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California Institute of the Arts

Staff Strike at California College of the Arts Over Unfair Labor Practices

Faculty and students, walking out in solidarity with striking staff, have effectively shut down regular campus activities.
By Annie Levin
An artist performing in a corner.

The Timeless Tale of the Naked Performance Artist in the Corner

A clip from an art school party which pans to a paint-splattered nude performer laying facedown on in the corner is a sad but true metaphor.
By Alanna Martinez
Canary Island palms tower above Melrose Avenue after the sun set on the popular 20th Century symbols of southern California which are fading into history because of a fatal fungus, old age, and city plans to replace them with other trees on October 18, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Originally imported by 18th century Spanish missionaries, the majestic Canary Island palms grow as high as a 12-story building but are threatened by an always-fatal fungus that is killing them at an alarming rate. 42% have been infected so far. Standing up to the fungus are the native California fan palms, endemic to southern California?s inland deserts, and the Mexican fan palm but all the populations are nearing the ends of their natural lives, having been planted mostly in the early 1900?s. City planners, led by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, intend to plant one millions trees to improve air quality but no palms, having fewer leaves to offset the effects of air pollution than other native varieties. Experts predict that Los Angeles will look very differently in coming decades as oaks and sycamores replace most the iconic palms loved by both tourists and residents.

Is California the Best Place to Go to Art School?

Incoming CalArts prez Ravi Rajan weighs in on an age old debate: Which coast is the best coast?
By Alanna Martinez
Anderson Ranch Arts Center's sculpture and ceramics building.

This Art Camp for Adults Just Turned 50

By Alina Cohen
David Salle.

Mr. Personality: David Salle Talks About His Super-Sized Curated Show

By Ryan Steadman
Installation view of David Hammons, "Five Decades" at Mnuchin Gallery.

Sorry Kanye, We Have Our Picasso

By Ryan Steadman
Will Rhodes, Technology Has Transformed Bodily Movement, 2015. (Courtesy Eyebeam and Pioneer Works)

12 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before February 5

By Paul Laster
The 2015 ALAC. (Photo: Courtesy of Instagram and Gina Clyne)

5 Must-See Booths at the Art Los Angeles Contemporary Fair

By Ryan Steadman
Labyrinth : I dreamed I was taller than Jonathan Borofsky, 2009, by Jim Shaw. (Photo: Courtesy of the New Museum)

An Artist Taps Into America’s Disturbed Psyche at the New Museum

By Ryan Steadman
Screenshot of a Kadenze class. (Photo: Kadenze)

Take Arts Courses From Princeton and Stanford for $7 a Month

By John Bonazzo
Disillusionment by Thomas Lawson. (Photo: Courtesy of Klaus von Nichtssagend gallery and the artist)

The Atomic Punk: Painter Thomas Lawson Can Still Stir Things Up

By Ryan Steadman
Miriam Schapiro in the studio, 1980. (Photo: Courtesy Flomenhaft Gallery)

In Memoriam: Artist and Feminist Miriam Schapiro Dies at 91

By Alanna Martinez

'Charles Gaines: Gridwork (1974-1989)' at the Studio Museum

By Maika Pollack

Henry Taylor Paints a Picture

By Michael H. Miller
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