CULTURE
This Month in Milwaukee
SEVEN THINGS TO DO IN APRIL BY ALLEN HALAS AND DAVID LUHRSSEN THROUGH MAY 18 “Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family” q Milwaukee Public Museum Around 66 million years ago, a meteor struck the Earth, triggering earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and mass extinction from dramatic climate change. Among the victims were the dinosaurs. “Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family” examines the science and cutting-edge technology used by today’s paleontologists and includes 10 life-size dinosaur specimens and immersive multimedia.
Christy Matson (American, b. 1979), Full Moon Forest, 2016. Cotton, wool, and linen. Collection of Monica Schaffer. Photo courtesy of Milwaukee Art Museum.
THROUGH JULY 17
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM Photo courtesy of Milwaukee Public Museum.
62 | SHEPHERD EXPRESS
“Currents 38: Christy Matson” p Milwaukee Art Museum While weaving is as old as civilization, new technology is enabling artists to make woven pictures in novel ways. On display at the Milwaukee Art Museum is recent work employing digital technology allowing the artist, Christy Matson, to control each thread on her loom. This enables her to paint threads in acrylics and watercolors with pinpoint determination and manipulate the materials with previously impossible exactness. “Currents 38: Christy Matson” is the latest installment in MAM’s contemporary art series and the first “Current” to feature a fiber artist.
