Category Archives: General Interest

Site-Specific Installation by Grad Art Faculty Member Opens in Westwood

Later Layer, a site-specific installation designed by artist and Graduate Fine Art associate professor Walead Beshty and architects Johnston Marklee, opens today at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Los Angeles. The installation features Beshty’s photograms in the Depart Foundation collection and architectural models of Johnston Marklee’s work in Italy. Presented as two connected projects, the models and photograms are displayed in a field of modular nesting boxes designed collaboratively by the artist and the architects.

The IIC is located at 1023 Hilgard Avenue in Westwood. The exhibit runs through Feb. 28.

A Liberal Arts Approach to B-School

Business schools are finally realizing that the development of students’ critical and creative thinking skills is just as important as learning about finance. In the past decade, business executives have realized the value of managers who can think more nimbly across multiple frameworks, cultures and disciplines in a fast-changing, global market.

A very interesting article in the New York Times examines this idea as well as the prominent business schools who have re-evaluated and, in some cases, redesigned their M.B.A. programs around this notion.

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Kicking Off the New Year with Art

January brings a new year and new resolutions. Why not resolve to put more art into your year?

You’re in luck—January is full of arts events in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Art Month is an open invitation for Angelenos and guests to our city to discover our arts and cultural offerings. The endeavor is a collaboration between local arts organizations, arts and civic leaders, artists, philanthropists, and committed public and private partners.

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Happy Holidays From Art Center!

Happy Holidays from Art Center! We hope you have a happy and safe holiday season. Check out our beautiful holiday card, designed by 5th term Illustration student James Tseng. Its also been slightly animated online: artcenter.edu/newyear2010.

In 2010, Art Center celebrates 80 years of excellence in art and design education. We hope you’ll join us for the yearlong celebration, including the inauguration of our new president, Dr. Lorne M. Buchman on April 22.

Our campus and administrative offices will be closed Dec. 18 through Jan. 3. Happy Holidays!

Young’s NewNorth Center Sets Up Shop

 Art Center alumnus and former Chief Academic Officer Nate Young wants to bring together creative right brain thinkers and data-driven, left-brain thinkers to create better corporations.

His newest venture is the creation of NewNorth Center for Design in Business, a hybrid education and business-training center that will specialize in design and innovation courses along with research and executive education. The nonprofit will be headquartered in Holland, Mich., with additional training centers in Grand Rapids and possibly Detroit.

Michigan Live has a story on Nate and his exciting new venture. Check it out: Entrepreneur plans to headquarter nonprofit NewNorth Center in Holland

The History of Art, Through the Lens of Los Angeles

An interesting post today at The Huffington Post’s new L.A. section by Michael Govan, director of the LACMA, about the distinct style of art that has come out of Los Angeles.

Govan writes: “Art history can be broken into distinctions of time, but also of place. One can discern differences of style and influence, for instance, between 17th Century French painting and that of Italy. So too have distinctions in American art become apparent in the twentieth century when looking at the artists of New York and those of California.”

The article also mentions Art Center alumnus and sculptor Jorge Pardo and his recent pre-Columbian art installation at LACMA.

Read more: The History of Art, Through the Lens of Los Angeles