Noam M. Elcott, Assistant Professor, Columbia University, specializes in the history of modern art and media in Europe and North America, with an emphasis on interwar art, photography, and film. He also writes and teaches on contemporary art. 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 a book-length study provisionally titled Artificial Darkness: An Art and Media History, 1876-1930.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/arthistory/faculty/Elcott.html
The event is free and unticketed. Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Date:
Tuesday, 1 May, 2012 - 17:00 to 19:30
Event location:
Lecture Room 2, Department of History of Art