Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend.
Friday
Steve Hackett plays Genesis
Florida Theatre | Downtown Jacksonville
When guitarist Steve Hackett and pre-popstar-fame drummer Phil Collins joined the U.K. band Genesis in the early 1970s, together with the group’s increasingly eccentric frontperson Peter Gabriel, the band reached its creative apex. Hackett is considered a pioneer of progressive rock – a genre that showcases intricate musicianship and stretches pop-song structures into complex musical arrangements. At 74 years young, Hackett continues to push boundaries, and on Friday he’ll perform Genesis’ opus, 1973’s Foxtrot, in its entirety, as well as cuts from his prolific solo career, at the Florida Theatre. Read an interview with Hackett from the Jacksonville Music Experience. Tickets and more info.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Project Atrium: Frank Stella, Jacksonville Stacked Stars
MOCA Jax | Downtown Jacksonville
Currently celebrating its 100th anniversary, MOCA Jax this week unveiled Jacksonville Stacked Stars, a site-specific installation by influential American artist Frank Stella. Among the many motifs Stella has deployed throughout his prolific career, perhaps none is more recognizable than the painter-sculptor-printmaker’s star. For Project Atrium, two of Stella’s large-scale star sculptures are stacked into a single structure, filling the museum’s massive foyer. The Project Atrium installation coincides with Frank Stella: Printmaking, an exhibit of the artist’s works from MOCA Jax’s permanent collection, complemented by loans from local collectors. Both are on view through Aug. 18. The museum is open 11a.m.-5p.m. with free entry on Saturdays. More info.
Friday & Saturday
A Landscape Longed For: The Garden as Disturbance
Crisp-Ellert Art Museum | Historic St. Augustine
The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum and Flagler College present A Landscape Longed For, a group show of new works that explore the motif of the garden and how the cultivation, organization and design of flora relates to beauty and knowledge. The exhibition includes the work of more than a dozen artists, each drawing inspiration from the writings of Antiguan-American author (and lay horticulturist) Jamaica Kincaid. An opening reception is held Friday, March 1 beginning at 5 p.m. The museum is open noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and is closed Sundays. More info.