Arts & Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment
Oxy Wanlass Artist in Residence Roksana Pirouzmand experiments with medium, space and sound
The theme for this semester's Studio Arts course Art Outside the Bounds is "Everything was once something else.” Instructor Roksana Pirouzmand said she was inspired by...
Arts & Entertainment
UEPI Native Garden incorporates alternative landscaping and native plant restoration
The Urban and Environmental Policy Institute (UEPI) located at 1541 Campus Road recently replaced its grass lawn with a new garden holding plants native to...
Arts & Entertainment
Aleem Hossain’s ‘Weird Short Films’ inspires discussion about technology and the future of filmmaking
Media Arts & Culture (MAC) Professor Aleem Hossain showcased “Three Weird Short Films” Feb. 6 to students, professors and Occidental community members at Choi Auditorium. A Q&A...
2011
Celebrated Science Writer Visits Campus
Author: Daniel Arkin A geological statistician cracks the Ontario scratch-ticket lottery. A recent college graduate gets lost in the bush in Nairobi and discovers that baboons...
2011
Comfort Food at an Uncomfortable Price
Author: Aralyn Beaumont The cabin-like exterior glows iridescently in its porch lighting at night, conjuring vibrant images of a Southern home, minus the flickering fireflies and...
2011
Royal Nuptials Thrill Onlookers, Inspire Media Frenzy
Author: Kara McVey Thirty years ago, 750 million people watched as Prince Charles wed Lady Diana Spencer at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. This year, it...
2011
New Continent, New Identity
Author: Natania Reed The Getty Center-sponsored Pacific Standard Time initiative, a collaboration between more than 60 art institutions across Southern California, celebrates the growth of Los...
2012
Local Rivera dishes art-inspired cuisine
Author: Natania Reed, Senior Writer Rivera, a restaurant located in downtown Los Angeles, has joined forces with the Pacific Standard Time art initiative to create the...
2012
Heavy guitars, mosh pit dominate FIDLAR show
Author: Los Angeles-based garage band FIDLAR, short for Fuck It Dog, Life's A Risk, brought their distinctive anthemic rock sound to Sycamore Glen this past...
2012
Leap day folk concert brings obscure musical genre to life
Author: Nicolette Gendron Often overlooked, the heterogeneous genre of folk music must be experienced firsthand in a setting removed from mainstream society and with live artists,...
2012
LACMA’s ‘Standard’ showcases L.A. artist’s influence
Author: Damian Mendieta Gleaming under beams of light and handsomely contrasted against a spacious white backwall, Ed Ruscha’s work, spanning various mediums, provokes inquisitiveness and astonishment for all...
