Warehouse Art Museum

⏪ 1 Year Ago, "Objects of Substance"

Pictured (Foreground):
Mary A. Jackson, "Untitled," n.d.
Mary A. Jackson, "Untitled," n.d.
Mary A. Jackson, "Untitled," 1998
Jiro Yonezawa, "Untitled," 1996
Jiro Yonezawa, "Sacred Mountain," 2013

✈️ WAM's registrar visited NYC last week and spotted a familiar face! Currently on view at MoMA is a 1934 lithograph by Käthe Kollwitz titled "Self-Portrait". The piece at MoMA is one of an edition of 80, but did you know that WAM's collection includes a proof of this same work made outside of the edition? Small world! 🌎

Slide 1, WAM:
Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945)
Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait), 1934
Lithograph
Proof aside from the numbered edition of 80

Slide 2, MoMA:
Self-Portrait, 1934
Crayon lithograph
Publisher: Alexander von der Becke, Verlag des graphischen Werkes von Käthe Kollwitz, Berlin
Printer: unknown
Edition: 80
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Modern Women's Fund

Happy National Alligator Day from one of WAM's newest acquisitions!

Luis Jiménez, Alligator, 1993, Lithograph, 77 1/2 x 32 in.

🖼️ Today is the last day for "Jan Serr: Face It" at the Wriston Art Galleries! We're so honored that Jan Serr's was able to be on exhibit the last two months. To everyone involved in it's planning and ex*****on, as well as all those who attended–THANK YOU!

🚌 Thank you to everyone who joined us on yesterday's Group Trip to Appleton! Check out some snapshots from our stops at Lawrence University and Trout Museum of Art!

"Jan Serr: Face It" at Lawrence University's Wriston Art Galleries

Now–May 10, 2024

Don't Miss Out! Learn More:
https://www.lawrence.edu/music-arts/galleries-art/wriston-art-galleries/exhibitions/academic-year-exhibitions

🎥 Check out Mary Louise Schumacher's film, "Out of the Picture," at the Milwaukee Film Festival!

Tickets Here!
mkefilm.org/events/out-of-the-picture

READ MORE:
After more than a dozen years of work, “Out of the Picture” a feature-length documentary film about art critics, is about to be unveiled in the city where it was made during the opening weekend of the Milwaukee Film Festival. The film follows five remarkable, change-making writers living through a period of historic change for art and media.

At a time when media is being decimated, "Out of the Picture" is a hopeful film that promises to inspire the next generation of critics. Two of the film's subjects Carolina Miranda, formerly of the Los Angeles Times, and Hrag Vartanian, of Hyperallergic, will be present with director Mary Louise Schumacher for the Milwaukee premiere, on Friday, April 12, 5pm, at the Oriental Theatre.

The documentary explores the work and lives of Miranda and Vartanian, as well as Jen Graves (The Stranger), Jenee Osterheldt (The Boston Globe), and Seph Rodney, an independent critic. It also features some of the art world’s most prominent and insightful voices, such as artists Catherine Opie and Barbara Earl Thomas; author Sarah Thornton; and decorated critics Roberta Smith (The New York Times) and Jerry Saltz (New York Magazine).

Because the film’s story is rooted in Milwaukee, many of the artists Schumacher wrote about during her tenure as a critic at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel are part of the texture of the film – including Della Wells, Tyanna Buie, Michelle Grabner, Valaria Tatera and many others.

Open Now!

"Jan Serr: Face It," A Biography in Portraits, open now thru May 10th at the Wriston Art Galleries at Lawrence University.

Visit https://www.lawrence.edu/ for more information!

Opening Tomorrow!

Wriston Art Galleries presents Jan Serr: Face It, with works from WAM’s permanent collection!

March 29-May 10, 2024

Jan Serr: Face it
A Biography in Portraits at Lawrence University

"One self-portrait is only a self-portrait, but a series is a biography."

Thank you, Warehouse Art Museum!

https://mailchi.mp/e45ca74e48e4/wam-update-14155805?e=0b82870a72

⏮️ Five Years Ago...

This week Five years ago, WAM opened their first collaborative exhibition, "On Belonging." Featuring Milwaukee based artists, Lois Bielefeld and Nirmal Raja, "On Belonging" opened a dialogue on identity and place through work in a photo, video, and live performance.

⏮️ Two Years Ago...

This week two years ago, WAM opened "The Secret Garden" exhibition. While it certainly felt like spring this week, at this exhibits' opening, visitors had to make their way through 1-3 inches of snow and single digit temperatures! 🥶

🌹 Roses are Red
Violets are Blue 💙
💌 Happy Valentines Day
From: WAM, To: YOU! ❤️

Images:
1. Francisco Mora, Los Alegres Campadres (detail), 1990, Lithograph on paper.
2. Ruth Grotenrath, Mums on Oriental Rug (detail), 1984, Casein on Japanese paper.
3. Farraday Sredl, Untitled (detail), ca. 1991, Earthenware and glaze.

Warehouse Art Museum Is Moving Modern and contemporary art museum founded in 2018 moving to undisclosed new location.

Today's weather feels an awful lot like spring... is it too early to start looking forward to flowers? 🌸

Klaus Fussmann
Untitled, 1978
Monotype
FIC2015.004

The Warehouse Art Museum Will Move to a New Location - Milwaukee Magazine The museum is temporarily closed through 2024 as staff prepares to open the new facility.

Dear Friends of WAM,

Our staff is excited to finally announce that the Warehouse Art Museum is moving! 🚚

As stated by John Shannon, managing director and co-founder, “Jan Serr and I have wanted to make this move for the last year or more. We’ve now made a firm decision to do so. We wanted to share this decision with you now.”

Plans for this new location include expanding our gallery space, providing visitors with both permanent and rotating exhibitions, new research services for students and scholars, and extended hours of operation to provide greater public access to WAM’s collection in the future.

As many of you know, in December of 2023, after the conclusion of our fall exhibition, PAUSE/CONNECT, WAM temporarily closed its doors to the public. The museum will remain closed to the public until further notice as our staff prepares to open the new facility in 2025.

During this temporary closure, WAM is committed to remaining active in the Milwaukee community, with plans for several events around the city in the coming months.

Details about the new facility and opening plan will be unveiled at a later date. As always, more information about the Warehouse Art Museum and special events can be found at WAMmke.org.

See You Again Soon! 🙋

-Your Friends at WAM

🥶 It's awfully chilly out today! We hope while you're stuck inside, your view outside might look a bit like this lovely Ruth Grotenrath piece! ❄️

Ruth Grotenrath
untitled (still life and window), n.d.
casein on paper
FIC2015.017

❄️ Hope you are keeping warm durning this snow-filled week! Do you remember this wintery piece from last year's exhibit, Rediscovering Ruth Grotenrath? ❄️

Ruth Grotenrath
Untitled (Interior with Table and Tiles), 1987
Casin on paper
WAM FIC2015.025

🔄 One Year Ago Today...

Our install team began hanging work for last January's opening of "Rediscovering Ruth Grotenrath" ✌️

🎉 Happy New Year from your friends at WAM! 🎉

Thank you for spending your 2023 with us, and we hope to see you again soon in 2024!

🎂 In 2023, WAM celebrates it's 5th Birthday! 🥳

Let's take a look back at the 14 exhibits over 18,000 friends of WAM have enjoyed so far!

Look back on our past exhibits on WAMmke.org/past

November 2018 - "Concentrations"
March 2019 - "On Belonging"
June 2019 - "Carve, Cast, and Coil"
September 2019 - "Jan Serr: A Painter's Photographs of India"
January 2020 - "On the Nature of Wisconsin"
July 2020 - "I Am a Story"
April 2021 - "Musn't Touch"
July 2021 - "ART JAPAN: 2021-1921"
October 2021 - "CHINA: Then & Now"
February 2022 - "The Secret Garden"
July 2022 - "William Kentridge: See for Yourself"
January 2023 - "Rediscovering Ruth Grotenrath"
April 2023 - "Objects of Substance"
August 2023 - "PAUSE/CONNECT"

Do you remember 2022's Secret Garden Exhibition? WAM is looking to find this iconic gate a new home!

While it can't stay at WAM any longer, we are looking to donate this structure with it's iconic mural by Emma Daisy to someone who can care for it.

We encourage interested parties to contact WAM for sizing, transportation, and care details. We're hoping to find it a new home before 2023 comes to an end.

⏭ 2023 is coming to a close... Let's see all the ways you spent time with WAM this year!

You connected with the art and your community... did the top mediums this year surprise you? 🤔

⏭ 2023 is coming to a close... Let's see all the ways you spent time with WAM this year!

Lots of WAM's friends visited us on rainy or snowy days just like today... did you? ❄️

⏭ 2023 is coming to a close... Let's see all the ways you spent time with WAM this year!

In 2023, WAM welcomed over 6000 visitors to our gallery from all over the world! 🌎

🤔🤔

🎉 Did you know WAM turns 5 this week? 🎂

We've hosted 13 exhibitions at WAM in that time... how many have you visited?

De-installation is underway!

WAM will be closed to the public starting this week as we continue de-installation and museum maintenance this winter. Keep an eye on https://wammke.org/ for updates, and see you again soon!

😱 LAST DAY!

Today is your last chance to see PAUSE/CONNECT! WAM will be open 10-7pm today, DON'T MISS OUT!

Learn More: https://wammke.org/

📣 FINAL WEEK!
This week is your last opportunity to see PAUSE/CONNECT before it closes on November 10! Register FREE for the Closing Reception now!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pauseconnect-closing-reception-tickets-694802201087?aff=oddtdtcreator

Following this exhibition, WAM will not open a new show until 2024, so don't wait to visit!