at 12pm-5pm