Six decades of works by Italian-born postmodern artist Simone Forti are on display in a namesake exhibition, running now through…
CalArtians Bring Simone Forti’s Dance Constructions to Life at MOCA
Archive Category: Critical Studies
Digital Futures Examined in A&P Conference Staying on the Grid
“If Twitter is the canary in the coal mine, then the era of social media may soon be over. Or…
Stephen Graham Jones, 2023 Katie Jacobson Writer in Residence, Reads at CalArts and REDCAT
New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones, CalArts’ 2023 Katie Jacobson Writer in Residence, delivers two public readings next…
Adriano Pedrosa Named Curator of the 2024 Venice Biennale
On Thursday, Dec. 15, the board of La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) and its President Roberto Cicutto named museum director and CalArts alum Adriano Pedrosa…
Janet Sarbanes on Radical Democracy and Radical Imaginary in Letters on the Autonomy Project
Author Janet Sarbanes, faculty member in the School of Critical Studies, writes open letters to artists, academics, and activists (“Dear…
ICA LA Celebrates Two Decades of My Barbarian
Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA) celebrates two decades of Los Angeles-based collective My Barbarian—composed of Malik Gaines…
Erik Mondrian’s Synthesizing Pixels Selected for Supernova 2022
For the third year in a row, work by CalArts alum Erik Mondrian (Music, Critical Studies-IM MFA 19) has been…
New Exhibition Interrogates Mapmaking in Tense Renderings: the will and won’t of spatial logics
Editor’s note: The article has been updated to reflect the exhibition’s new closing date, and information about the closing reception…
After Two Years, CalArts Graduation Returns to Campus
The afternoon of Friday, May 13 saw the lawn of Graduation Courtyard dotted with chairs and picnic blankets, and the…
CalArts Board of Trustees Confer Emeritus Status Upon Faculty
At this spring’s CalArts Board of Trustees meeting, 14 much admired, acclaimed, and longtime faculty members were awarded emeritus status…
