Exhibitions

Bill Viola: The Raft

Sep 29–Dec 30, 2020

Please note that dates are subject to change during the pandemic. A defining achievement in video installation, The Raft exemplifies Bill Viola’s powerfully affecting work. […]

Faculty Exhibition 2020

Feb 1–Jul 31, 2020

Every four years, the Chazen showcases art by university faculty. A tradition since the museum opened, the show has usually included only faculty and emeriti from the art department.

Speaking of Book Arts: Oral Histories from UW–Madison

Feb 1–Sep 10, 2020

Exhibition Overview Speaking of Book Arts: Oral Histories from UW-Madison is a first-time collaboration between the Chazen, Kohler Art Library, and UW Archives presenting fifty years […]

Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials

Sep 13, 2019–Jan 5, 2020

Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials features contemporary artwork investigating the complex cultural and material nexus that is “Plastic.”

BAM! Sanford Biggers at the Chazen

Jun 28–Sep 22, 2019

Exhibition Overview Sanford Biggers uses a wide range of media—including painting, sculpture, video, film, multi-component installations, and performance—to encourage meaningful dialogue around narratives in American […]

Fabrice Monteiro: The Prophecy

Oct 5, 2019–Jan 5, 2020

Fabrice Monteiro is a photographer and visual artist who lives and works in Dakar Senegal. In 2013, he began a project in Senegal called The Prophecy to raise awareness in the local population of the serious environmental scourges that the country suffers as well as the consequences of excessive consumption.