Sat, Nov 25, 2006
November 22-26, 2006
Campus Takes a Holiday
UNL's Thanksgiving Break starts Wednesday, November 22 for students (UNL offices are open). All offices will then be closed November 23-26 for the holiday. Regular classes and office hours are set to resume November 27.
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY GALLERY
'Expressing Identity, American Prints Since 1980' Continues at Sheldon
More that 20 prints from Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery's collections will compose "Expressing Identity, American Prints Since 1980," an intimate yet diverse exhibition, running through Jan. 28.
Referencing personal experiences and cultural influences, these works reveal the creative power of printmaking. Among the artists included are: Rupert Garcia, Keith Jacobshagen, Ed Ruscha, Martin Puryear, Judith Shea, Tanya Softic and Roger Shimomura. more...
SHELDON GALLERY
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY
Cole's "Anxious Objects" Continues at Sheldon
With the exhibition "Anxious Objects: Willie Cole's Favorite Brands," New Jersey artist Willie Cole brings an interpretation of urban American culture and a revealing glimpse into his identity to the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery this fall. Growing up as an African-American in poverty, Cole collected castoff items from an affluent society on Newark streets -- hair dryers, irons, metal scraps, and shoes. In "Anxious Objects" thrown-away goods have become a medium and message in the artist's assemblages that make both social and artistic statements to viewers.
Organized by Patterson Sims, director of the Montclair Art Museum, where the exhibition was on view this summer, "Anxious Objects" continues through Dec. 17. This retrospective of Cole's work has received praise from East Coast reviewers. The New York Times wrote: "The 51-year-old Mr. Cole, it seems, is very much of the moment." And the Newark Sunday Star-Ledger said: "No one interested in contemporary art should miss it." more...
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Fast Food Nation, This Film Is Not Yet Rated, Keeping Mum Show at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Fast Food Nation, This Film Is Not Yet Rated, and Keeping Mum. All films will be showing through December 7.
When it was published in 2001, Fast Food Nation quickly became a New York Times bestseller, with its no-holds-barred, non-fiction exploration of "the dark side of the All-American meal." The big screen version Fast Food Nation is a dramatic feature penned by Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser and Oscar® nominee Richard Linklater, who also serves as director. Explains Linklater: "The movie is not a documentary, but a character study of the lives behind the facts and figures. I'm more interested in fiction than non-fiction. You get to the point through human storytelling."
Passionate cinephiles can be found casting quizzical glances at the erratic and often conflicting decisions made by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) as they slap ratings onto movies. So in an attempt to make sense of their working methods--which, until now, have remained shrouded in mystery--one of those cinephiles, Kirby Dick (Twist Of Faith), has made this full-length motion picture about the inner workings of the MPAA. Entertaining and informative, Dick's movie is everything a documentary should be. Revelations come thick and fast throughout, and the director skillfully creates a palpable feeling of injustice that will leave many viewers feeling the MPAA is in urgent need of a drastic overhaul.
Keeping Mum stars Rowan Atkinson as an absent-minded vicar of a rural parish who is so distracted by the pressures of his job that he fails to notice his wife's (Kristin Scott Thomas) dalliance with her brash golf instructor (Patrick Swayze), his daughter's parade of new boyfriends, and his young son's regular trouncing by the school's bullies. Enter their charming new housekeeper, Grace (Maggie Smith), the answer to the family's prayers: a sweet, grey-haired old lady with her own distinctive definition of cleaning house. One by one, the family members find that Grace is able to solve their problems, but they don't realize that her means are leading to a lot of ends and the population of their sleepy hamlet is rapidly diminishing.
More information is available at the Ross website.
MRRMAC | FAST FOOD NATION | THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED | KEEPING MUM
