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LA Edge Exhibition Features Work from Art and Media Studies Faculty
On October 30, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery opened the second half of LA Edge, a two-part exhibition showcasing the work of Scripps faculty from the departments of art and media studies.
Read MoreIn the Media: J. Paul Getty Museum Acquires Six Photographs by Ken Gonzales-Day, Beverly Press Reports
The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired six photographs by Ken Gonzales-Day, Fletcher Jones Chair in Art and professor of art, from his Searching for California Hang Trees and Memento Mori series.
Read MoreJuliet Koss Awarded Senior Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art
Juliet Koss, Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Chair in the History of Architecture and Art and professor of art history at ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, has received an Ailsa Mellon Bruce Senior Fellowship from the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art for the 2021–22 academic year.
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Aly Ogasian, Assistant Professor of Art
The Office of Marketing and Communications sat down with Aly Ogasian to discuss the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Arctic Circle, and road-tripping with a kayak. Ogasian teaches art and media studies at Scripps, and her broader interests include the intersection of the arts and sciences, aerospace, and territories of wonder.
Read MoreIn the Media: Ken Gonzales-Day Discusses California’s History of Lynchings in Los Angeles Times
Ken Gonzales-Day, Fletcher Jones Chair in Art and professor of art, discussed California’s history of lynchings in the Los Angeles Times. Gonzales-Day has learned of at least 350 people, the majority of them Latinx, who were lynched in California.
Read MoreSenior Art and Media Studies Seniors Present Abstract Media in Historic LA Chinatown
The annual senior art exhibition is the capstone of the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ studio art major. Seniors create original works of art, conceptualize an exhibition, install their pieces, draft artist statements and wall texts, and publicize the event as part of their senior theses.
Read MoreIn the Media: LAist Highlights Bruce Coats’ Upcoming Lecture on The Tale of Genji
Bruce Coats, professor of art history and the humanities, Suzanne Ely Muchnic ’62 and Paul D. Muchnic Endowed Professor, and director of the Clark Humanities Museum, will discuss The Tale of Genji at a virtual event hosted by the Huntington Library, LAist reported.
Read MoreIn the Media: New York Times Highlights Ken Gonzales-Day’s “Profiled” Exhibition
The New York Times highlighted Fletcher Jones Chair in Art and Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day’s exhibition, “Profiled,” on display at Playwrights Horizons.
Read MoreKen Gonzales-Day’s Profiled Project on Display at Playwrights Horizons
Fletcher Jones Chair in Art and Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day’s project, Profiled, is on view at Playwrights Horizons through April 5, 2021.
Read MoreTia Blassingame Discusses Art, Activism and Student Work in University of California, Santa Barbara Book Arts Presentation
Assistant Professor of Art Tia Blassingame discussed art, activism and student work in a virtual book arts presentation at the University of California, Santa Barbara. During the webinar, she shared activism-centered projects that Scripps students created during her book arts course last summer.
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