Feed

Art History

By Andrew Russeth 9/25/12 2:48pm

Art History

Ruscha's 1962 poster. (Courtesy Norton Simon Museum)

It’s the 50th Anniversary of Walter Hopps’s ‘New Painting of Common Objects’ Show Today

Here’s a little fact that’s sure to impress at this evening’s cocktail: today, Sept. 25, is the 50-year anniversary of the opening of “New Painting of Common Objects,” the early Pop art show that Walter Hopps organized at the Pasadena Art Museum. (A tip of the hat to the Facebook page of the Norton Simon Museum—formerly the PAM—for alerting us to the news.) Read More

By Andrew Russeth 3:27pm

Art History

100 years of art history. (Courtesy CAA)

15 College Art Association Sessions With Superb Titles

The Los Angeles art world is getting ready for the Oscars and putting the finishing touches on shows that will open over the next few days: Urs Fischer at Gagosian, for one! (Gallerist will have coverage of events in the city later this week.) But L.A. is also humming because the College Art Association is holding its 100th annual conference through Saturday, and thousands of art historians are in town to mingle, interview for jobs and present papers at panels with really wonderful names. Here are our 15 favorites: Read More