Reviewers of the Elephant Room, which had its West Coast premiere earlier this month at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, are going to great lengths to not reveal…
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32 Solo Pianists Perform Erik Satie’s Vexations at Cage 100 Festival
It’s been a busy year for fans of the experimental American composer John Cage (1912-1992). 2012 marked the groundbreaking composer’s 100th birthday, with celebrations at REDCAT, CalArts and in motel rooms in…
Continue reading »Artists Bring Exquisite Corpse Animation to Life
The short animated film Quick and Dirty (posted above) is an exquisite corpse project created by 23 animators, one compositor and six sound designers/composers, most of whom are CalArts students,…
Continue reading »Dog Star Orchestra Concerts Cross Borders
Now it in its eighth iteration, the Dog Star Orchestra’s summer concert series expands beyond the Los Angeles County line. Beginning today (Aug. 28), the loose collective of CalArts’ musicians…
Continue reading »Ariel Pink’s Mature Themes Receives Critical Praise
Over the last several years, eccentric, prolific songwriter/singer Ariel Pink, formerly known as Ariel Rosenberg (Art BFA 00) at CalArts, has influenced a new generation of chillwave and lo-fi bedroom artists…
Continue reading »‘Beautiful/Decay’ Video Interview with Artist, Animator Allison Schulnik
Artist and CalArts alumna Allison Schulnik (Film/Video BFA 00) recently opened her studio to the online art magazine Beautiful/Decay, providing a glimpse into her world of sad hobo clowns and her painting and…
Continue reading »‘Clam Bake’: Award-Winning Indie Filmmaker Creates Whimsical Animation App
By Nicholas Katzban/Special to 24700 Joanna Priestley, a Portland based animator, has brought her talent for eye-popping, two-dimensional wonder shows to a more interactive medium. Clam Bake is a new…
Continue reading »24700 Interview: Mikey Wells, Choral Director of The Silver Lake Chorus
The Silver Lake Chorus (TSLC), a Los Angeles-based vocal group, has been making waves since its formation in February 2010. In addition to performing live, the 25 members sang on the soundtrack…
Continue reading »Lost and Found: Local Landfill Partners with CalArts for Art Competition
[nggallery id=272] Landfills—with their refuse and discarded items—have often become a treasure trove for artists working with found objects. Earlier this summer, officials from the 592-acre Chiquita Canyon landfill, located…
Continue reading »Artist Fiona Connor Turns Hammer Museum Lobby into Printshop
Los Angeles’ first biennial, Made in LA 2012, which is full of CalArtians’ work, wraps up on Sept. 2. One of the exhibition’s hosts, the Hammer Museum, recently interviewed artist and…
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