Mariángeles Soto-Díaz’s (Critical Studies MA 09) Unconfirmed Makeshift Museum (UMM), one of the exhibitions included in the Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative, closes this weekend at Klowden Mann Gallery in Culver…
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Author and filmmaker Chris Kraus visited CalArts on Oct. 12 as part of the Writing Now Reading Series hosted by CalArts MFA Writing Program. Kraus, best known for her books…
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EventOctober 20, 2017
The West Hollywood Aesthetics and Politics (WHAP!) Lecture Series, co-hosted by CalArts MA Program in Aesthetics and Politics and the city of West Hollywood, is back in full swing, continuing this…
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Amanda Beech, dean of the CalArts School of Critical Studies, had a summer full of adventures—in art and academia. Beech was in Singapore for the opening of Propositions for a…
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EventJuly 7 - 13, 2017
From July 7-13, Harvestworks in New York presents Tellus #28: Heard in LA, a speculative audiocassette showcasing the vibrant and active experimental soundscape of Los Angeles, curated by Tom Leeser,…
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EventMay 9, 2017
Tomorrow (May 9), the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, Calif., hosts the release party of B-Sides, Sublevel Magazine’s print edition. Housed in CalArts’ Creative Writing Program, Sublevel is…
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EventMay 6, 2017
As artists become more interested in collapsing the boundaries between reality and fiction, art is becoming more adventurous. One example is the rise of immersive experiences, which rely on the complex…
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EventApril 22, 2017
On Earth Day, April 22, Fallen Fruit—David Burns (Art BFA 93) and Austin Young—launches Endless Orchard, a global public artwork which aims to map fruit trees all over the world as…
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EventApril 15, 2017
On Saturday, (April 15), the Creative Writing Program’s annual reading series, Next Words, kicks off with a reading at Skylight Books in Los Angeles. Each year CalArts’ School of Critical…
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Earlier today (April 7) the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the new class of Guggenheim Fellows for 2017. Among the list of 173 “individuals who have already demonstrated exceptional…
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