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Published by the Fine Art Department and Art Center College of Design, with editorial and curatorial direction by Fine Art Chair Laurence Dreiband, Fine Art at Art Center is a unique—and artful—presentation of course posters that reflect the range of our innovative Fine Art curriculum—a curriculum that continuously reconsiders what art has been historically and suggests possibilities for what it may become. The book also conveys information about our faculty and notable alumni, and has first-hand testimonials from our diverse and ambitious students. Finally, the book identifies what it means to find success as an artist and the types of opportunities that await an Art Center graduate.

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  • AT ART CENTER

  • AT ART CENTER

  • 4 SECTION TITLE

  • FINE ARTAT ART CENTER

    6 WhyStudyFineArtatArtCenter?

    9 CHOICE 13 CRAFTSMANSHIP:THESATISFACTIONOFMAKINGTHINGSWELL

    13 ONE-ON-ONEFACULTYMENTORS:PERSONALTEACHING

    16 THIRDANDFIFTHTERMREVIEWS,SENIORPROJECTS

    21 CoreFineArtFaculty

    45 Faculty

    49 VisitingArtists

    61 Facilities

    66 ON-CAMPUSSTUDENTSTUDIOS 69 ALYCEDEROULETWILLIAMSONGALLERY

    77 LosAngeles:InternationalArtCapital

    80 InnovativeCurriculum

    89 MAKINGMEANING

    96 TDS:TRANSDISCIPLINARYSTUDIOS

    102 FINEARTSTUDYABROAD

    107 StudentPortfoliosandTestimonials

    147 ArtCenterAlumniMakingFineArt

    152 PreparingforaLifeinArt

  • 6 INTRODUCTION

    WHY STUDY FINE ART AT ART CENTER?

    Intodaysglobalculture,theroleoftheartistismorevitalthanever.Arttranscendslanguage,addressessocialcon-cerns,expressessharedemotions,redefinesplay,challengesprevailingvalues,thoughtfullyentertainsand,fromtimetotime,becomesamasterpiece.

    Arttodayisalsooftenasmuchabouttheproductionofknowledgeasitisaboutthevisualformalaesthetic.ThatisjustoneofthereasonswhyinArtCenterCollegeofDesignsFineArtprogramweencourageourstudentstoseeartasnotjustapurelyexpressivepursuit,butalsoasanintellectualinquiry.

    Ourprogramemphasizesthecreative,conceptualandtechni-calgrowthoftheindividualartistthroughacomprehensiveexplorationofallgenrespainting,photography,sculpture,installationandexperimentalfilmandvideo.Wevedesignedtheprogramtoprovideanenvironmentthatstimulatesthemind,nurturesindividualwork,respectsdiversityandmaxi-mizesourstudentsparticularabilitiesandpotentialtohelpthemdiscovertheircreativeidentity.

    Itisanexpeditionconductedbyawell-respectedfaculty,comprisedofactiveandaccomplishedartistswhoshareboththeirinsightsandtheirdedicationtoinspire.Andbecauseweareapartofwhatisarguablythemostvitalandinnovativedesignschoolinthecountry,ourstudentshaveunparal-leledaccesstonotableprofessionals,sophisticatedindustrialshops,cutting-edgecomputerlabs,avastartlibraryandanarrayofworkshopsnottypicallyavailabletofineartstudents.

    ArtCentersflexible,interdisciplinaryprogrammingallowsFineArtstudentstotakeclassesandworkwithfacultyfromtheCollegesvariousappliedartanddesigndepartmentsincludingIllustration,Film,GraphicDesignandPhotography

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    andImaging.Theseopportunitieshelpourstudentsindi-vidualizetheirworkandacquirepracticalskillsnecessaryforworkinginrelatedprofessionsskillsthatcanhelpprovidefinancialsecurityinuncertaintimes.

    Inthefollowingpages,youwillfindcoursepostersthatreflecttherangeofourinnovativeFineArtcurriculumacurriculumthatcontinuouslyreconsiderswhatarthasbeenhistoricallyandsuggestspossibilitiesforwhatitcanbecome.Youwilllearnaboutourfacultyandnotablealumni,andreadfirst-handtestimonialsfromourdiverseandambitiousstudents.Finally,youwilllearnwhatitmeanstofindsuccessasanartistandthetypesofopportunitiesthatawaitanArtCentergraduate.

    ArtCenterCollegeofDesignismorethansimplyanartschool.Itcanbeyourpathtovisualintelligenceandself-discovery.Andforthemotivatedstudent,itcanbeajourneyinwhichtheinterplayoftheeye,handandmindreleasethewonderoftheimagination.

    LaurenceDreibandChair, Fine Art Department

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  • WHY STUDY FINE ART AT ART CENTER?

    1. ChoiceTHREE FINE ART CURRICULUMSArt Center offers its Fine Art students a choice of three different tracks. Flexible programming, along with personal mentoring and guidance from the Department Chair, can provide an opportunity for a customized course of study. For example, students in the Core Track can structure a sequence of classes that combine specific interests such as video and installation or painting and digital photography.

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    TERM 1

    Rethinking Art

    Design 1

    Materials: Art and Design

    Drawing Concepts 1

    Writing Studio

    TERM 2

    Introduction to Modernism

    Design 2

    Digital Design 1

    Studies in Contemporary Sculpture

    Drawing as Process

    Painting Strategies

    One-on-One

    TERM 3

    Critical Practice 1

    Installation Concepts

    Art: Structures and Systems

    Basics of Photography

    One-on-One

    History of Art 1, 2 or 3

    TERM 4

    Critical Practice 2

    Language of the Moving Image

    History of Art 1, 2 or 3

    Studio Practice

    Visiting Artist Workshop or

    Dialogues with Visiting Artists

    TERM 5

    Readings in Fine Art

    Studio Visits

    Transdisciplinary Studies

    Fifth Term Review

    TERM 6

    Visiting Artist Workshop or

    Dialogues with Visiting Artists

    Writing About Art

    TERM 7

    Professional Practice

    Fine Art Seminar

    Senior Projects 1

    TERM 8

    Senior Projects 2

    FINE ART CORE TRACK

    The Fine Art Core Track, the most open program, emphasizes the creative, conceptual and technical growth of the individual artist through an exploration of multiple mediums: painting, photography, sculpture, installation and experimental film/video. After a rigorous foundation curriculum and an introduction to a diversity of art genres, students pursue a sequence of core classes with occasions for interdisciplinary electives.

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    TERM 1

    RethinkingArt

    Design1

    Materials:ArtandDesign

    DigitalDesignCapture

    WritingStudio

    TERM 2

    IntroductiontoModernism

    Black-and-WhiteLab

    CoreLighting

    ViewCamera

    LanguageoftheMovingImage

    One-on-One

    TERM 3

    CriticalPractice1

    InstallationConcepts

    Art:StructuresandSystems

    Photoshop1

    ColorTheoryApplied

    One-on-One

    HistoryofArt1,2or3

    TERM 4

    CriticalPractice2

    HistoryofArt1,2or3

    FoundationPhotoshop

    Design2:Color

    VisitingArtistWorkshoporDialogueswithVisitingArtists

    TERM 5

    HistoryofPhotography

    Photoshop2

    TransdisciplinaryStudies

    FifthTermReview

    TERM 6

    VisitingArtistWorkshoporDialogueswithVisitingArtists

    StudioVisits

    ReadingsinFineArt

    TERM 7

    WritingAboutArt

    ProfessionalPractice

    FineArtSeminar

    SeniorProjects1

    TERM 8

    SeniorProjects2

    BestPractice

    FINEARTPHOTOGRAPHY ANDIMAGINGTRACKTheFineArtPhotographyandImagingTrackcombinescoreandelectivefineartcourseswiththeessentialskill-buildingcoursesfromArtCentersPhotographyandImagingDepartment.Thistrack,whichsupplementstheartcurriculumwithclassesincamera,lighting,black-and-whiteandcolorfilmprintinganddigitalimaging,isforthestudentwhoiscommittedtodevelop-ingapersonalbodyofworkinphotography.

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    Term1

    RethinkingArt

    Design1

    Materials:ArtandDesign

    DrawingConcepts1

    WritingStudio

    CompositionandDrawing

    Term2

    IntroductiontoModernism

    Design2

    DigitalDesign1

    HeadandHands

    CompositionandPainting

    PaintingStrategies

    One-on-One

    Term3

    CriticalPractice1

    InstallationConcepts

    Art:StructuresandSystems

    One-on-One

    HistoryofArt1,2or3

    Term4

    CriticalPractice2

    Portraiture

    HistoryofArt1,2or3

    StudioPractice

    One-on-One

    Term5

    ReadingsinFineArt

    StudioVisits

    TransdisciplinaryStudies

    NudeBody

    FifthTermReview

    Term6

    VisitingArtistWorkshoporDialogueswithVisitingArtists

    WritingAboutArt

    Term7

    ProfessionalPractice

    FineArtSeminar

    TransdisciplinaryStudies

    SeniorProjects1

    Term8

    SeniorProjects2

    FINEARTPAINTINGANDILLUSTRATIONTRACK

    TheFineArtPaintingandIllustrationTrackisforthestudentwhointendstofocusonthemediumofpainting.ThistrackworksprimarilywithFineArtandIllustrationfacultytoenhancerepresentationalandrenderingskillswithadditionalfoundation,illustration,figuredrawingandtechnicalpaintingcourses.

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    2. CRAFTSMANSHIP

    3. ONE-ON-ONE

  • 14 WHY STUDY FINE ART AT ART CENTER?

    CRAFTSMANSHIPTHE SATISFACTION OF MAKING THINGS WELL

    Artistsmakethings.AtArtCenter,weteachourstudentsthevalueofmakingthingswell.

    Wefocusontheintimateconnectionbetweentheheadandthehandinthepursuitofmakingandmeaning.Whatevertheendeavor,toolortechnology,webelievethereisabasichumanimpulsetodothebestjobpossible.ArtCentersrigorousfoundationcurriculumteachesthepathtoexcellentcraftsmanship.

    Arttodayembracesmanydiversemediumssuchasdrawing,paint-ing,sculpture,installation,photography,filmandvideo.Eachdistinctpracticerequirestheunderstandingofspecificmaterialsandtoolsalongsidetheknowledgeofparticularproceduresfromoilpaintap-plicationstrategiestomasteryofthelatestdigitalsoftware.Learningtheseskillsservesthosewhoaspiretodoqualitywork,andcanenableartiststorealizealltheychoosetoimagine.

    ONE-ON-ONE FACULTY MENTORSPERSONAL TEACHING

    Therearedistinctadvantageswhenstudentsnurturetheirartatasmall,renownedcollege.AkeyaspectofArtCentersFineArtDepartmentisthecloserelationshipsthatformbetweenfacultyandstudents.Unlikeschoolsanduniversitieswithoversizedclassesandcoursesledbygraduatestudentteachingassistants,theoptimumclasssizeatArtCenterisjust12to15students,andclassesarealwaystaughtbydistinguishedfaculty.

    AllFineArtstudentsareguidedintheirstudiesbyassignedcorefacultymentors.Theseessentialone-on-oneconversationsoccurthroughouteachterm,creatingopportunitiestomonitoreachstu-dentsprogress.Inaddition,theDepartmentChairandDirectorofFineArtProgrammingkeepregularofficehours,andarealwaysavailabletomeetwithstudents.

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    16 WHY STUDY FINE ART AT ART CENTER?

    THIRD TERM REVIEW

    Athirdtermreviewisscheduledattheconclusionofthefoundationcurriculum,allowingtheDepartmentChair,Directorandselectfacultytomeetwithstu-dentsindividuallyandassesstheirprogress.

    Afterabroadexposuretothepluralismof21st-centu-ryartandanintroductiontoavarietyofartgenres,thethirdtermreviewprovidesanopportunitytosetindividualgoalsanddetermineacourseofstudythatwillallowthestudenttomasteraspecificmedium.TheideaistohelpeachstudentmakethemostoutofhisorhertimeatArtCenterbyrecommendingparticularclassesandsuggestingappropriatefacultymemberstoworkwith.Forthenovice,ArtCentercanseemlikeanendlessfeast;however,eighttermszoombyquickly,makingthistheidealtimetofocusonesstudies.

    SENIOR PROJECTS

    TheFineArtDepartmentbelievesthatastudentsabilitytoclearlyarticulatethepremiseandimplica-tionofhisorherartiscrucialtotheartistsultimateaccomplishment.Senior Projectsisatwo-termcoursecomingattheculminationoftheundergraduateeducation.Itisdesignedtocultivatearesponsibleapproachtothepresentationandarticulationofonespracticeasanartist.Studentsrefineexhibitionandinstallationstrategieswhilesimultaneouslydevelopinganartiststatementthatcandescriptivelyandconceptuallycontextualizetheirstudiopractice.Seniorsorganizebothsoloandgroupexhibitions,ver-ballypresentingtheirideastoaknowledgeableanddiverseFineArtfacultyaswellastotheirpeers.InSenior Projects,studentsareexposedtothedemands,rigorandvitalityofcontemporaryartpractice,andlearnhowcontemporaryartdiscoursescaninfluenceviewsonwhattheyproduce.

    FIFTH TERM REVIEW

    Atthefifthtermreview,corefacultyassembleto

    considerastudentsworkanddirectionduringanin-

    depthcriticalexaminationofhisorherachievements.

    Priortothereview,studentssubmitanartiststatement

    outliningtherelevantcriticalissuesandhistorical

    contextfortheirworktoserveasanintroductionfor

    discussion.

    Fifthtermreviewsmarkthecrucialtransitionpointbetweenassignment-basedworkandthebeginningsofworkinwhichstudentsdefinetheirownpractice.Thistransitionisanongoingprocesswithinanyyoungartistsdevelopment,andwhileindividualcon-versationsbetweenstudentsandfacultycontinuouslyoccur,thefifthtermreviewisthedesignatedforumduringwhichstudentsintroducetheirindependentworkandideastothecorefaculty.Anticipatingtheoccasioncanmakestudentsabitnervous,butmostleavefeelinginspiredandenergetic.Theselivelydis-cussionsmovequickly,jumpingbetweenanalysisofconcreteprojectsandconsiderationoffuturepossibil-ities.Afterthereview,eachstudentreceivesawrittensummaryoffacultyinsightsandrecommendations.

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    Beinganartistnowmeanstoquestionthenatureofart.

    JOSEPH KOSUTH

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    THIRD TERM REVIEW

    Athirdtermreviewisscheduledattheconclusionofthefoundationcurriculum,allowingtheDepartmentChair,Directorandselectfacultytomeetwithstu-dentsindividuallyandassesstheirprogress.

    Afterabroadexposuretothepluralismof21st-centu-ryartandanintroductiontoavarietyofartgenres,thethirdtermreviewprovidesanopportunitytosetindividualgoalsanddetermineacourseofstudythatwillallowthestudenttomasteraspecificmedium.TheideaistohelpeachstudentmakethemostoutofhisorhertimeatArtCenterbyrecommendingparticularclassesandsuggestingappropriatefacultymemberstoworkwith.Forthenovice,ArtCentercanseemlikeanendlessfeast;however,eighttermszoombyquickly,makingthistheidealtimetofocusonesstudies.

    FIFTH TERM REVIEW

    Atthefifthtermreview,corefacultyassembleto

    considerastudentsworkanddirectionduringanin-

    depthcriticalexaminationofhisorherachievements.

    Priortothereview,studentssubmitanartiststatement

    outliningtherelevantcriticalissuesandhistorical

    contextfortheirworktoserveasanintroductionfor

    discussion.

    Fifthtermreviewsmarkthecrucialtransitionpointbetweenassignment-basedworkandthebeginningsofworkinwhichstudentsdefinetheirownpractice.Thistransitionisanongoingprocesswithinanyyoungartistsdevelopment,andwhileindividualcon-versationsbetweenstudentsandfacultycontinuouslyoccur,thefifthtermreviewisthedesignatedforumduringwhichstudentsintroducetheirindependentworkandideastothecorefaculty.Anticipatingtheoccasioncanmakestudentsabitnervous,butmostleavefeelinginspiredandenergetic.Theselivelydis-cussionsmovequickly,jumpingbetweenanalysisofconcreteprojectsandconsiderationoffuturepossibil-ities.Afterthereview,eachstudentreceivesawrittensummaryoffacultyinsightsandrecommendations.

    Howtotellthedifferencebetweenareturntoanarchaicformofartthatbolstersconser-vativetendenciesinthepresentandareturntoalostmodelofartmadetodisplacecustomarywaysofworking?

    HAL FOSTER

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    Artiscommunicationitistheabilitytomanipulatepeople.Thedifferencewithshowbusinessorpoliticsisonlythattheartistisfreer.

    JEFF KOONS

    Abeliefislikeaguillotine:justasheavy,justaslight.

    FRANZ KAFKA

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    THIRD TERM REVIEW

    Athirdtermreviewisscheduledattheconclusionofthefoundationcurriculum,allowingtheDepartmentChair,Directorandselectfacultytomeetwithstu-dentsindividuallyandassesstheirprogress.

    Afterabroadexposuretothepluralismof21st-centu-ryartandanintroductiontoavarietyofartgenres,thethirdtermreviewprovidesanopportunitytosetindividualgoalsanddetermineacourseofstudythatwillallowthestudenttomasteraspecificmedium.TheideaistohelpeachstudentmakethemostoutofhisorhertimeatArtCenterbyrecommendingparticularclassesandsuggestingappropriatefacultymemberstoworkwith.Forthenovice,ArtCentercanseemlikeanendlessfeast;however,eighttermszoombyquickly,makingthistheidealtimetofocusonesstudies.

    FIFTH TERM REVIEW

    Atthefifthtermreview,corefacultyassembleto

    considerastudentsworkanddirectionduringanin-

    depthcriticalexaminationofhisorherachievements.

    Priortothereview,studentssubmitanartiststatement

    outliningtherelevantcriticalissuesandhistorical

    contextfortheirworktoserveasanintroductionfor

    discussion.

    Fifthtermreviewsmarkthecrucialtransitionpointbetweenassignment-basedworkandthebeginningsofworkinwhichstudentsdefinetheirownpractice.Thistransitionisanongoingprocesswithinanyyoungartistsdevelopment,andwhileindividualcon-versationsbetweenstudentsandfacultycontinuouslyoccur,thefifthtermreviewisthedesignatedforumduringwhichstudentsintroducetheirindependentworkandideastothecorefaculty.Anticipatingtheoccasioncanmakestudentsabitnervous,butmostleavefeelinginspiredandenergetic.Theselivelydis-cussionsmovequickly,jumpingbetweenanalysisofconcreteprojectsandconsiderationoffuturepossibil-ities.Afterthereview,eachstudentreceivesawrittensummaryoffacultyinsightsandrecommendations.

    Artistooserioustobetakenseriously.

    AD REINHARDT

    Employeesmakethebestdates.Youdonthavetopickthemupandtheyrealwaystax-deductible

    ANDY WARHOL

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    Core Fine Art Faculty

  • 22 CORE FINE ART FACULTY

    DAVID HULLFISH BAILEYDave Hullfish Baileys practice investigates the geographic and social organization of places. His projects are highly researched, but also quite playful and speculative in the way they organize the diverse infor-mation and narratives they uncover. His sculptural installations, photographs, drawings, publications and workshops cel-ebrate arts cultural function as a space for asking questions and earnestly pursuing curiosity about the world around us.

    Baileys recent projects include solo exhibitions at the Secession, Vienna (2006); Casco Office for Art, Design and Theory, Utrecht (2007); and Raven Row, London (2009). His work has been included in prominent international group exhi-bitions including the Socle du Monde Biennale, Denmark (2004); and the Lyon Biennale, France (2007). His published works include three books: Union Pacific (1999), Elevator (2006) and Whats Left (2009).

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  • 24 CORE FINE ART FACULTY

    LAURA COOPER

    A synthesis of land art, gardening and botanical study, Laura Coopers installations trace and record change over time through the use of photography, drawing, sculpture and natural materials.

    Cooper has exhibited at Angles Gallery, Santa Monica; Holly Solomon, New York; and The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu. Her site-specific installation and performance works include a week-long event at the Los Angeles Arboretum that incorporated landscape design, performance and art. Landscape design projects include the Kleinberg Residence and Contemporary Art Collection in Orange County, which was designed by Taalman Koch Architecture.

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    Dreibands work has been published and exhibited internationally. He has thought about art and art education for a long time, and writes, teaches and creates art pro-grams based on what hes learned. Dreiband has chaired the Fine Art Department at Art Center since 1972.

    LAURENCE DREIBAND

    Laurence Dreiband is a productive loiterer. He makes things, sometimes exhibits them and sometimes lives in them. His art-work blurs genres of drawing, painting, photography and film, and addresses the representation of nature and the nature of representation. Dreibands architectural design incorporates geometry in pursuit of simplicity and the essential. These inter-penetrating structures of natural materials reveal time and process, light and space, and dissolve distinctions between interior and exterior.

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  • 28 CORE FINE ART FACULTY

    At the heart of Katie Grinnans work lies a fundamental interest in the dislocated relationship among sight, site and the kinesthetic. She is interested in the entropy that occurs over time in both the physical and the illusionistic world. By combining photog-raphy and sculpture, she makes it possible for social, psychological, imagined, physical and visual space to exist simultaneously, while spotlighting the incongruities between the surface and structure of an object.

    Grinnan has had solo exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria, New York; the Aspen Art Museum, Colorado; and most recently the MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Los Angeles. She has been included in many group exhibitions, including the 2004 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Real World: The Dissolving Space of Experience at Modern Art Oxford, England; and Second Nature: The Valentine-Adelson Collection at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Her work is in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the Hammer Museum. She has been awarded the AXA Artist Award, a Guggenheim fellowship and a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. She is represented by ACME, Los Angeles.

    KATIE GRINNAN

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  • 30 CORE FINE ART FACULTY

    KEVIN HANLEY

    Kevin Hanleys body of work demonstrates an ongoing interest in the elusive nature of perception. Hanley experiments with video, photography, sound and painting to produce simultaneous but separateand often mutually resistantarticulations of time, movement and memory. Exhibition titles such as Sentiment and Vagrancy and Bearing and Delinquency indicate that Hanleys artworks are often described as mechanical and distant, but simultaneously playful and emotive.

    Hanleys international group exhibitions include: The 50th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice; Site Santa Fe Second Biennale, Santa Fe; Delta, Musee dArt Moderne, Paris; and Index, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. He has been featured in numerous galler-ies including: ACME, Los Angeles; I-20, New York; Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo; and Galerie Christian Nagel, Cologne.

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  • 32 CORE FINE ART FACULTY

    TOM KNECHTEL

    Tom Knechtels paintings and drawings employ a visual language ranging from delicately descriptive to painterly and expressive, and feature a cast of men and animals and men in situations using narrative elements. They have been described as rich and idio-syncratic (Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times) and as whispering their secrets like a love-struck moose (art critic Benjamin Weissman).

    His work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among many others. In 2001, a survey of his art, On Wanting To Grow Horns: The Little Theatre of Tom Knechtel, traveled the country.

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  • 34 CORE FINE ART FACULTY

    TOM LADUKE

    Tom LaDukes paintings and sculptures have been described by Artforums Micol Hebron as a powerhouse of illusiveand elusiveimagery that is thoroughly seductive and magical in its technical virtuosity. In LaDukes work, meaning is tied to its production, which involves not only skill but a singular commitment to process and investment of time. His interest also lies in a sense of poetics imbued in the work and the liminal effects of colliding the imaginary with the real.

    LaDuke has been awarded the Trustee Merit Scholarship from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; and the Jumex Collection, Mexico, among others. He is represented by Angles Gallery, Santa Monica.

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    JOHN MILLEI

    John Millei rummages though the history of painting, looking for formal clues to its past. His abstract paintings address the dialectic and sometimes polemical relation-ship between art history and the present. Los Angeles Times critic David Pagel once wrote of John Millei: If he belongs to a respectable lineage of modern painters, his more perverse pedigree would include Albert Ohlens anxious abstractions; Sigmar Polkes cunning ridicule of commercial

    culture; Andy Warhols chilling expressions of alienation; and Jasper Johns uneasy fixation on the violent erasure of shared symbols in American abstract art.

    His paintings and drawings have been exhib-ited internationally for more than 25 years and are in several major public and private collections. Publications include: Terra Paintings, Personal, For Surfing and Procession.

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    JEAN RASENBERGER

    Jean Rasenbergers videos and photographs are an inquiry into portraits such as those found in nudie magazines, real estate listings, ethnographic films, paleontological sites, abandoned prisons and the headstones of dead revolutionaries. Her work explores the nar-rative matrixes and sinkholes of tropes and cues that potentially lead to subterranean passages and free-floating repositories of subject formation.

    Rasenbergers work has been exhibited internationally in museums and galleries, notably the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen; Renaissance Society, University of Chicago; Centro Colombo-Americano, Bogota; and the Long Beach Museum of Art. She has been awarded grants through such venues as the National Endowment for the Arts, Mid-American Arts Alliance, Brody Foundation and Long Beach Museum. She has also been the recipient of an Art Center Great Teacher Award. Her work is in private collections, and can be seen at jeanrasenberger.com.

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  • 40 CORE FINE ART FACULTY

    ANTHONY ZEPEDA

    In Anthony Zepedas work, the choice of materials and the process of making art are as important as the subject matter. His creative process reflects an investigation into a wide variety of media and subjects, including random patterns found in scientific forms, historical references, artifacts, personal and appropriated photography, and designs happened upon by chance. Much of his work has been informed by travels to remote destinations within Asia, South America and Europe.

    A significant element of Zepedas practice comes from his exposure to artists through years of collaboration. As a former Master

    Printmaker at Gemini G.E.L., his career includes working with renowned artists such as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Serra, Bruce Nauman, Richard Diebenkorn and Edward Ruscha. Zepeda has exhibited his personal work nationally and internationally since 1980. Recent group exhibitions include Confluence of 9 at the National Gallery of Thailand. Recent solo shows include exhibitions at Andlab, Los Angeles and MOMA, Rio de Janiero.

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    ABOVE/ POSTERSFORCLASSESTAUGHTBYTHECOREFINEARTFACULTY

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    Among the most memorable experiences in the

    Fine Art program are the opportunities to

    meet notable artists, see their work first-

    hand, and hear them speak about where they

    are in their lives and careers, and how

    they got there.

    Visiting Artist Works

    hop

    is a 14-week studio

    where an invited artist lectures, critiques

    and works one-on-one with students.

    Dialogu

    es with Visiting Artists is a class that

    presents two artists and considers a par-

    ticular set of issues.

    Studio Visits is a three-hour class that meets

    weekly at a different artists studio, or

    occasionally at an exhibition, during which

    artists discuss both how they create and

    the ideas behind their current work.

    ABOVE/ FACULTYMEMBERREBECCACAMPBELLPAINTSINHERSTUDIO.

    Faculty

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    ROSETTA BROOKS is an art critic, writer and curator. Formerly the editor and publisher of Londons ZG magazine, she is founding edi-tor of Zg Press. Brooks has writ-ten for numerous art magazines (Artforum, Flash Art), museum cata-logs and anthologies. She received her B.A. (Hons) and Master of Philosophy from London University.

    REBECCA CAMPBELL has exhibited nationally and internationally at locations including the Gagosian Gallery, L.A. Louver Gallery, Ameringer-McEnery-Yohe Fine Art and the Hammer Museum. Her work is regularly presented at art fairs including Art Basel, Art Basel Miami Beach and ADAAs The Art Show. Campbell has been fea-tured in several publications and received her B.F.A. from Pacific Northwest College of Art and her M.F.A. from UCLA.

    Sculptor MASON COOLEY has been in several solo and two-person exhibitions in Los Angeles as well as group shows in Los Angeles, New York, London and Cologne. He received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from Art Center.

    ZOE CROSHER is a nationally and internationally exhibited art-ist who has shown her work in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver and Rotterdam. She has served as an associate editor for the journal Afterall. Crosher published a mono-graph titled Out of the Window (LAX), as well as an upcoming monograph, The Reconsidered Archive of Michelle Dubois, published by Aperture Books. She received her B.A. from UC Santa Cruz and M.F.A. from CalArts.

    M. A. GREENSTEIN is an internation-ally recognized researcher, pub-lisher, speaker and coach. She is a Fulbright Scholar and founder of the George Greenstein Institute, a 21st-century, whole-brain learn-ing and leadership institute. Greenstein earned her B.A. in art history and her M.A. in dance from UCLA, and her Ph.D. in inter-disciplinary arts education from Claremont Graduate University.

    BRUCE HAINLEY is a poet, critic and writer who has contributed to several books on artists. He is a contributing editor for Artforum and writes for Frieze and Parkett, as well as various other contempo-rary art and culture publications. He earned his B.A. from the College of William & Mary, and his Ph.D. from Yale University.

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    VISITING ARTISTS

    Among the most memorable experiences in the

    Fine Art program are the opportunities to

    meet notable artists, see their work first-

    hand, and hear them speak about where they

    are in their lives and careers, and how

    they got there.

    Visiting Artist Works

    hop

    is a 14-week studio

    where an invited artist lectures, critiques

    and works one-on-one with students.

    Dialogu

    es with Visiting Artists is a class that

    presents two artists and considers a par-

    ticular set of issues.

    Studio Visits is a three-hour class that meets

    weekly at a different artists studio, or

    occasionally at an exhibition, during which

    artists discuss both how they create and

    the ideas behind their current work.

    MITCHELL KANE is the director of the Fine Art program at Art Center. He previously served as director and curator for the Hirsch Farm Project, an arts-based think tank. Kane has exhibited both nationally and internation-ally, receiving several awards for his graphic design work. He earned his M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

    GARY KORNBLAU is the founder of Art Issues Magazine, a seminal arts journal that was instrumental in the rise of Los Angeles as an international art capital towards the end of the 20th century. He continues to publish and edit a series of fine art books. Kornblau earned his B.A. and M.A. in phi-losophy from Columbia University.

    SOO KIM has curated numerous exhi-bitions and projects since 1990, and her work has been exhibited in Los Angeles, New York, London, Seoul and the Netherlands. Her work is included in many public and private collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Broad Foundation. Kim earned her B.A. from UC Riverside and her M.F.A. from CalArts.

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  • JANE MCFADDEN is director of art and design history at Art Center. A historian of modern and con-temporary art, she is currently working on a book, Walter de Maria: Meaningless Work, segments of which have been published in Grey Room and Art Journal. She has written for Modern Painters and X-tra, and authored an essay in the anthol-ogy L.A. Artland: Contemporary Art from Los Angeles. McFadden earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.

    JAMIE MCMURRY has been an active artist and educator in the fields of installation, video, perfor-mance and conceptual art for more than 15 years. He has curated and organized numerous video and per-formance exhibitions in Seattle, Los Angeles, Boston and abroad. McMurry exhibits both nationally and internationally. He earned his M.F.A. from Donau-Universitt Krems.

    ADAM ROSS has exhibited in numer-ous museums, including New Yorks New Museum, MOCA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and the ARKEN Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen. His work is in numer-ous private and public collec-tions, including those of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, MOCA and Orange County Museum of Art. Ross received his B.A. and M.F.A. from UC Santa Barbara, and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.

    JAN TUMLIR is an independent cura-tor and regular contributor to Artforum, Frieze and Flash Art. He earned his B.A. from UCLA and M.F.A. from CalArts.

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    VISITING ARTISTS

    Among the most memorable experiences in the

    Fine Art program are the opportunities to

    meet notable artists, see their work first-

    hand, and hear them speak about where they

    are in their lives and careers, and how

    they got there.

    Visiting Artist Works

    hop

    is a 14-week studio

    where an invited artist lectures, critiques

    and works one-on-one with students.

    Dialogu

    es with Visiting Artists is a class that

    presents two artists and considers a par-

    ticular set of issues.

    Studio Visits is a three-hour class that meets

    weekly at a different artists studio, or

    occasionally at an exhibition, during which

    artists discuss both how they create and

    the ideas behind their current work.

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    DIALOGUES WITH VISITING ARTISTS

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  • VISITING ARTISTS, CRITICS AND CURATORS

    At Art Center, Fine Art students learn to become

    serious artists. One way they do this is by meeting

    a variety of international artists. These encounters

    can often serve to demystify the idea of the art-

    ist, as students discover the ongoing challenges

    artists face when making something meaningful.

    Invariably, many artists share how they have come to

    appreciate the importance of experimentation, and how

    art which explores new and unfamiliar territories can

    be a byproduct of failure.

    Art Centers Fine Art and Graduate programs offer a

    diverse array of opportunities to encounter compel-

    ling visiting artists and scholars through guest

    lectures, studio visits, Graduate Art speakers and

    Visiting Artist Workshops.

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    Michael Brand

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    Thomas Demand

    Amy Adler

    Lisa Lapinski

    Patrick Hill

    Thomas Schiebitz

    Lecia Dole-Recio

    Kristen Calabrese

    Dave Hickey

    Dan McCleary

    Lari Pittman

    Charles Garabedian

    Monique Prieto

    Sharon Ellis

    Roy Dowell

    Al Ruppersberg

    Kerry Tribe

    Lara Schnitger

    Terry Winters

    Francis Stark

    Mungo Thomson

    Sharon Lockhart

    Edgar Arceneaux

    Erica Rothenberg

    John Sansini

    Allegra Pesenti

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    Michael McMillan

    Jorge Pardo

    Christopher Knight

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    Jennifer Pastor

    Jamie McMurry

    Hirsch Perlman

    Kurt Varnadoe

    (Mus

    eumofMod

    ernArt)

    Derek Boshier

    Alexis Smith

    Paul Schimmel

    Sandeep Mukherjee

    Carole Caroompas

    Steve Roden

    Paul Sietsema

    Tom Wudl

    Jennifer Steinkamp

    David Pagel

    (Los

    Ange

    les Times

    )

    Michael Darling

    (Mus

    eumofCon

    temporaryArt,

    LosAng

    eles

    )

    Jeremy Blake

    Sam Durant

    Martin Kersels

    Monica Majoli

    Paul McCarthy

    Diana Thater

    Charles Long

    Rachel Lachowicz

    Monique Van Gendren

    Lyle Ashton Harris

    Toba Khedoori

    Dana Duff

    Bill Viola

    Roy Dowell

    Dagmar Demming

    Karen Cason

    Andrea Zittell

    Lawrence Carroll

    Mark Bradford

    Christopher Williams

    Sterling Ruby

    Brad Spence

    Ruben Ochoa

    Uta Barth

    Ingrid Calame

    Michael Duncan

    (Art in

    America)

    Gary Hill

    Pipolotti Rist

    Rienke Dijkstra

    Linda Burnham

    Marnie Weber

    Alexandra Grant

    Christopher Miles

    (Artforum)

    Richard Jackson

    Evan Holloway

    Amy Gerstler

    Taft Green

    Bruce LaBruce

    Jim Shaw

    Laura Owens

    Stan Douglas

    Russell Crotty

    Morgan Fischer

    Richard Hawkins

    Euan MacDonald

    Michael Fried

    WJT Mitchell

    Alain Badiou

    Pae White

    Kim Fisher

    Liz Craft

    Christian Phillip Muller

    Annette Weisser

    Jason Meadows

    Charlie White

    Sylvere Lotringer

    Yvonne Rainer

    Glenn Phillips

    (GettyRes

    earchInstitute)

    Walead Beshty

    Andrea Frasier

    Katrin Pesch

    Allan Sekula

    Andrea Bowers

    Michael Pisaro

    Jean Pierre Gorin

    CAMPUS VISITORS INCLUDE:

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  • Cornelia Butler

    (Mus

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    ernArt)

    Michael Brand

    (J.P

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    ettyM

    useu

    m)

    Thomas Demand

    Amy Adler

    Lisa Lapinski

    Patrick Hill

    Thomas Schiebitz

    Lecia Dole-Recio

    Kristen Calabrese

    Dave Hickey

    Dan McCleary

    Lari Pittman

    Charles Garabedian

    Monique Prieto

    Sharon Ellis

    Roy Dowell

    Al Ruppersberg

    Kerry Tribe

    Lara Schnitger

    Terry Winters

    Francis Stark

    Mungo Thomson

    Sharon Lockhart

    Edgar Arceneaux

    Erica Rothenberg

    John Sansini

    Allegra Pesenti

    (Ham

    merM

    useu

    m)

    Michael McMillan

    Jorge Pardo

    Christopher Knight

    (Los

    Ange

    les Times

    )

    Jennifer Pastor

    Jamie McMurry

    Hirsch Perlman

    Kurt Varnadoe

    (Mus

    eumofMod

    ernArt)

    Derek Boshier

    Alexis Smith

    Paul Schimmel

    Sandeep Mukherjee

    Carole Caroompas

    Steve Roden

    Paul Sietsema

    Tom Wudl

    Jennifer Steinkamp

    David Pagel

    (Los

    Ange

    les Times

    )

    Michael Darling

    (Mus

    eumofCon

    temporaryArt,

    LosAng

    eles

    )

    Jeremy Blake

    Sam Durant

    Martin Kersels

    Monica Majoli

    Paul McCarthy

    Diana Thater

    Charles Long

    Rachel Lachowicz

    Monique Van Gendren

    Lyle Ashton Harris

    Toba Khedoori

    Dana Duff

    Bill Viola

    Roy Dowell

    Dagmar Demming

    Karen Cason

    Andrea Zittell

    Lawrence Carroll

    Mark Bradford

    Christopher Williams

    Sterling Ruby

    Brad Spence

    Ruben Ochoa

    Uta Barth

    Ingrid Calame

    Michael Duncan

    (Art in

    America)

    Gary Hill

    Pipolotti Rist

    Rienke Dijkstra

    Linda Burnham

    Marnie Weber

    Alexandra Grant

    Christopher Miles

    (Artforum)

    Richard Jackson

    Evan Holloway

    Amy Gerstler

    Taft Green

    Bruce LaBruce

    Jim Shaw

    Laura Owens

    Stan Douglas

    Russell Crotty

    Morgan Fischer

    Richard Hawkins

    Euan MacDonald

    Michael Fried

    WJT Mitchell

    Alain Badiou

    Pae White

    Kim Fisher

    Liz Craft

    Christian Phillip Muller

    Annette Weisser

    Jason Meadows

    Charlie White

    Sylvere Lotringer

    Yvonne Rainer

    Glenn Phillips

    (GettyRes

    earchInstitute)

    Walead Beshty

    Andrea Frasier

    Katrin Pesch

    Allan Sekula

    Andrea Bowers

    Michael Pisaro

    Jean Pierre Gorin

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    ArtCenterscutting-edgefacilitiesandresourcespro-videFineArtstudentswithalimitlessarrayofcreativelearningoptionsandopportunities.Theseincludeblack-and-whiteandcolorphotographylabs;filmandphotographystages;filmeditingequipment;computerlabs;arecordingstudio;fabricationshops;printmak-ingstudio;theTechnicalSkillCenter,includingthe3DRapidModelingLab,CNCmachines,modelingfacili-tiesandRapidPrototypingtechnologies;Archetype

    Press,auniqueletterpressprintingfacility;theColor,Materials,andTrendsExplorationLaboratory(CMTEL),wherestudentsexplorematerialstechnologies,colorapplicationandsustainability;smartclassrooms;exhibitionspaces;theJamesLemontFoggMemorialLibrary,offeringacomprehensivecollectionofre-sourcesonartanddesign;theFineArtSeniorProjectsGallery;andmanyothervitalresourceswhichsupportandenhancetheArtCenterlearningexperience.

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    Art isnt inherently anything. Its nice that its socially ap-proved of, although the approval may be wishful inflation. The possibility that the whole thing is bullshit cant be excluded.

    PETER SCHJELDAHL

    From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached.

    FRANZ KAFKA

    Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.

    CHUCK CLOSE

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    I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowl-edge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

    ALBERT EINSTEIN

    Art makes nothing happen.

    W. H. AUDEN

    Art is the desire to be different, the desire to be elsewhere.

    FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE

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    ArtCenterscutting-edgefacilitiesandresourcespro-videFineArtstudentswithalimitlessarrayofcreativelearningoptionsandopportunities.Theseincludeblack-and-whiteandcolorphotographylabs;filmandphotographystages;filmeditingequipment;computerlabs;arecordingstudio;fabricationshops;printmak-ingstudio;theTechnicalSkillCenter,includingthe3DRapidModelingLab,CNCmachines,modelingfacili-tiesandRapidPrototypingtechnologies;Archetype

    Press,auniqueletterpressprintingfacility;theColor,Materials,andTrendsExplorationLaboratory(CMTEL),wherestudentsexplorematerialstechnologies,colorapplicationandsustainability;smartclassrooms;exhibitionspaces;theJamesLemontFoggMemorialLibrary,offeringacomprehensivecollectionofre-sourcesonartanddesign;theFineArtSeniorProjectsGallery;andmanyothervitalresourceswhichsupportandenhancetheArtCenterlearningexperience.

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  • ABOVE/StudentsintheInstallation Conceptsclass//BELOW/AfieldtriptoRobertSmithsonsSpiral Jetty

    A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know.

    DIANE ARBUS

    The moment you think you understand a great work of art, its dead to you.

    OSCAR WILDE

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    FACILITIESArtCenterscutting-edgefacilitiesandresourcespro-videFineArtstudentswithalimitlessarrayofcreativelearningoptionsandopportunities.Theseincludeblack-and-whiteandcolorphotographylabs;filmandphotographystages;filmeditingequipment;computerlabs;arecordingstudio;fabricationshops;printmak-ingstudio;theTechnicalSkillCenter,includingthe3DRapidModelingLab,CNCmachines,modelingfacili-tiesandRapidPrototypingtechnologies;Archetype

    Press,auniqueletterpressprintingfacility;theColor,Materials,andTrendsExplorationLaboratory(CMTEL),wherestudentsexplorematerialstechnologies,colorapplicationandsustainability;smartclassrooms;exhibitionspaces;theJamesLemontFoggMemorialLibrary,offeringacomprehensivecollectionofre-sourcesonartanddesign;theFineArtSeniorProjectsGallery;andmanyothervitalresourceswhichsupportandenhancetheArtCenterlearningexperience.

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    ON-CAMPUS STUDENT STUDIOSInadditiontoclassroomsandworkshops,theFineArtDepartmentprovidesstudiostouppertermundergraduatesatastageoftheireducationwheretheyareprimarilydevelopinganindependentbodyofartwork.ThesespacescreateasenseofcommunityamongFineArtstudentsandprovideapersonalspaceforthemtoreflectandtoexecutetheirwork.Theyalsoserveasplacestodevelopin-stallationsandtomeetwithfacultyandvisitingartiststodiscusstheirprojects.Alimitednumberofindividualspacesareavailableandareassignedbylotteryandfacultyrecommendation.

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    Since its opening in 1992, Art Centers Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery has served as a unique voice in Pasadena and beyond,

    engaging art and ideas of both local and international significance.

    DesignedbynotedarchitectFrederickFisherwithconstructionfundedbyArtCenterTrusteeAlyceWilliamsonandtheJamesIrvineFoundation,thegal-lerys4,600-square-footspaceatHillsideCampusdrawsinspirationfromallareasoftheCollege.

    AnactivepartnerintheeducationofArtCenterstudents,thegalleryproducesthreemajorexhibitionsayear,lookingtobothhistoryandthepresentforinspiration.

    ByengagingstudentsinartissuesandconnectingtheCollegescurriculum,itlinksstudentstoawiderangeofbothestablishedandemergingartists.

    Artistswhohaveexhibitedinsoloshowsatthegal-leryincludeSolLeWitt,JamesRosenquist,JudyPfaff,MichaelMcMillanandRobertMorris.TherecentexhibitionSIX: Alumni Making Fine ArtincludedworksbyCollegealumniSharonLockhart,CharlieWhite,

    JenniferSteinkamp,MarkTansey,PaeWhiteandHiroshiSugimoto.Theexhibitionrevealedhow,sincetheirgraduationfromArtCenter,theworkofthesegraduatesgaineddepth,continuityandprominence.OthersoloexhibitionsincludeAndre Kertesz: On Reading;Russell Crotty: The Universe from my Backyard;andaHiroshiSugimotoinstallationdrawnfromhisphoto-graphicseriesArchitecture.

    OtherimpressiveexhibitionsincludeRadical P.A.S.T.* Contemporary Art in Pasadena,includingmodernworksfromPasadenasNortonSimonMuseumcollectionbyRoyLichtenstein,RobertMorrisandAndyWarhol;NEURO,acollaborationbetweenthegalleryandCaltechsNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)CenterforNeuromorphicSystemsEngineering(CNSE)thatinves-tigatednewaestheticterritoriesforthe21stcentury;Paradise Now: Picturing the Genetic Revolution,focusingonthepolitical,socialandculturalramificationsofthemonocularvisionofscience;andregeneration,lookingat21stcenturyphotographyanditschangingrelationshipwithpictorialtraditionsandphotographictechnologiesofthepast.

    Thegallerystrivestoengagethebroaderpublicinaprogressivedialogueaboutartanddesignforthe21stcenturywithexhibitionssuchas2005sReverence: Poetics and Polemics of Sustainability.Pasadenaisacityknownworldwideforitsconvergenceoftheartsandsciences,andthiswasillustratedwith2004sEAR(th),includingacollaborationbetweenartistSteveRodenandearthsciencesresearchersfromCaltech.In2007,In the Dermispheresurveyedtheart,scienceandcultureofskinaspartofPasadenasArt&Ideasfestival.

    TheWilliamsonGalleryhaswhollyembracedtheexplorationoftheartsandsciencesasoneofitsmainprogrammaticgoals.Thegalleryseeksprojectsthatwillresonatedeeplywiththetenorofourtimes,pro-vokeintellectualdissonanceandconjureunexpectedpathwaysofthinkingforArtCentersstudents,faculty,alumniandthepublic.

    ALYCE DE ROULETWILLIAMSON GALLERY

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    BELOW/InstallationviewofJennifer Steinkamp: Stiffs

    ABOVE/James Rosenquist: Recent Paintings,installationviewBELOW/ ArtCenterssculpturegarden,withworkbyAnthonyCaro,MichelGrard,DonaldJuddandBruceNauman

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    BELOW/InstallationviewofJennifer Steinkamp: Stiffs

    ABOVE/ TwoviewsofHiroshi Sugimoto: Architecture / /BELOW/InstallationviewofRobert Morris: The Fallen And The Saved

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    ABOVE/InstallationviewsofSIX: Art Center Alumni Working in Fine Art / /BELOW/InstallationviewofRadical P.A.S.T.*

    BELOW,FROMLEFT/InstallationviewofEAR(th)bySteveRoden,MarkSimonsandAnnMariePolsenberg andNEURO: An Art And Science Collaboration

  • LOSANGELESInternationalArtCapital

    Los Angeles is known for its unique culture, year-round sunny climate and close proximity to beaches and mountains. It also has one of the largest artist communities in the world, a rich resource for Art Center students, offering dialogues with visiting art-ists, visiting artist workshops, one-on-one mentoring, studio visits and guest lectures.

    Neighboring Art Centers Pasadena campus is an impressive collection of cultural institutions, includ-ing the Norton Simon Museum (formerly called the Pasadena Art Museum) which hosted Marcel Duchamps first retrospective in 1963 and today houses one of the worlds most prestigious collections of classical and modern art. Also in Pasadena is the Armory Center for the Arts, Pacific Asia Museum and Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens.

    Students can take advantage of the Los Angeles Metro light rail system, taking the Gold Line from Pasadena to historic Chinatown, where several art galleries and an active artist community have taken root. One stop away, and just 10 miles from campus, is the heart

    of downtown Los Angeles and the Arts District. Los Angeles County is composed of distinctive cities and neighborhoods, including the Miracle Mile district, Culver City, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, where hundreds of galleries provide a large, thriving and diverse art scene.

    World-class museums including the Getty Center, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art are complemented by a wide array of artist collectives and workshops, alterna-tive spaces and nonprofit institutions, notably the Museum of Jurassic Technology, Center for Land Use Interpretation, MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Hammer Museum, Outpost for Contemporary Art, Machine Project and Farmlab, among many others.

    Overall, such artistic diversity and opportunity has contributed to the regions reputation as a world center for innovative art and thinking.

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    IfmostAmericancitiesareabouttheconsumptionofculture,LosAngelesandNewYorkareabouttheproductionofculture

    notonlynationalculturebutglobalculture.

    BARBARA KRUGER

    ABOVE/InstallationviewsofSIX: Art Center Alumni Working in Fine Art / /BELOW/InstallationviewofRadical P.A.S.T.*

    Theartofseeingwellisanecessaryskill,whichfortunatelycanbelearned.

    MICHAEL KIMMELMAN

  • ABOVE/InstallationviewsofSIX: Art Center Alumni Working in Fine Art / /BELOW/InstallationviewofRadical P.A.S.T.*

    BELOW,FROMLEFT/InstallationviewofEAR(th)bySteveRoden,MarkSimonsandAnnMariePolsenberg andNEURO: An Art And Science Collaboration

  • ABOVE/InstallationviewsofSIX: Art Center Alumni Working in Fine Art / /BELOW/InstallationviewofRadical P.A.S.T.*

    LOSANGELESInternationalArtCapital

    Los Angeles is known for its unique culture, year-round sunny climate and close proximity to beaches and mountains. It also has one of the largest artist communities in the world, a rich resource for Art Center students, offering dialogues with visiting art-ists, visiting artist workshops, one-on-one mentoring, studio visits and guest lectures.

    Neighboring Art Centers Pasadena campus is an impressive collection of cultural institutions, includ-ing the Norton Simon Museum (formerly called the Pasadena Art Museum) which hosted Marcel Duchamps first retrospective in 1963 and today houses one of the worlds most prestigious collections of classical and modern art. Also in Pasadena is the Armory Center for the Arts, Pacific Asia Museum and Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens.

    Students can take advantage of the Los Angeles Metro light rail system, taking the Gold Line from Pasadena to historic Chinatown, where several art galleries and an active artist community have taken root. One stop away, and just 10 miles from campus, is the heart

    of downtown Los Angeles and the Arts District. Los Angeles County is composed of distinctive cities and neighborhoods, including the Miracle Mile district, Culver City, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, where hundreds of galleries provide a large, thriving and diverse art scene.

    World-class museums including the Getty Center, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art are complemented by a wide array of artist collectives and workshops, alterna-tive spaces and nonprofit institutions, notably the Museum of Jurassic Technology, Center for Land Use Interpretation, MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Hammer Museum, Outpost for Contemporary Art, Machine Project and Farmlab, among many others.

    Overall, such artistic diversity and opportunity has contributed to the regions reputation as a world center for innovative art and thinking.

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    IfmostAmericancitiesareabouttheconsumptionofculture,LosAngelesandNewYorkareabouttheproductionofculture

    notonlynationalculturebutglobalculture.

    BARBARA KRUGER

    Nothing,Ithink,ismoreinteresting,morepoignant,andmoredifficulttoseizethantheintersectionoftheselfandhistory.

    LINDA NOCHLIN

    Artisnotareflectionofrealityitistherealityofareflection.

    JEAN-LUC GODARD

    Badartis,Wow!Huh?andgoodartis,Huh?Wow!

    ED RUSCHA

  • ABOVE/InstallationviewsofSIX: Art Center Alumni Working in Fine Art / /BELOW/InstallationviewofRadical P.A.S.T.*

    BELOW,FROMLEFT/InstallationviewofEAR(th)bySteveRoden,MarkSimonsandAnnMariePolsenberg andNEURO: An Art And Science Collaboration

    Desireexceedstheobject.

    JACQUES LACAN

    Goodtasteisthefirstrefugeofthenon-creative.Itisthelast-ditchstandoftheartist.

    MARSHALL McLUHAN

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    ABOVE/InstallationviewsofSIX: Art Center Alumni Working in Fine Art / /BELOW/InstallationviewofRadical P.A.S.T.*

    LOSANGELESInternationalArtCapital

    Los Angeles is known for its unique culture, year-round sunny climate and close proximity to beaches and mountains. It also has one of the largest artist communities in the world, a rich resource for Art Center students, offering dialogues with visiting art-ists, visiting artist workshops, one-on-one mentoring, studio visits and guest lectures.

    Neighboring Art Centers Pasadena campus is an impressive collection of cultural institutions, includ-ing the Norton Simon Museum (formerly called the Pasadena Art Museum) which hosted Marcel Duchamps first retrospective in 1963 and today houses one of the worlds most prestigious collections of classical and modern art. Also in Pasadena is the Armory Center for the Arts, Pacific Asia Museum and Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens.

    Students can take advantage of the Los Angeles Metro light rail system, taking the Gold Line from Pasadena to historic Chinatown, where several art galleries and an active artist community have taken root. One stop

    away, and just 10 miles from campus, is the heart of downtown Los Angeles and the Arts District. Los Angeles County is composed of distinctive cities and neighborhoods, including the Miracle Mile district, Culver City, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, where hundreds of galleries provide a large, thriving and diverse art scene.

    World-class museums including the Getty Center, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art are complemented by a wide array of artist collectives and workshops, alterna-tive spaces and nonprofit institutions, notably the Museum of Jurassic Technology, Center for Land Use Interpretation, MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Hammer Museum, Outpost for Contemporary Art, Machine Project and Farmlab, among many others.

    Overall, such artistic diversity and opportunity has contributed to the regions reputation as a world center for innovative art and thinking.

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    IfmostAmericancitiesareabouttheconsumptionofculture,LosAngelesandNewYorkareabouttheproductionofculture

    notonlynationalculturebutglobalculture.

    BARBARA KRUGER

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    It is an exciting time to be

    an emerging artist.

    Both the methods for creating art and the audience

    for art are expanding, and advances in technology are

    offering artists an amazing assortment of creative

    opportunities.

    At the same time, arts purpose and meaning is

    constantly being challenged. We live in a time of

    contradictory values, accelerated change and multi-

    culturalism, where universal notions of quality have

    been discredited and conceptions of arts progress

    no longer hold true.

    And as the incessant influence of popular culture

    television, movies and musiccontinues to redefine the

    cultural zeitgeist, todays artists find themselves

    questioning the conventions of established genres.

    So how is it possible to teach art today? And where

    is art headed?

    To help make sense of it all, Art Centers Fine Art

    Department offers an innovative curriculum, taught by

    a perceptive faculty that shed light on the ways in

    which artists reconsider the possibilities of art.

    The following posters present just a taste of the

    imaginative courses our program has offered.

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  • MAKING MEANING

    Earning

    a bachelors degree in Fine Art

    at Art

    Center

    means

    learning how to think critically, learning how

    to understand and build upon cultural legacies, and

    learning how to make sense of a rapidly changing world

    in order to take advantage of timely opportunities. It

    entails not only creating meaningful and imaginative

    artwork, but also developing the ability to convinc-

    ingly articulate the ideas that provoke that work.

    This ability to think critically and to persuasively

    express ideas also enhances employability. A life in

    art should balance intellectual curiosity with the

    pleasures of physical production. In the end, it is

    a life that searches for meaning through making, and

    desires to make a significant cultural contribution.

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    THE BIG PICTURE

    RECENT SPEAKERS:

    Julia

    Bryan

    -Wilson is an art histo-

    rian and director of the Ph.D.

    program in visual studies at

    UC Irvine. Her research focuses

    on the intersection of art and

    politics since the 1960s. She

    has published writings on topics

    such as the visual culture of the

    nuclear age, the impact of AIDS

    on contemporary art and the pro-

    fessionalization of institutional

    critique. In her 2009 book, Art

    Worke

    rs: R

    adical Practice in the Vietnam

    War Era, she explores the politi-

    cization of artistic labor in the

    U.S. in the late 1960s and early

    1970s, particularly within the

    Art Workers Coalition and the

    New York Art Strike.

    Margaret W

    ertheim is the author of

    books on cultural history includ-

    ing Pythag

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    rly Gates

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    Wertheim and her twin sister

    co-founded the Institute for

    Figuring, an organization dedi-

    cated to the poetic and aesthetic

    dimensions of science, mathemat-

    ics and the technical arts.

    Through their work at IFF (IFF),

    the Wertheim twins have curated

    exhibitions on scientific and

    mathematical themes at several

    noteworthy galleries and museums.

    Thierry de

    Duve is a professor of

    modern and contemporary art

    theory, and actively teaches and

    publishes in the field. He was

    a fellow at the Center for the

    Advanced Study of the Visual Arts

    (CASVA) at the National Gallery

    of Art in Washington, D.C. He has

    been a visiting professor at the

    University of Lille 3 (France),

    the Sorbonne (France) and at the

    Hogeschool Sint-Lucas Beeldende

    Kunst in Ghent (Belgium).

    Kurt A

    ndersen

    is a best-selling

    author and host of the Peabody

    Award-winning public radio show

    Studio 36

    0. Andersen was the co-

    founder of the legendary Spy

    Mag

    azine and authored the New

    York

    Times bestseller Heyda

    y (Random

    House), which won the Langum

    Prize for the best American

    historical fiction of 2007.

    Each term the Humanities and Design Sciences Department

    presents a lecture series titled Th

    e Big Picture. This series

    brings leading figures and scholars to Art Center to

    explore key issues of our time as well as their histori-

    cal antecedents. These presentations broaden our students

    knowledge in fields outside their major, stimulate their

    creative processes and enhance the intellectual climate of

    the College.

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    RIGHT /MichaelFried,WhyPhotographyMattersAsNeverBeforeGradArtSeminarlectureseries

  • TRANSDISCIPLINARY

    STUDIOS

    In the 21st century, new forms of fine

    art are dissolving the boundaries between

    mass media, design, film and the performing

    arts. Todays artists are reimagining how

    art functions, how it is distributed, and

    how its role in culture is expanding. Art

    Centers open, flexible and interdisciplin-

    ary programming allows Fine Art students

    to take classes in design and applied art

    from other departments, and the Integrated

    Studies department presents interdisciplin-

    ary workshops that can sharpen skills in a

    variety of mediums.

    In addition to our open, flexible and inter-

    disciplinary programming, Art Center offers

    an innovative educational concept called

    Transdisciplinary Studios (TDS). Taught by

    a diverse team of faculty, these studio

    workshops bring together students from dif-

    ferent departments to investigate a subject

    or issue of mutual interest. Popular Fine

    Art-sponsored TDS courses combine graduate

    and undergraduate faculty with students

    from four or five departments. The Fine Art

    TDS experience is distinguished from other

    studio offerings in that it incorporates

    a humanities course or lecture series,

    providing additional critical depth and

    historical context.

    Recent Fine Art TDS topics have covered

    a wide array of issues, from identity

    politics to 21st century painting. Popular

    workshops include Dirt, investigating cur-

    rent cultural representations of landscape

    in film, photography, painting and site-

    specific installation and including a visit

    to Robert Smithsons Spiral Jetty; Lo

    ving

    Ugly, examining artists ongoing attrac-

    tion to horror, the grotesque and abject

    subject matter in painting, literature,

    music and cinema; Stealing Pictures, consider-

    ing how painting has borrowed from film,

    and how in turn painting has influenced the

    visualization of movies; and Tools, explor-

    ing the handmade in an age of digital

    representation.

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    Todays artists must have a global perspec-

    tive. At Art Center, our participation in a

    broad variety of art and design opportuni-

    ties has made the world our campus. Through

    collaborations with other educational

    institutions, governments, organizations and

    other

    enterprises, our

    students have recently

    studied in England, Germany, France, Italy,

    Japan, China, Mexico, Chile and Singapore.

    GRAND TOUR

    Recently, 12 Fine Art students and three

    faculty members traveled to Europe to expe-

    rience first-hand the extraordinary cultural

    treasures as well as important international

    art exhibitions including the Ve

    nice Biennale

    in Italy; Doc

    umen

    ta in Kassel, Germany; and

    the Sku

    lptur Projekte

    in Mnster, Germany.

    The grand tour began in London with pri-

    vate viewings conducted by curators at the

    Tate Modern, along with presentations at

    the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA),

    Serpentine Gallery, Whitechapel Gallery,

    Saachi Gallery, Hayward Gallery and White

    Cube. Notable scholar Chris Townsend led

    studio visits with prominent artists work-

    ing in England. In Venice, curatorial

    scholars and artists conducted visits to

    the citys cultural treasures and guided

    students through the 52

    nd Biennale di V

    enez

    ia.

    In Germany, there were lectures at Doc

    umen

    ta

    and bicycle tours of Mnster. In Berlin

    the brilliant editor of Friez

    e, Jrg Heiser,

    conducted tours of the Hamburger Bahnhof

    Museum of Contemporary Art, Berlins Museum

    for Photography, Kunst-Werke Institute for

    Contemporary Art, and private studio visits

    with prominent Berlin artists such as Thomas

    Demand and Thomas Schiebitz.

    Powerful experiences such as this immersive

    art tour of Europe can be transformative

    dramatically expanding students ideas about

    how and why art is produced. This is why, at

    Art Center, we consider study abroad to be a

    vital component in an artists education.

    FINE ART

    STUDY ABROAD

  • Banalideascannotberescuedbybeautifulexecution.

    SOL LEWITT

  • FINE ART

    STUDY ABROAD

    Beingsureofyourselfmeansyoureafool.

    JENNY HOLZER

    SkillwithoutimaginationiscraftsmanshipImaginationwithoutskillgivesusmodernart.

    TOM STOPPARD

  • Theonlythingstandingbetweenmeandgreat-nessisme.

    WOODY ALLEN

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    Student Portfolios

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    The Fine Art Department is rather remarkable. Every term I feel that I have been pushed to my limits, and as a result, my work is getting stronger both conceptually and formally.RICHARD GALLING

    RichardGallingPHOTOGRAPH

    RichardGallingPAINTING

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    LaurenKingPAINTING/INSTALLATION

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    JordanSwerdloffandJenniferJosephSCULPTURE/INSTALATION(1000SQ.FT.PLASTICWRAP).

    JohnKuhlDIGITALIMAGE/INSTALLATION

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    ArtCentersFineArtprogramhasshatteredmypreviousconceptionsofart.Ithastransformedmyworkintoamoreconceptualandconsciouspractice.JACQUELYN DE LONGE

    JacquelynDeLongeINSTALLATION

    RichardCorralPAINTING

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    ArtCenterhasbeensuchapivotalandguidingpartofmyeducation.Itwascrucialinmydecisiontoasklargerquestionsaboutthedirectionofmywork.JANE ANNE THOMAS

    JaneAnneThomasSCULPTURE

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    CathrinaKapteynWALLSCRATCH/INSTALLATIONDETAIL(LATEXPAINT,DRYWALL)

    RichardGoodwinSCULPTURE

  • 114 Student Portfolios

    ArtCenterhasdestroyedandreinventedeverythingIpreviouslyloved.IthasshownmethecomplexityandtherootstoallthatIknew,aswellasanenormousworldthatwaspreviouslyunknowntome.ArtCenterhasshownmethattheviewoftheeyeisonlythetipoftheiceberg.JAMONN ROBERTS

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    WillaimKaminskiSCULPTURE/INSTALLATION

  • 116 Student Portfolios

    GrantVetterPAINTING(DETAIL)

    TheFineArtDepartmenthasbeenawonder-fuleducationalopportunityforme.Somanyofmyteacherspreparedgreatclassroomexpe-riences.Theyalsotookextratimetohelpmewithgraduateschoolapplicationsandtointroducemetogalleries.GRANT VETTER

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    MyexperienceatArtCenterhasbeenmoregrati-fyingthanIcouldhaveexpected.Ihavebecomefullyinvolvedinmyworkforthefirsttime.AndIminanenvironmentthatisdesignedtogrowstudentsthroughchallenges,encouragementandknowledge.ANASTASIA HILL

    AnastasiaHillVIDEOSTILL

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    SarahCromartyPAINTING

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    TheodoraAllenPAINTING

    My work is a way for me to artic-ulate and understand the moments and sensations in my life that would otherwise remain intangible.THEODORA ALLEN

    TheodoraAllenPHOTOGRAPH

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    AndrewCameronPHOTOGRAPHY

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    JesseGillanVIDEOINSTALLATION

    WhenIlookbackatthefirstpiecesImadeatArtCenter,Iwonder,WhatwasIthinking?IhadnoideawhatIwasmakingorwhyIwasmakingit.ArtCenterhascompletelychangedmylifeforthebetter.IdontknowofanyotherschoolIwouldratherattend.JESSE GILLAN

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    Whetheritssharingmyinterests,havingintelligentdebatesortradingalittlegossip,myfriendsatArtCenterkeepmeinformed,intriguedandentertained.ASHLEY LANDRUM

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    Myexperienceherehasbeenoneofimmenseandpositivechange.OneoftheFineArtDepartmentsgreatstrengthsistherangeofdiversityitoffersstudents.Ithasprovidedmethelevelofindepen-dencetodevelopmypracticeaccordingtomyownspecificneedsasanartist.GEORGE STUBBS

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    EvelenaRuetherPHOTOGRAPHICSCULPTURE

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    MyArtCenterexperiencehasbeenterrify-ing,stressful,fun,interesting,overwhelming,satisfying,frustratingandrewarding.Iamlearningtobeconfidentaboutmyvisionandtotakeriskswithmywork.ELLENI SCLAVENITIS

    Ivelearnedtoquestioninawaythatgetsclosertotheissuesathand.Ialsonowunderstandthatcriticismisnotanegativething,butratheratoolthatleadsyoutowardamoreawareandcom-pletestate.CONAN DYNES

    ConanDynesPAINTING

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    ScottMooreDIGITALIMAGE

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    IchoseArtCenterbecauseofitsamazingfacultyandvisitingartists.Iknewbeingatsuchaprestigiousschoolwouldputmeinapositiontoexplorenewwaysofidentifyingwithart.RYAN MARK PEREZ

    RyanMarkPerezPHOTOGRAPHS

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    JordanSwerdloffPAINTINGS

    I have wanted to attend Art Center ever since I took my first Saturday High class in eighth grade. The training here is unmatched.JORDAN SWERDLOFF

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    At Art Center, I learned how to more clearly articulate what it is that I am making, and how I am making it. ERIKA WONG

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  • The Fine Art program at Art Center is proud of the extraordinary achievements of its undergraduate alumni. Below are seven alumni who have achieved both recognition and suc-cess through their fine art:

    DOUG AITKEN

    LAWRENCE CARROLL

    JORGE PARDO

    JENNIFER STEINKAMP

    HIROSHI SUGIMOTO

    MARK TANSEY

    PAE WHITE

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    Totravelinspaceyoumustlearntoleavetheoldverbalgarbagebehind:Godtalk,countrytalk,mothertalk,lovetalk,partytalk.Youmustlearntolivealoneinsilence.Anyonewhopraysinspaceisnotthere.

    WILLIAM BURROUGHS

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    Youshouldntbeaprisonerofyourownideas.

    SOL LEWITT

  • The Fine Art program at Art Center is proud of the extraordinary achievements of its undergraduate alumni. Below are seven alumni who have achieved both recognition and suc-cess through their fine art:

    DOUG AITKEN

    LAWRENCE CARROLL

    JORGE PARDO

    JENNIFER STEINKAMP

    HIROSHI SUGIMOTO

    MARK TANSEY

    PAE WHITE

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    IaminterestedinthedifferencebetweenwhatIexpectandwhatactuallyhappens.

    VANESSA BEECROFT

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    Iprefertoseewithclosedeyes.

    JOSEF ALBERS

  • ArtCenteralumniworkinginfineartareadiversegroupofartistswhoexploreawidespectrumofideas,mediaandmethods.Someareacknowledgedtobeamongthemostimportantartistsworkingtoday.

    What,ifanything,connectsthesealumnibesidesthefactthattheyallattendedthesameschool?Thebesttendtobethoughtfulindividualswhosecreativeendeavorsdenotetheworkofeducatedartistsartistsarmedwithaskepticalyetfertileknowledgeofhistoricalprecedent,visualcultureandwithaparticularinsightintocontemporarycriticalthinking.ThebestoftheirworkembodiestheessenceofArtCentersFineArtDepartment:excellencerevealedthroughanintegrationofmakingandmeaning.

    Weliveinamulticulturalagefloodedwithinformation,endlessentertainmentoptions,rapidtechnologicalinnovationandincreasedglobalism.Thesecircum-stancesmirrorthecollisionofidealsweseedailyintheworkofourstudentsinbothappliedartandfineart.SoitisalsonotunexpectedthattheworkofmanyArtCenteralumniactivelydissolvestraditionalboundariesbetweenartanddesign,andartandmassmediainvariousways.Thisperpetualconflictofvaluesisincreasinglyunderstoodandilluminatedthroughtheopen-mindedandcomplexworkexploredbyArtCentersFineArtalumni.Theyhaveinventedartformsandstrategiesthatallowustoseeandexperiencetheworldweallinhabitinanewway.

    The Fine Art program at Art Center is proud of the extraordinary achievements of its undergraduate alumni. Below are seven alumni who have achieved both recognition and suc-cess through their fine art:

    DOUG AITKEN

    LAWRENCE CARROLL

    JORGE PARDO

    JENNIFER STEINKAMP

    HIROSHI SUGIMOTO

    MARK TANSEY

    PAE WHITE

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  • NotableAlumni

    BasedinNewYork,Doug Aitken (91)navigatesbetweentheworldsofpopcultureandfineartwithaplomb.Headeptlyemploysabroadarrayofmediaandisbestknownforhisinnovativefilmandvideoinstallations.Adirectorofmorethan20musicvideos,AitkensworkhasbeenexhibitedattheCentreGeorgesPompidou,ParisandtheMuseumofModernArt,NewYork,amongothers.In1999,AitkenwontheGoldenLionawardatthe48th Venice Biennale.

    TheworkofLosAngeles-basedLawrence Carroll (80)breaksdownthedistinctionbetweenpaintingandsculpture.Carrollspaintingsoftenextendbe-yondthecanvas,andinthecaseofhistablepaint-ings,transformorganicallyintothree-dimensionalworks.CarrollhashadsoloexhibitionsatMuseoCorrer,Venice,Italy;andHoteldesArts,Toulon,France,amongothers.Hisworkcanbefoundinthecollectionsofseveralinstitutions,includingtheSolomonR.GuggenheimMuseum,NewYorkandtheLosAngelesCountyMuseumofArt.

    Famousforbreakingdownthebarriersbetweenart,furnitureandarchitecture,LosAngeles-basedJorge Pardo(88)createsworkthatrangesfromsmall,brightlycoloredobjectssuchaschairsandlampstolarge-scalearchitecturalpieceslike4166 Sea View Lane,hishousewhichhetemporarilyopenedtothepublicuponitscompletion.PardohashadsoloexhibitionsattheTheDiaFoundation,NewYork,andFundaciLaCaixa,Barcelona,amongothers.In2008,theMuseumofContemporaryArtinNorthMiamiorganizedacomprehensiveretrospectiveofhiswork.

    Jennifer Steinkamp (91)isaLosAngeles-basedinstallationartistwhoworkswithnewmediaandvideoprojectiontoexploreideasaboutarchitecturalspace,motionandperception.ShehashadsoloexhibitionsatLehmanMaupin,NewYorkandACME,LosAngelesandwasincludedinascreeningattheNationalGalleryinWashingtonD.C.SteinkampsworkwasfeaturedaspartofU2sPopMart(1997)andElevation(2001)tours;andin2008,shewasselectedastheUnitedStatesartistrepresentativeinthe11th International Cairo Biennale.

    Believingthatphotographyactsasatimemachinebypreservingmemory,NewYork-andTokyo-basedHiroshi Sugimoto (72)stylesandphotographssubjectsthatpresentcapturedmomentsintime:waxfigures;three-dimensionalmodelsoftrigono-metricfunctions;andtheglowingscreensofmovietheaters.HisworkhasbeenthesubjectofsoloexhibitionsattheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,NewYorkandtheMuseumofModernArt,NewYorkandaretrospective,jointlypresentedbytheHirschornMuseumandSculptureGarden,WashingtonD.C.,andtheMoriArtMuseum,Tokyo.

    TheworkofNewYork-basedMark Tansey (69)featuressubjectsthatfunctionasmetaphorsonthestateofart,cultureandsociety.Tanseyspaintingsarerootedinillustrationandteasetheviewerbypresentingseeminglystraightforwarddepictionsthat,uponfurtherinspection,transformintofantas-ticimagery.TanseyhashadexhibitionsatGagosianGallery,NewYorkandtheLosAngelesCountyMu-seumofArt,andhisworkisheldinthecollectionsoftheSmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum,Washing-tonD.C.andtheWalkerArtCenter,Minneapolis.

    LosAngeles-basedPae White (91)explorestheareabetweenart,design,appliedartsandarchitecture.Whitessculpturesandinstallationsarefrequentlysite-specificandoftenappearinmuseumspacesthatdefyexhibitionconventions(abookshop,anof-fice,achildrenslearningarea).Herrecentexhibitionatthe2009VeniceBiennalefeaturedhersignaturelarge-scalemulticoloredtapestriestransformedintoadistortedbirdcage,completewithactorsportray-ingescapeebirds.WhitehashadsoloshowsattheHammerMuseum,LosAngeles,andtheMiltonKeynesGallery,MiltonKeynes,UK;amongothers.

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  • TOP/DougAitken;Migration[still],2008;singlevideoprojection;24:28minuteduration;Ed.of4.

    BOTTOM/ JorgePardo;UntitledLight house,2002.

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  • TOP(OPPOSITEPAGE)/ LawrenceCarroll;Sala 1,2009;VeniceStudio,Italy.

    BOTTOM(OPPOSITEPAGE)/ HiroshiSugimoto;Empire State Building,1997;HiroshiSugimoto;CourtesyGagosianGallery.

    TOP/ MarkTansey;Forward Retreat,1986;TheBroadFoundation,SantaMonica;MarkTansey;PhotoDouglasM.ParkerStudio,LosAngeles.

    BOTTOM/ PaeWhite

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  • PREPARING FORA LIFE IN ARTAlifeinartdemandsacommitmenttoexcellence,arestlessimagination,endlessquestioningandapassionforproductivework.Forstudents,decidingwhattodowiththeirartisticgiftandwhattypeofcareertoembarkoncanbechallenging.

    Whileacareerinfineartcanenrichlifeimmeasur-ably,itisunlikeanappliedartcareer,wherecreativeaptitudeservestheneedsofaclientortherequire-mentsofaproduct.Afineartistsetsouttofulfilltheircreativepotentialthroughthepursuitofideas,self-expressionandtheundeniablesatisfactionsofartisticproductivity.

    ArtCentersFineArtDepartmentbelievesanabilitytothinkcomplexly,coupledwithcreativeinventionandapursuitofperfection,cangeneraterewardingopportunities.

    Inthefinalanalysis,artistschoosetomakeartbecauseitisanincomparablygratifyingenterprise.Makingartandmakingmoneydontnecessarilygohandinhand.Onewayforartiststotemperthevagariesofthemarketplaceandensureameasureoffinancialstabilityistomasteravisualmediumwhileatartschool.Bygainingappliedartskills,artistscanpotentiallysustaintheirpracticeduringchallengingtimes.

    BecauseArtCenterslocationinPasadenaisjust10milesfromdowntownLosAngeles,ourstudentsareexposedtowhatisarguablythemostactiveproduc-tioncenterforcontemporaryartintheworld.LosAngelesisalsotheheartofthevastentertainmentindustry.ArtCenterstudentsoftenfindjobseitherwhileinschoolorimmediatelyaftergraduating

    Livelikeyouwilldietomorrow,learnlikeyouwillliveforever.

    Mahatma Gandhi

    IdontliketosayIhavegivenmylifetoart.Iprefertosayarthasgivenmemylife.

    Frank Stella

    152 PREPARING FOR A LIFE IN ART

  • workingasartfabricators,exhibitionpreparatorsforgalleriesandmuseums,filmandsoundeditors,fashionphotographersandstoryboardillustrators.Othersfindworkinvariousaspectsoffilmproduc-tion,animation,gamedesignandspecialeffects.Stillothersfindworkasartcriticsorartteachers.TheCollegecanhelpstudentsevaluatetheirpartic-ularaptitudesandinterestsinrelationtopotentialemploymentopportunities.

    AtArtCenter,theFineArtmajorundertakeschal-lengingcourseworkthatintegratespracticalmeth-odswitharigorous,liberalartseducation.Unliketypicalartprograms,ArtCentersFineArtDepart-mentoffersstudentsthechancetostudywithsomeofthemostestablishedartistsinthecountry,aswellaspreeminentdesigners,photographers,filmmakersandillustrators.Studentsadditionallyinterfacewithcuttingedgeandestablishedartists,critics,curatorsandwriterswhovisittheprogram.UndergraduateshaveaccesstotheMasterofFineArtsprogramsweeklyGraduate Seminar,wheretheycanencounternotableinternationalartistsandthinkers.Additionally,artstudentshaveopenac-cesstoallotherlecturesprovidedbythedesignandappliedartfieldswithintheschool.Thisexposuretoadynamicartscene,fromthebeginningoftheprogramtoitscompletion,helpsstudentstransitionfromthinkingofthemselvesasstudentstobelievinginthemselvesasprofessionalartists.

    Ratherthanseparatetherealmsofthecommercialandfineartcommunities,weofferourstudentsabroaderunderstandingoftheartindustry.Thisbroadperspectiveopensup,ratherthanlimits,thekindsofcollaborativeprojectsourstudentscanparticipateinanditchallengesboththefineartandappliedartcommunitiestoredefinetheroleoftheartist.ManyofArtCentersdistinguishedFineArtalumniJorgePardo,PaeWhite,JenniferSteinkamp,DougAitkenandMarkTansey,tonameafewarerecognizedforbreakingdowntheseboundariesandredefiningwhatartmeansandhowitfunctions.Contemporarycultureisrapidlychang-ingasdesignersandarchitectsjoinwithartistsinreimaginingthevisuallandscape.Byofferingacur-riculumthatencompassesbothdesignandfineart,wearepreparingourstudentstohelpnegotiateandbuildthisterrain.

    TheFineArtDepartmentatArtCenterdoesnotmaintaintheromanticmythsofthestrugglingartist.Manystudentsandparentsassumemoretraditionalcommercialartendeavors(illustrationorgraphicdesign)willofferthesecurityoffutureemployment,whilefineartoffersonlydeprivationanduncertainty.

    Itisnotthatsimple.

    Successinart,asinanyfield,isdifficulttopredict.Thefieldsofappliedartcanbeextremelycom-petitiveandgenerallyonlytheverybestgraduatescanexpecttoearnhighincomes.Fineart,thoughsomewhatmoreuncertain,hasthepotentialtobesurprisinglylucrative.

    Therearemanyfactorsthatcontributetoonesachievementinart.Yes,talent,skill,ambitionandhardworkareessential,butsoaretiming,personalrelationships,opportunityandluck.Theparticu-larnatureofanindividualsworkandtheoveralleconomicclimatewillundoubtedlyinfluencewhattheycanexp