John D’Amico, a 2009 graduate of CalArts’ School of Critical Studies Aesthetics and Politics program, is putting his art school degree into action: He’s making a bid for a seat…
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Fallen Fruit’s Yearlong Project Concludes with Let them Eat LACMA on Sunday
[nggallery id=103] EATLACMA has been a nearly year-long examination of the relationships among art, food, culture, and politics curated by the Los Angeles-based Fallen Fruit art collective at the Los…
Continue reading »Oresteia—Iannis Xenakis’ Opera—Staged for The Wild Beast Concert Series on Sunday
CalArts hosts the West Coast premiere of Iannis Xenakis’ rarely staged opera, Oresteia, on Sunday, Nov. 7 at The Wild Beast Pavilion. The expatriated Greek/French-naturalized composer and architect (1922-2001) is…
Continue reading »A Chilling Tale with Author Mark Danielewski at REDCAT on Halloween
Update: REDCAT has added a second show on Halloween with Mark Danielewski at 9 pm! If you’re in the mood for a good ghost story–with a twist–then think about spending…
Continue reading »Janet Sarbanes’ Essay on The Shaker ‘Gift’ Economy Wins Battisti Award
Last month, Critical Studies faculty member Janet Sarbanes was named the winner of this year’s Battisti Award from the Society for Utopian Studies for her essay, “The Shaker ‘Gift’ Economy.”…
Continue reading »East of Borneo: A New Online Journal from CalArts’ School of Art
East of Borneo, a new online art journal and multimedia archive from CalArts School of Art, launched last week. Edited by School of Art Dean Thomas Lawson, the journal looks…
Continue reading »School of Film/Video Faculty Monte Hellman Retrospective in artforum
The October 2010 issue of artforum (available in print only) features a seven-page interview and career retrospective of film director Monte Hellman, adjunct instructor in CalArts’ School of Film/Video since…
Continue reading »The Wild Beast Concert Series: Strauss, Mozart and Gabrieli Under the Stars–Rain or Shine
CalArts kicks off the inaugural season of The Wild Beast Concert Series, presented by Levitt Pavilions, tomorrow night (Oct. 23) on the Institute’s Valencia campus. Music faculty member Mark Menzies…
Continue reading »Author Chris Abani Lectures on Art as Witness Tonight at CalArts
Poet-author Chris Abani visits CalArts tonight for a lecture on Art as Witness, the first installment of CalArts’ new Art, Justice & Global Aesthetics: The Equity and Diversity Lecture Series….
Continue reading »Multimedia Artist/Documentary Filmmaker Nonny de la Peña at the Bijou Theater Tonight
Throughout her career, Nonny de la Peña has combined her background in journalism with timely political issues and online multimedia tools to create thought-provoking art and films. Tonight the Structuring…
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