'Stink! Stank! Stunk!:' An Artist Talk With Alex Da Corte

TAMPA, FL — The University of South Florida Institute for Research in Art, part of the College of the Arts, will present "Stink! Stank! Stunk!,' a free artist talk with celebrated conceptual artist Alex Da Corte Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.

The event will take place at the Tampa Theatre, 711 N. Franklin St., Tampa. It is free but those attending should RSVP by clicking here.

Da Corte’s work is inspired by American pop culture, and ranges from surreal immersive video and neon installations to wall-based work and inflatable sculpture. He stimulates the collective cultural imagination with colorful characters, products and references from movies, literature, television, mythology and cartoons. Fresh off recent installations at the 57th Carnegie International and the 58th Venice Biennial, Da Corte will discuss his influences and creative practice.

In support of the USF Institute for Research in Art’s mission to engage the Tampa Bay community through dynamic cultural events and exhibitions with the leading contemporary artists of the time, this program with Alex Da Corte is sponsored by USFCAM Art for Community Engagement Fund patrons.

Da Corte was born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1980. He received a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and a master of fine arts from the Yale University School of Art.

Da Corte was most recently included in La Biennale di Venezia 2019, the international exhibition May You Live in Interesting Times curated by Ralph Rugoff; as well as the 57th Carnegie International in Pittsburgh. His most recent solo exhibition was held at Kölnischer Kunstverein, Köln, Germany (2018).

Other recent solo exhibitions include Karma, New York (2018); Secession, Vienna, Austria; Art + Practice, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2016); MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts (2016); Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2015); and Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia (2014, together with Jayson Musson). Da Corte is the 2019 recipient of the Wexner Center’s Artist Residency Award in Visual Arts.