Category Archives: Art/Architecture
Link Established Between Altruism and Interest in Cultural Events
From Pacific Standard: Would you like to meet people who are engaged in their communities, tolerant of others’ differences, and more willing than most to help out those in need? Try a concert hall, theater lobby, or art museum. People … Continue reading
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Dave Hickey “Retires”
Cultural critic, curator, professor, one-time art dealer, and winner of a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, Dave Hickey has decided to retire. His retirement plans include revising material for three anthologies and writing (another) book. Read more here in an interview with the outspoken Mr. Hickey.
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Life After Picasso: Artist Françoise Gilot at 90
At 21, Françoise Gilot met Pablo Picasso, then 61, and moved in with him. “When Françoise Gilot decided to take her two young children and leave Pablo Picasso in 1953, ending their ten-year relationship, the infuriated genius told her she … Continue reading
EngAGE Across Generations Video: Claymation Project
Take a look at what happened when creative senior mentors from Burbank Senior Artists Colony worked with creative young students from Burbank Community Day School on a claymation project. You’ll enjoy the finished videos created in this collaborative effort! Congratulations … Continue reading
Burbank Senior Artists Colony Has Art Show
On August 24th, BSAC celebrated the talents of some of the resident artists with an art show. Here’s the report from Amanda, the BSAC Programs Manager, who collected work from many new residents as well as longtime resident artists who had never … Continue reading
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Controversial Architect Rem Koolhaas
“Age has not tempered the Dutch architect, who at 67 continues to shake up the cultural landscape with his provocative designs.” Click here to read more in Smithsonian Magazine.
Channa Horwitz: Oldest Artist in Hammer Museum Show
Artist Channa Horwitz, 80, is the oldest “emerging” artist included in the bienniel exhibit, “Made in L.A. 2012,” currently at the Hammer Museum in Westwood, CA. She’s spent the last five decades making her geometric abstract drawings in relative obscurity. Read more … Continue reading
