Green Gallery (Milwaukee)
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The Green Gallery is a contemporary art
gallery located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
.
The gallery was founded by John Riepenhoff in the attic of his apartment in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood in 2003. The gallery moved to a larger, more formal space in Riverwest two years later, then opened a second branch, Green Gallery East, on Milwaukee's East Side
in 2009.
Artists who have shown at the Green Gallery include David Robbins, Michelle Grabner
, Chris Smith
, Scott Reeder
, Mark Borchardt
, Paul Druecke
, Andrew Swant
, Bobby Ciraldo
, Antonio Da Veiga Rocha, Tony Matelli, Santiago Cucullu, Nicholas Frank, Tyson Reeder, Peter Barrickman, Dan Ollman, Xavier Leplae, and inmates from the Cook County
Correctional Institute.
The gallery has monthly film
screenings and regularly features bands
, readings, and performance art
. What What (In the Butt)
, a video which went on to become a viral
success, premiered at the Green Gallery. Club Nutz, billed as the "World's Smallest Comedy Club" is housed within the Green Gallery.
John Riepenhoff co-founded the Dark Fair, which has taken place in Cologne, Germany, and at the Swiss Institute in New York
. The gallery has also participated in the NEXT Art Fair in Chicago
and the Frieze Art Fair
in London
.
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
gallery located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
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The gallery was founded by John Riepenhoff in the attic of his apartment in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood in 2003. The gallery moved to a larger, more formal space in Riverwest two years later, then opened a second branch, Green Gallery East, on Milwaukee's East Side
East Side, Milwaukee
East Side is a neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, considered to be a cultural and trend-setting center of the city since at least the 1960s. Encompassing an area just north of downtown Milwaukee to Shorewood, bordered by the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan, the area encompasses residences,...
in 2009.
Artists who have shown at the Green Gallery include David Robbins, Michelle Grabner
Michelle Grabner
Michelle Grabner is an American artist.-Life:Grabner received a B.F.A. in 1984 and a M.A. in Art History in 1987 from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She received her M.F.A. from Northwestern University, Department of Art Theory and Practice in 1990. At NU she worked with the painters Ed...
, Chris Smith
Chris Smith (filmmaker)
Chris Smith is an American film director, cameraman, producer, writer, and editor. He is best known for directing American Movie, which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival....
, Scott Reeder
Scott Reeder (artist)
Scott Reeder is an American artist and filmmaker best known for creating ZeroTV.com with filmmaker Chris Smith in 1999, as well as helping to instigate the Milwaukee-based art collective known as Milhaus....
, Mark Borchardt
Mark Borchardt
Mark Borchardt is an American independent filmmaker. He is best known as the subject of the 1999 film American Movie: The Making of Northwestern, which documented two years he spent writing, shooting and editing his horror short, Coven .-Early life:Borchardt was born and raised in Menomonee Falls,...
, Paul Druecke
Paul Druecke
Paul Druecke is an American artist best known for his project, A Social Event Archive . David Robbins describes the Archive as “a People’s Photography,” saying the pictures reveal “the theatricalizing influence of cameras upon the human community.” “... Paul Druecke is fascinated by the...
, Andrew Swant
Andrew Swant
Andrew Swant is a writer and filmmaker whose works include Hamlet A.D.D. and William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet, as well as the production of Frankie Latina's Modus Operandi...
, Bobby Ciraldo
Bobby Ciraldo
Bobby Ciraldo is a filmmaker and web-based artist whose works include Hamlet A.D.D., William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet, the production of Frankie Latina's Modus Operandi, and a music video for Leslie and the Ly's called "Zombie Killer"...
, Antonio Da Veiga Rocha, Tony Matelli, Santiago Cucullu, Nicholas Frank, Tyson Reeder, Peter Barrickman, Dan Ollman, Xavier Leplae, and inmates from the Cook County
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
Correctional Institute.
The gallery has monthly film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
screenings and regularly features bands
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
, readings, and performance art
Performance art
In art, performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or...
. What What (In the Butt)
What What (In the Butt)
"What What " is a viral video created by Andrew Swant and Bobby Ciraldo for the song of the same name by Samwell. It is known for its numerous camp references to homosexuality and anal sex. The lyrics of the song, a production of Mike Stasny, mostly revolve around the title...
, a video which went on to become a viral
Viral video
A viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email...
success, premiered at the Green Gallery. Club Nutz, billed as the "World's Smallest Comedy Club" is housed within the Green Gallery.
John Riepenhoff co-founded the Dark Fair, which has taken place in Cologne, Germany, and at the Swiss Institute in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. The gallery has also participated in the NEXT Art Fair in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and the Frieze Art Fair
Frieze Art Fair
Frieze Art Fair is an international contemporary art fair that takes place every October in London's Regent's Park. The fair is staged by Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, the publishers of frieze magazine...
in London
London
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