New book by UW–Madison’s Rosenberg explores contemporary art and culture


Cover of "Staring at the Sky"UW–Madison’s Douglas Rosenberg, a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, is the author of a new book that is titled, “Staring at the Sky: Essays on Art and Culture.”

Rosenberg wrote this collection of short essays about art and contemporary culture over a five-year period from 2015-2020, during which he served as Art Department chair. Composed as an ongoing commitment to remaining mindful of the field and the cultural upheaval of the period, they are a durational project that represent Rosenberg’s reflections in real time, based on ideas developed over 30 years of interdisciplinary practice in the arts — as a filmmaker, writer, artist, and teacher.

“Staring at the Sky” is available for purchase via Biblio. Learn more here.

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