Great outing at the Madison Chazen Museum today. We viewed sculpture from the second century to the twenty-first century. The second century pieces were of the Buddha. The modern sculptures ranged from a jackrabbit to an abstract geometric metal Calder piece. I’ll share here three contemporary art pieces I liked; made of metal, wood and fabric.
- Dankimar Adler and Louis Sullivan, elevator door grill from the Chicago Stock Exchange (1893/1894)
2. Louise Nevelson, Black Light I (1970), wooden found objects painted black
3. Sanford Biggers and Wildcat Ebony Brown, Wide Awakes cape (2022), re:mancipation. Click “cape” for more information about this thought-provoking installation.
Do you like decorative, abstract or social movement art? Which would you feature in your home?
¡Olé! –Rebecca
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Fake Flamenco 
I’ve too much decorative stuff from years ago in my home.
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I imagine you’ve decorated beautifully. I think your warmth is conveyed in your home environment.
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Thanks Rebecca. I was very fond of buying unusual pieces for my home a while ago. Now I’m not too interested in them.
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Grandchildren would be the most fun to look at!
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Oh yes, indeed they are.
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They are so good Rebecca 🙂
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Thanks very much for your comment. There’s great variety there: steel, aluminum, one even includes a farm plowing implement!
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These are great for sure!
Loved viewing them 😌
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Thanks, Devang. So many unique works!
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What a rewarding day you had! I like that cape – and no, I don’t necessarily need to go for any particular movement – it’s the individual piece that grabs my attention – or not, as the case may be.
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Yes, the cape is beautiful and has a brilliant history to it – the Wide Awakes in the 1860s got Lincoln elected to end slavery in the US. The name and movement is renewed in the present day to promote Black equality and political participation. As for art, I have a response to each piece that is outside which movement it stems from as well.
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These are amazing!!😍
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Thanks, Vidah. I’m glad you like them!
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Maybe social movement art.
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I have a feeling you might have a few examples; pride flags? 🙂
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Yes!
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I love your photography of the elevator grill – such an eye for providing that detail! And speaking of eye, the cape is magnificent too!
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Wonderful photos from a wonderful time in a wonderful museum!
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Thank you, my superlative friend! 😉
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I tend to go for an eclectic mix rather than a particular style. Bit of this, bit of that. I like variety in my own home. I guess, that’s why I also like to wander around museums. Bit of this, bit of that.
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Thanks, Britta. I like a range from classical to modern as well. I am particularly fond of folk art, however, especially textiles like this beautiful and meaningful cape.
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A day at an art museum is a good day! 🖼️
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Yes, Michele. For me too. 🙂 The Heard Museum is a fantastic one near you. I loved visiting it with my mom one year.
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That is a great one! I got to tour it a few years ago with former Secretary of Interior, Sally Jewell. That was a treat!
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That sounds fantastic. Lucky you! How did the tour come about?
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It was. I was. 👍🏻 The short story is I was part of a group that got to spend some time with her.
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Great!
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I appreciate all the types of arts you listed, but I guess if I had to go with one for furnishing my home, it’d be decorative, given its functionality (more so, in comparison to abstract or social movement, although they have a place in the home, too). Personally, I’m into minimalist art, so I’d definitely keep it simple with those!
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I like your analysis of these three types. Minimalist can be cozy with its lack of clutter, and its purposeful decor.
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An interesting selection…
At home? A bit of this a bit of that. Dutch painters, passed on to me by my parents. African art. Indian. Mexican and central America masks. Chinese. Japanese… We have to much stuff… LOL. Not a place on the walls…
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Sounds like you two have your walls covered with s good eclectic international mix!
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Somewhat. makes moving always a pain in the… neck.
My eldest daughter says that their inheritance will conditioned to passing an exam on the author, history and origin of each piece… LOL
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That would be a difficult test, I’m sure. Good joke.
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We have great kids… Grateful for that.
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You are rightfully proud.
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Now, aren’t we all? 😉
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A pot-pourri of stuff… LOL
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That’s the post you were talking about, right?
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Yes, I was responding to one message at a time. You were ahead of me, and yes I’m also illogical…
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I loved visiting the Chazen Museum when I was in Madison for a wedding. Several photos of amazing art if you scroll down to the bottom: https://suzannesmomsblog.com/2022/08/16/wisconsin/
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Wow, good summary of Madison. When you were downtown, you weren’t far from our house! I took photos of the eraser too. 🙂
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Sounds like a fascinating display. I like to view abstract art, but for home I tend toward personal. We have watercolors painted by a very talented uncle; postcards we bought in Wales; a dragon painting we got in Japan (after watching the artist for a while); a map of our cruise around Cape Horn, In my workroom I put up photos I have taken and a couple of things from my grandparent’s house.
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Thanks for your description of how you’ve decorated your home. Sounds wonderfully cozy and meaningful. We have art by relatives on our walls too and I love folk fiber art, hand woven and sewn. As you might guess, I display photographs of family and favorite places.
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