Photo gallery A big-time installation
Workers used a gantry earlier this month to guide a 15-foot wide painting into place at the Chazen Museum of Art. The 1971 acrylic painting called “Danse Élanse” by artist Jean Dubuffet can now be seen on a wall of the main lobby. It was a gift to the museum by Jerome and Simona Chazen, whom the museum is named after. The museum is open by reservation, but drop-in visitors are welcome if occupancy limit allows. The painting is visible through the museum’s front windows.
![At center, Roger Machin, with Methods & Materials Inc. of Chicago, directs the installation.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2021/01/Chazen_Dubuffet_install21_4260-1024x681.jpg)
Photo by: Jeff Miller
At center, Roger Machin, with Methods & Materials Inc. of Chicago, directs the installation.![Museum employee Emma Shoer uses an artist's brush to dust the edges of the artwork.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2021/01/Chazen_Dubuffet_install21_4275-1024x681.jpg)
Photo by: Jeff Miller
Museum employee Emma Shoer uses an artist's brush to dust the edges of the artwork.![Roger Machin, with Methods & Materials Inc. of Chicago, operates the chains of the gantry.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2021/01/Chazen_Dubuffet_install21_4345-1024x681.jpg)
Photo by: Jeff Miller
Roger Machin, with Methods & Materials Inc. of Chicago, operates the chains of the gantry.![The nearly 15-foot wide painting,](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2021/01/Chazen_Dubuffet_install21_4405-1024x681.jpg)
Photo by: Jeff Miller
The nearly 15-foot wide painting, "Danse Élance," was a gift to the museum by Jerome and Simona Chazen, who the museum is named after.![During the pandemic, admission to the Chazen is by reservation; drop-in visitors are welcome if occupancy limit allows. The painting is visible through the front windows.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2021/01/Chazen_Dubuffet_install21_4468-1024x681.jpg)
Photo by: Jeff Miller
During the pandemic, admission to the Chazen is by reservation; drop-in visitors are welcome if occupancy limit allows. The painting is visible through the front windows.