News from the Arts Council of Hillsborough County 2/4/2010

[Bea Nicholson]

Lecture: Noam M. Elcott - Christian Marclay & the Antiquarian Avant-Garde

Today, Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 7pm Noam M. Elcott, who specializes in the history of modern art and media in Europe and North America, with an emphasis on interwar art, photography, and film, will give a lecture. His research and teaching combine close visual analysis with media archaeology and critical theory. He also writes and teaches on contemporary art. Recent classes include Art Humanities, an undergraduate lecture course Art, Media, and the Avant-Garde, and seminars on Dada, on Futurism, and on art between photography and film.

The lecture will be held at at USF FAH290. (FAH290 is located in the School of Art and Art History, adjacent to USFCAM - Second floor, NE corner). The event is free, but seating is limited.

Elcott was educated at Columbia University (B.A. summa cum laude 2000) and Princeton University (Ph.D. 2009). He is the recipient of Fulbright, Mellon, DAAD, and other fellowships.

Elcott is currently at work on two book-length studies. The first charts the rise of cinema and media architecture through close analyses of avant-garde cameraless photographs (photograms) and films, in particular those of Man Ray and László Moholy-Nagy.

The second carries this project forward to the present, with extended studies of Anthony McCall, Stan Douglas, James Welling, Christian Marclay, the London Film-Makers’ Co-op, and other contemporary artists. He also curated “Comic – Film – Strips,” a film program and installation at the CUNY Graduate Center James Gallery.

Elcott has lectured widely, including recent and upcoming talks at the Tate Modern (London), the Bauhaus Universität (Weimar), ZKM (Karlsruhe), Light Industry at X-Initiative, Miller Theater at Columbia University, and CUNY Graduate Center (New York).

For more information contact Sarah Howard at [phone] or [e-mail]. Please visit Graphicstudio’s extensive website at www.graphicstudio.usf.edu. University of South Florida, 3702 Spectrum Blvd. Suite 100 , Tampa, FL 33612-9498, [phone]

The NEW Tampa Museum of Art Opens February 6, 2010
Here are the details for the NEW Tampa Museum of Art Grand Opening Festivities on Saturday February 6, 2010. It's free.

Theatre Ybor Series: Nobody Don't Like Yogi
Please Note: Due to the Latin American Fiesta and the Knights of St. Yago Ybor Parade the Saturday February 6th performance has been cancelled.

C. David Frankel stars as Yogi Berra in the tour-de-force about life, family and coming “home.”

The Visual and Performing Arts Series presented by HCC Student Activities is pleased to present in performance C. David Frankel in Tom Lysaght’s Nobody Don’t Like Yogi Thursday and Friday February 4 & 5 at 7:30 pm at the Mainstage Theatre of the Ybor City Campus Performing Arts Building deep in the heart of historic Ybor City. Nobody Don’t Like Yogi is Directed by Steve Mountain.

The Mainstage Theatre is located in the Performing Arts Building of the Ybor City campus of Hillsborough Community College. It is located at the corner of Palm Ave and 14th Street (Avenida Republica de Cuba) in Historic Ybor City.

Tickets: $10 General Admission $5 Seniors and $5 Students. HCC Faculty Staff and Students Free with ID

Last call for The Drunken City!
The Drunken City is entering its final weekend! Run, mosey, or stagger, to see this hopeful comedy before it's gone forever!

PERFORMANCE PICKER (find the show that's right for you):

Thursday - 7pm - Talkbacks! See the play and meet the cast for a casual and fun discussion after the show (included in your ticket price)!

Friday - 8pm A great way to round out your week. Relax and laugh with Marnie and her friends!

Friday - 11pm This is the performance for the night owls. Lots of artists in the audience. Laugh away the midnight hour.

Saturday - 8pm What a great idea for date night! Meet in our relaxing lobby and enjoy a great show!

Sunday - 3pm The classic matinee experience. Easy, breezy and lots of fun.

Sunday - 6pm Escape the Superbowl preparations and hang with the girls (and boys) at the Gorilla. We'll get you home in time for the end of the game!

Book now and prepare for a fun weekend! See you at the theatre.