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SUMMARY:Rebellious Stripes and American Icons
DESCRIPTION:Rebellious Stripes: The American Flag in Activist Art\, 1960–2025\nThe American flag originated as an act of protest. That status intensified in the second half of the twentieth century\, as protest movements have used and manipulated the flag in provocative ways. Activists and artists have continued to mobilize the flag in pursuit of a variety of objectives\, prompting intense public and legal debates about what the flag is (materially)\, what it represents (symbolically)\, and how it can or should be used. Rebellious Stripes: The American Flag in Activist Art\, 1960-2025 explores the use of the American flag in activist artworks focused on political figures\, racial equality\, anti-imperialism\, and social and economic justice. It draws primarily from the UWM Art Collection\, with additions from the UWM Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives\, and two Universities of Wisconsin faculty-artists. Collectively\, the objects in Rebellious Stripes demonstrate the ongoing battle for control of the American flag as people across the political spectrum employ it to signal a range of messages beyond “patriotism.” \n  \n \nAmerican Icons: Sacralizing A Nation\nThis exhibition explores the ways that religion has been deeply interwoven into the iconography of the United States. Historically\, the term ‘icon’ (Greek for ‘image’) is associated with Christian traditions\, aligning most notably with venerated religious figures. Today\, ‘icon’ is often used more loosely\, to refer to something that has become recognizable on a mass scale\, but the deep histories of religious imagery inevitably wend their way into iconic representations. Drawing from the UWM Art Collection and supplemented with works from the American Geographical Society Library\, American Icons invites viewers to consider what Americans choose to venerate – political and historical figures\, national landscapes and monuments\, and celebrities and consumer goods. By examining the visual products of reverence\, the exhibition demonstrates the multifaceted\, complex\, and mutable nature of American identity and the ways it is (re)defined by an ever-changing set of icons.
URL:https://uwm.edu/arthistory/events/rebellious-stripes-and-american-icons/
LOCATION:Emile H. Mathis Gallery\, 3203 N Downer Ave\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States
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SUMMARY:Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery: Spring 2026 Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:Spring 2026 Exhibitions\nThe Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery currently has two exhibitions on view through May 14\, 2026. The gallery is open Monday through Thursday\, from 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM\, or by appointment. \nThe One-Off Print: Monotypes from the UWM Art Collection\nThe monotype is a hybrid printmaking process in which ink is transferred from a flat matrix or printing plate onto a sheet of paper. In other words\, the monotype is a print form without a permanent matrix: it can only be printed once. The One-Off Print\, curated by Art History MA student Emma Erickson\, features monotypes from the UWM Art Collection produced by postwar American artists\, a time when experimental printmaking was on the rise. The exhibition highlights the versatility of the monotype\, a medium that bridges the disciplines of painting\, drawing\, and printmaking. \nWhat Is A Print?\nPrints – images made through a process of transferring ink from one surface to another – have for two millennia been rich sources of expressive exploration and crucial to the global circulation of images. Until the late-twentieth century\, most people experienced visual art primarily through prints. What Is A Print? surveys some of the major print processes represented in the UWM Art Collection\, including seminal printmakers like Albrecht Dürer\, Rembrandt van Rijn\, Francisco Goya\, and Pablo Picasso. By illuminating some of the complex technical details of printmaking\, the exhibition will enable viewers to consider the creative\, technical\, financial\, and social contexts that have shaped its history.
URL:https://uwm.edu/arthistory/events/emile-h-mathis-art-gallery-spring-2026-exhibitions/
LOCATION:Mitchell Hall 170\, 3203 N. Downer Ave.\, Milwaukee\, 53211\, United States
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SUMMARY:Friends of Art History Guest Lecture
DESCRIPTION:We welcome Kim Sajet\, the Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director of the Milwaukee Art Museum\nWhat is art history for?\nSince the dawn of civilization\, people have turned to art to make sense of the world around them. From Pliny the Elder’s account of artistic progress to Xie He’s theory of “spirit resonance” and Giorgio Vasari’s biographical narratives of artistic genius\, writers have theorized and systematized how art develops and why it matters. In 1764\, Johann Joachim Winckelmann first coined the term “history of art\,” helping to formalize the discipline and secure its place within the academy. What began as an effort to elevate the study of art eventually became a marker of cultural refinement. \nYet today\, art history — along with many related humanities disciplines — finds itself increasingly marginalized on university campuses and in public life. Programs shrink\, departments merge\, and scholarship is asked to defend its relevance. If art history is fundamentally the study of visual communication\, why has it struggled to communicate its own purpose? What is art history for? \nIn this talk\, Kim Sajet\, the Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director of the Milwaukee Art Museum\, suggests that the answer lies not in defending old hierarchies or rehearsing inherited canons\, but in reimagining the purpose of studying art itself — less as a means of codifying culture or adjudicating status\, and more as a way of creating community and advancing a shared sense of global humanity. \nPhoto credit: Valerie Hill
URL:https://uwm.edu/arthistory/events/friends-of-art-history-guest-lecture/
LOCATION:Curtin Hall 175\, 3243 N Downer Ave\, Milwaukee\, 53211\, United States
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