Anyone who has spent time on the CalArts campus will be familiar with a particular work table. Often seen in use with David Rowland’s ubiquitous 40/4 stacking chair, its form…
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From the Archives: Borborigmi
[nggallery id=73] Borborigmi is a collection of poetry and writing published by the CalArts School of Critical Studies in 1970. In the unpretentious DIY spirit of the times, it was…
Continue reading »Alison Knowles, James Tenney and the House of Dust at CalArts
In the first few years of its existence CalArts’ faculty included some of the key figures from the Fluxus and happenings circles, including Allan Kaprow, Nam June Paik, Dick Higgins,…
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[nggallery id=10] I am interested in how the wild beast lives in the jungle, not in the zoo. – Composer Morton Feldman (1926-87) The Wild Beast, CalArts’ new variable-use, indoor-outdoor…
Continue reading »Past as Prologue
[nggallery id=9] More than any other publication, California Institute of the Arts: Prologue to a Community captures the essential character of CalArts at its beginning. It is at once a…
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