Intersection of Art and Science Spring 2012
The Intersection of Art and Science class this spring visited NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and got to see the “sandbox,” which is where NASA engineers test escape strategies for the immobilized Spirit rover. They landed the robot on Mars and have been exploring the planet for five years until it got stuck in a
Great Turnout at Fanatical Mechanical
Monday, February 6, House Industries opened their exhibit, Fanatical Mechanical in the Guggenheim Gallery. The show was expected to have over one hundred people show but ended up having even a greater turnout. After the opening, crowds of people went
Fanatical Mechanical, Feb. 6 - March 9
The Guggenheim Gallery presents, Fanatical Mechanical February 6-March 9 FanaticalMechanical showcases the Photo-Lettering archives and typefaces from one of theleading type foundries and design studios in America, House Industries.Photo-Lettering or PLINC was one of the earliest and most successful typehouses to utilize photo technology in the production of commercial typographyand lettering. Numerous artifacts chronicling PLINC’s
EVENT NEWS: Between Hitler and Stalin, Feb. 16
The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education, Wilkinson College, and the History Department present, “Between Hitler and Stalin: Jewish Youth in the Polish-Soviet Borderlands” with Mr. Jeffrey Koerber on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in Beckman Hall, Room 404 (Bush Conference Center). ADMISSION: Free TIME: 7 p.m. LOCATION: Beckman Hall, Room 404 (Bush Conference Center) Jeffrey
Director's Screening and Public Forum, "Israel vs Israel" Feb. 9 @ 7PM
Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences invites you to the director’s screening of: Israel vs. Israel A film about Israelli Peace Activities “Israel vs.Israel” is an award-winning documentary that profiles 4 progressiveIsraeli organizations including Rabbis for Human Rights and Checkpoint Watch.This special event screening features the director and a strong panel inconversation, at the
Class Action at the Museum of Teaching and Learning
Adjunct faculty member, Gail Griswold, designed a 32-panel exhibit called “Class Action” in Summer 2011 for the Museum of Teaching and Learning, about school desegregation in California. The show runs through May at the Old Courthouse in Santa Ana, which is open weekdays from 9-5pm
David Lee teaches in Guangzhou, China
Adjunct faculty member, David Lee, taught an art appreciation course to students in China through Coastline Community College’s (EBUS) program. The course was taught via Skype once a week to a dozen students who were interested in western art
Like Night and Day: Pavel Florensky, Igor Grabar and the Fate of Icons in the 1920s
Professor of Art, Wendy Salmond, will present a paper entitled “Like Night and Day: Pavel Florensky, Igor Grabar and the Fate of Icons in the 1920s” at the international conference “Pavel Florenskij at the crossroads between Icon and Avant Guarde” organized by the Centro di Alti Studi sulla Cultura e le Arti della Russia of the
Tilt-Shift LA: New Queer Perspectives on the Western Edge
Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Lia Halloran, is participating in the show Tilt-Shift LA: New Queer Perspectives on the Western Edge which is part of Pacific Standard Time. The exhibit presents Los Angeles-based queer artists that explore and exploit the visibility of a specific timeframe and geographic location while skewing and adjusting concepts of queerness to express
One Giant Leap for Mankind: Humanity's Cultural Heritage in Space
Assistant Professor of Art History, Justin Walsh, will be giving a talk at Loyola Marymount College called “One Giant Leap for Mankind: Humanity’s Cultural Heritage in Space”on January 24 at 5pm in Ahmanson Auditorium (UH 1000) on Loyola’s campus near LAX. From the Parthenon Marbles to the Getty Museum, Native American burials to Thai pottery and