It’s summertime, and your favorite off-beat lecture series is back! Mixed Taste returns to the Holiday Theater on July 10 for another season of mismatched fun! Join us as we find common ground and uncover unexpected connections between back-to-back lectures on the most unrelated topics.
At each event, two speakers take the stage, each presenting on a completely unrelated topic for twenty minutes. But the real magic happens when the audience steps in, finding unexpected connections between the two subjects. With new guest speakers, poets, comedians, and surprises every week and the charismatic Bobby LeFebre as our host, it’s a night of intellectual exploration like no other. Join us at the Holiday Theater every Wednesday!
Topics: David Bowie & Mexican Mythology
Speakers: Maria Elena Buszek & Jill Mollenhauer
Doors open at 6PM with drinks and snacks available for purchase.
FREE parking at North High School.
Your ticket to Mixed Taste includes admission to MCA Denver anytime before September 1. Simply show your confirmation email at the front desk of the museum.
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About the Speakers
Maria Elena Buszek, Ph.D. is a scholar, critic, curator, and Professor of Art History at the University of Colorado Denver, where she teaches courses on Modern and contemporary art.
Her recent publications include the books Pin-Up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular Culture and Extra/ordinary: Craft and contemporary art; contributions to the anthologies Punkademics: The Basement Show in the Ivory Tower and Design History Beyond the Canon; catalogue essays for numerous international exhibitions; and articles and criticism in such journals as Art in America, Art Journal, Flash Art, and TDR: The Journal of Performance Studies. With Hilary Robinson, she edited the 2019 anthology of new writing, A Companion to Feminist Art. She has also been a regular contributor to the popular feminist magazine BUST since 1999. Her current book project, Art of Noise, explores the ties between contemporary feminist art and popular music.
Jill Mollenhauer graduated in 2010 with a PhD in Art History from the University of California, San Diego, where she specialized in the arts of the Indigenous Americas. That same year she was hired full-time by the Department of Art at Metropolitan State University of Denver where she is currently Professor of Art History, Theory, and Criticism. Jill’s primary area of study is the art of Mesoamerica with a focus on the ancient Olmec culture. When she has time away from teaching and research she enjoys travel, writing, gardening, and spending time with her two daughters.
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Members get discounts to all MCA Denver programs and events! Discount code shared via member email. Not a member yet? Memberships start at just $5/month! Learn more here.
