General Art

	Through A Mirror, Bloodily: A Review of Alice: Madness Returns (Part 2) By Frederik Sisa @ 2:00 PM January 13, 2012 Found in: General Art It would be easy to end the discussion with the game’s art and design, oooing at each character’s presentation, aaaahing at every level’s aesthetic, staring with wide-eyed excitement at the stylish animated cut scenes; such is the game’s rich artistry and sophisticated storytelling...But this is a game, after all, and while the quality of the art is beyond question the game’s greatness in terms of gameplay washes out in a mix of brilliance and nuisance, with enough of the former to mitigate frustrations with the latter.read
	Through A Mirror, Bloodily: A Review of Alice: Madness Returns (Part 1) By Frederik Sisa @ 2:00 PM January 12, 2012 Found in: General Art Gone was the innocuous blonde-haired girl with a summery blue-and-white dress and a penchant for attracting the whimsical. In her place, a dark gothic beauty with a blue, white, and bloodied dress, and a steely resolve to fight her way through Wonderland and, eventually, peace of mind.read
	A Brief Dispatch from the 52nd Annual County Holiday Celebration By Frederik Sisa @ 1:00 PM January 06, 2012 Found in: General Art As in past celebrations, L.A.’s cultural and ethnic diversity was showcased on Dec. 24 through a range of performances from traditional Mexican folk dancing to Afro-Cuban drumming, Dickensian choirs to gospel ensembles, Jazz Tap to contemporary hip-hop dance, and more.read
	‘Excuseman’ Only Tortures Readers By Frederik Sisa @ 11:00 AM October 14, 2011 Found in: General Art In an age saturated by scandals, what we apparently need is a superhero wielding a very large needle to pop the ballooning delusions of celebrity apologetics. Unfortunately, “Excuseman” (aka Chicago trial lawyer Jordan Margolis) is too busy indulging himself to stay focused on his mission to save the world from “insincere apologies for bad behavior from celebrities, politicians and general ne’er-do-wells.”read
	Deconstruction for Beginners: A Cheeky, Clever Primer on Derrida’s Infamous Idea By Frederik Sisa @ 3:00 PM June 24, 2011 Found in: General Art Derrida for Beginners demonstrates serious substance beneath its lighthearted surface, and helps bring one of philosophy’s most controversial and exciting thinkers within everyone’s reach.read
	AVPA’s Big Dancing Picture Starts Tonight at the Robert Frost the Frost By Liz Kinnon @ 1:00 PM April 29, 2011 Found in: General Art “Can You See Me in the Big Picture?,” this spring’s offering from the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts’ DZDP Dance Company of Culver City High School, will start tonight and will be staged through the weekend on campus at the Robert Frost Auditorium. Showtimes are 7 o’clock on tonight and Saturday, and at 1 on Sunday afternoon at the auditorium, 4401 Elenda St.read
	AVPA’s Big Dancing Picture Comes to the Frost This Weekend By Liz Kinnon @ 1:00 PM April 26, 2011 Found in: General Art “Can You See Me in the Big Picture?,” this spring’s offering from the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts’ DZDP Dance Company of Culver City High School, will be staged three times this weekend on campus at the Robert Frost Auditorium.read
	Whopping Success of Farragut’s Artworks Event Saves Art and Music at School By Garth Sanders @ 8:00 AM April 22, 2011 Found in: General Art Farragut Elementary School's annual Artworks! fundraiser netted $34,000 for arts programming at the school, making a significant amount over last year’s net revenue. Farragut Elementary School is designated as the arts and technology school within the Culver City Unified School District. Funds raised this year will provide all Farragut students next school year with a continuation and expansion of visual, music and theater arts programming.read
	A Special Moment on Friday for AVPA Art Students By Liz Kinnon @ 8:00 AM April 21, 2011 Found in: General Art The Culver City High School Academy of Visual and Performing Arts has 30 art students who participated this year in a community arts program in association with the Museum of Contemporary Art. Working alongside artist and gallery owner Casey Zoltan from The Seventh Letter and Aaron Rose, artist, director, and co-curator of MOCA's exhibit, "Art In The Streets," they have been participating in workshops each week. And now their work will culminate in the student exhibition, "Not For Sale"read
	The Magic of Indian Dance in a Tribute to Tagore By Frederik Sisa @ 2:00 PM April 15, 2011 Found in: General Art On Sunday, April 10, mother and daughter called upon their art to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rabindranath Tagore, a notable and prolific Bengalese artist whose work encompassed writing, music and painting, and whose accomplishments were recognized with the first Nobel Prize for literature awarded, in 1913, to a non-European.read