The wily beast that is Milwaukee Photographic Coalition (MPC), a loose group of seven artists that share a studio space in Riverwest and have shown together on occasion, closed their latest show, The Bottom Line which was installed at Bucketworks on the weekends of 4 & 11 May. Such shows often struggle to find a theme between artists of such variety or risk monotony (never a problem of MPC). In the past, these seven tended toward the broad and nebulous title that acts as the lowest common denominator of all the work, each artist using her/his statement to connect the work to the others. Their winter show: Boundaries of the Subjective.
However, for this, their Spring show, MPC cleverly sidestepped the problem by highlighting one of the great artistic struggles: financing. Each artist, in addition to their main work, offered a document of the monetary and opportunity cost of the work shown. From framing receipts to presenting a calendar, the wall of finances became an interesting (if perhaps a bit too snarky and pity-partyish) testament to that lowest of common denominators.
The photographic work itself was solid and typical of MPC: Bondage, nature, cross stitch, and the results of experimental processing were all on display.
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