Fine Arts
Arts & Entertainment
An ‘innovative visionary’ at Occidental: El Khoury’s exhibit
Occidental College will showcase Lebanese multimedia artist Tania El Khoury’s interactive art exhibition, “Cultural Exchange Rate” Sept. 12-15. The exhibit will conclude with El Khoury's Core...
Culture
Outside Occidental: “Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure” exhibit
The bright colors of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s paintings harmonize with the lingering melodies of Nat King Cole and Jay Z in The Grand LA’s new...
Arts & Entertainment
Making room for creativity: Adult art classes at Oxy Arts
As part of the course Community Engagement in Education, Occidental students create relationships with community partners and participate in a service learning project. For their...
Arts & Entertainment
Student-run play ‘It Could Have Been Enough’ fosters meditations on identity
The student-run production of "It Could Have Been Enough" was performed in an outdoor venue behind Keck Theater, March 3 and 5. The play, written and produced by Zachary Goldsmith (junior), details a Jewish family’s confrontations with antisemitism...
Culture
Guest lecturers discuss their art and Native American culture
Marcella Ernest (Ojibwe) and Keli Mashburn (Osage), two internationally-recognized Native American artists, presented their film collaborations to Occidental students in Choi auditorium Nov. 22,...
Culture
Culture Spotlight: Rosie Yasukochi, artist
There is a rose on Occidental’s campus. You will not find this rose in front of the Marketplace but rather sketching on a bench in...
Culture
14th Annual Occidental Film Festival celebrates student work
A professional break-up service, the consequences of drinking and driving and a failed drug bust were just a few of the premises explored at...
Culture
Hospital reborn as an art exhibit explores what it means to be human
A forgotten hospital in West Adams has been repurposed as an art gallery. With so many trendy art shows popping up around Los Angeles,...
Culture
Occidental’s Wanlass artist in residence embodies art
Rafa Esparza stood on a hilltop in Elysian Park in a white suit with a sequined bullseye on the back. For 14 hours, he...
Culture
MorYork: A surreal journey into the mind of Eagle Rock artist Clare Graham
As viewers drift between sculptures of bird bones, towers of buttons and pyramids composed of old wooden rulers, reality in MorYork seems to be made of...
Arts & Entertainment
KOXY kicks off another year of music with DJ Peanut Butter Wolf
Sycamore Glen beamed with colorful lights, creating a club-like atmosphere that had everyone dancing. On stage, DJ Peanut Butter Wolf performed, accompanied by mixed...
Arts & Entertainment
The Museum of Broken Relationships highlights the beauty in the break-up
Los Angeles is a city built on dreams. Big name actors, directors and musicians pose for photos at every corner. The streets of Hollywood...
