Opening Reception Friday, August 16th, 5pm-9pm, open to the public New Work: Kay Brathol-Hostvet & George Lowe Working primarily in soft pastel, Kay Brathol-Hostvet renders regional landscapes in-fused with her affection for and fascination with her Midwestern home. Each painting is inspired by a specific place and time, serving as visual record of the landscape […]
Abel Contemporary Gallery Announces Three New Exhibits
We present Retreats by Allan Servoss, Wood-Fired: A Group Show, and In the Cooler: Displayful Objects by Anthony Deibner-Hanson Opening Reception Friday, March 8th, 5pm-9pm Open to the public. (snow date Saturday, March 9th, 5-9pm.) This is our final show at our Paoli location, before we make the exciting move to our new location in […]
Simulations Opening Reception
Simulations: Five Artists with Five Different Approaches to Abstraction – Opening Reception August 5, 7-9pm (Madison, WI) Arts + Literature Laboratory (ALL) is proud to present Simulations, a group exhibition that interrogates the position of abstraction in contemporary sculpture. The five featured artists – Robert Aiosa, Gabe Strader-Brown, Suzanne Torres, Elizabeth Thorp, and Christopher Rowley […]
Martha Glowacki’s cabinet of curiosities
Martha Glowacki is a Wisconsin- based artist who focuses mainly on the natural world and the history of science in her work. She currently has a show of installations and sculptures at the Chazen Museum of Art, Martha Glowacki’s Natural History, Observations and Reflections, which is on view until May 14. The works in this […]
A backyard full of sculptures
If you’ve ever walked down Atwood Avenue on Madison’s east side, you have likely encountered the work of Sid Boyum, namely his sometimes abstract and sometimes playful concrete sculptures. Boyum was a prolific artist and a well-known neighborhood eccentric on the east side until his death in 1991. He was involved in other important works […]
Preserving the Legacy of Sid Boyum
To catch glimpses of the genius of Madison folk artist Sid Boyum, one needs only to peek into the quiet corners of the Schenk-Atwood neighborhood with an eye out for the whimsical. The concrete sculptures are instantly recognizable as belonging to the broad legacy Boyum’s work has built up over the decades. But that legacy […]
