Mon, May 28, 2007
May 28 - June 1, 2007
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, THROUGH JULY 1
Sheldon's 'Sculptors on Paper' Continues
The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present more than 30 works on paper by American sculptors in a new exhibition. "Sculptors on Paper," drawn from the museum's permanent collections, examines the ways artists have used two-dimensional media in tandem with sculpture.
On view through July 1, this exhibition invites visitors to examine how artists who have created many of the outstanding sculptures in the Sheldon's collections, including some displayed outdoors on the UNL campus, have approached different media. In some cases, there are relationships between the works in two dimensions and in the round; in other instances, the approaches differ dramatically. more...
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY
BREAKING INFORMATION ON YOUR DESKTOP
UNL Alert Now Available for Download
Beginning today, members of the UNL community can download a desktop application that will provide concise, up-to-the-minute information in emergency situations. UNL Alert - a custom computer application that informs users of an emergency with scrolling on-screen graphics and audio - is the result of a collaboration between UNL Police, Information Services and University Communications. It is available for downloading at http://emergency.unl.edu.
The application sits in the tray of a user's computer desktop and checks the emergency servers once every minute. When police post an alert message, UNL Alert comes to life. Possible scenarios for use include severe weather, fires and other emergencies. The alert will only be used in extreme circumstances. Once the alert message is viewed, the user can click it off and the tool will continue to run in the background. Updates will appear as they are issued.
UNL ALERT
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, THROUGH AUGUST 12
'Anatomy of Charley Friedman' Continues at Sheldon Art Gallery
New York-based artist Charley Friedman's first solo museum exhibition, "The Anatomy of Charley Friedman," continues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. The exhibition will be on view in Sheldon's first floor galleries through Aug. 12.
Friedman, a native of Lincoln, has pursued his distinctive aesthetic vision in drawing, sculpture, photography, performance, video and through installations. Friedman says art is the comic practice of hope, not a tragic enactment of despair, which is often the case in the contemporary art world. more...
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
After The Wedding, Black Book Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents After The Wedding and Black Book. Both films will play through June 7.
Acclaimed director Susanne Bier returns with her most powerful film yet, the Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, After The Wedding. Far from home, Jacob (Casino Royal villain, Mads Mikkelsen), runs a struggling orphanage in one of India's poorest regions. Desperate to save the orphanage from closure, he returns to Denmark to meet Jorgen (Rolf Lassgard) a wealthy businessman and potential benefactor. Jorgen offers Jacob a seemingly innocent invitation to attend his daughter's wedding. What appears to be nothing mroe than a friendly gesture sets in motion an increasingly devastating series of surprises, revelations, and confessions that will forever change their lives. Sweeping, yet entirely intimate, After The Wedding is a shattering portrait of a family struggling with the fragility of life and the search for connection, healing, and forgiveness.
Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven made his name in Hollywood with films such as Robocop, Basic Instinct and Starship Troopers. But Verhoeven got his start in the industry by making films (the acclaimed Spetters and Soldier Of Orange among them) in his native country, and it's to Holland that he returns for Black Book - his first Dutch film in 20 years. The story is set during the final days of World War II in Holland, and follows a Jewish singer named Rachel Stein (Carice Van Houten). Rachel attempts to avoid the Nazis and remains in quiet hiding until her family is brutally slain, causing her to join up with a resistance movement. Verhoeven's film is wildly ambitious and takes many intriguing twists and turns during its 145 minutes. Black Book commanded the largest budget of any film to be produced in Holland, and it shows. Explosions litter the screen, there are plenty of car chases ensue, and wince-inducing injuries and deaths propel the action. The director isn't afraid to criticize his fellow countrymen and inserts a fascinating subtext about the actions of the resistance fighters, asking some uncomfortable questions about the similarities between their behavior and that of the Nazis.
More information is available at the Ross website.
