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installations, installations, and and performances, performances, all all of of which which evoke evoke powerful powerful emotions emotions from from viewers. viewers. Biggers’ Biggers’ work work is is both both potent potent and and thought-provoking, thought-provoking, and and I I encourage encourage you you to to see see it it in in person person this this summer. summer. Over Over the the past past year, year, we we have have made made a a concerted concerted effort effort to to find find opportunities opportunities for for campus campus collaboration collaboration that that align align with with the the museum’s museum’s strategic strategic plan. plan. Perhaps Perhaps the the most most visible visible of of these these efforts efforts is is the the newly newly renovated renovated These These next next few few months months are are a a great great case case study study for for the the “Chazen “Chazen point point of of view”—a view”—a perspective perspective we we are are working working hard hard to to instill instill in in every every aspect aspect of of the the museum—which museum—which values values deepening deepening connections connections with with our our campus campus and and community community partners, partners, object-based object-based learning, learning, and and opportunities opportunities for for students. students. I I hope hope you you can can take take the the time time to to visit visit us us soon, soon, and and I I appreciate appreciate your your support support as as we we continue continue to to explore explore what what it it means means to to be be a a university university art art museum museum in in the the twenty- twenty- first first century. century. advanced advanced woodworking woodworking class class designed designed and and fabricated fabricated the the furnishings furnishings to to activate activate a a very very visible visible but but underutilized underutilized space. space. With With books books donated donated by by the the Kohler Kohler Library, Library, the the niche niche is is now now completely completely Amy Amy Gilman, Gilman, Director Director Chazen Chazen Museum Museum of of Art Art Niche Niche 11 11 on on the the third third floor floor of of the the Chazen Chazen building building (image (image at at left). left). Professor Professor Tom Tom Loeser’s Loeser’s fall fall 2018 2018 violence violence towards towards African African Americans Americans in in the the United United States. States. He He uses uses a a dynamic dynamic range range of of media media including including painting, painting, sculpture, sculpture, video, video, film, film, multicomponent multicomponent 6–7 6–7 Summer Summer Spin, Spin, Summer Summer Intern Intern 8–9 8–9 Recent Recent Acquisitions Acquisitions 10–11 10–11 New New Program, Program, New New Staff, Staff, New New Gift Gift Biggers Biggers encourages encourages meaningful meaningful dialogue dialogue around around complex complex issues issues particularly particularly focused focused on on the the history history of of Current Current and and Upcoming Upcoming Exhibitions Exhibitions On On June June 28th, 28th, Sanford Sanford Biggers Biggers will will open open in in the the Garfield Garfield Galleries. Galleries. In In his his diverse diverse practice, practice, Sanford Sanford transformed, transformed, and and I I think think the the “C”-shaped “C”-shaped chair chair is is the the best best seat seat on on University University Avenue! Avenue! We We are are thrilled thrilled with with both both the the staff staff and and students’ students’ work, work, and and I I look look forward forward to to more more collaborative collaborative projects projects such such as as these these in in the the future future that that allow allow us us to to experiment, experiment, activate activate the the museum museum in in new new ways, ways, and and leverage leverage expertise expertise from from across across UW–Madison’s UW–Madison’s campus. campus. it it adds adds layers layers of of appreciation appreciation for, for, and and understanding understanding of, of, the the work work that that goes goes into into creating creating art. art. friends, 2–5 2–5