Fine Art
Culture
Artist Judithe Hernández gives dynamic and inspiring talk to students
Judithe Hernández, Los Angeles-born Chicana artist, spoke to a group of Occidental students in Choi Auditorium Nov. 12. The Spanish and French studies departments...
Culture
“Tzolk’in” structure in Quad reflects the cycloidal aspect of the Mayan agricultural calendar
Artist Beatriz Cortez installed "Tzolk'in," a large steel structure modeled after the Mayan agricultural calendar, in the middle of the Academic Quad Nov. 12. Cortez...
Culture
Story of birth celebrated in Pasadena Museum of California Art’s last exhibit
The Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) is currently showing “Judy Chicago’s Birth Project: Born Again,” a pointed commentary on gender, femaleness and motherhood. The collection is...
Arts & Entertainment
Alumna brings ghost towns to TED stage
Author: Rourke Healey Abbey Williams '14 never imagined she would give a TEDtalk a year after graduating from Occidental College. Speaking last November at a StateStreet...
2013
Conceptual art meets play time: ‘Interdisciplinary Arts’ class expands definition of art, allows students to explore
Author: Emma Lodes In a hiccup of sand, a pickup truck screeches to a stop in a Pasadena alleyway. Ten college students jump out of the...
2015
Weingart exhibit melds thrifted objects, ceramics
Author: Flora Adamian A ceramic eagle flies over a bed of puppies, a floral vase and a miniature watering can. On the next wall, a finely...
2013
Students help create giant art installation as KNITTING NATION floods campus
Author: Rachel Stober KNITTING NATION hits Occidental
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// The bell tower chimes as students hurry to class Wednesday, Nov. 6. But even the...
2015
co-LAb gallery showcases emerging local artists
Author: Taylor Majewski Along York Boulevard's bustling stretch of assorted storefronts and twinkle-lit eateries, there are two doors, freshly painted in vibrant pink and blue. The...
2013
Combination gallery, thrift store adds eclectic flare to Eagle Rock
Author: Manna Selassie At Connors Plumbing on the corner of Westdale Avenue. and Eagle Rock Boulevard, passersby may notice a unique and eclectic enclave. Ghettogloss is...
Arts & Entertainment
ISIS continues spree of artifact destruction
Author: Taylor Majewski From 1933 until the end of World War II, the Nazi Party of Germany committed art theft on a massive scale, stealing over...
2013
National Geographic exhibit explores magazine’s rich photographic history
Author: Ella Fornari National Geographic Magazine was first published in 1888 as a 13-page pamphlet on worldly exploration with no photos or images. One-hundred and twenty-five...
