Artbound tagline: Southern California Cultural Journalism
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Artbound explores the cultural ecology of eleven Southern and Central California counties; utilizes a broad-based, participatory methodology to identify and uncover artists, arts groups and communities engaged in creative practices informed by geography, history and place. From Imperial, to Los Angeles, to Kern and beyond, Artbound is Southern California's Cultural Journalism.
Inyo County San Bernardino County Riverside County Imperial County San Diego County Orange County Los Angeles Kern County Ventura County San Luis Obispo County Santa Barbara County Image Map
Imperial
Although agribusiness, migration and labor are the main staples of Imperial County, the Salton Sea, an area of deep environmental decay, continues to inspire artists and writers today.
Inyo
At the turn of the 20th Century, Inyo County was the subject of inquiry for many visual artists and photographers seeking to define the West.
Kern
A rugged sense of independence created what is now known as the Bakersfield Sound and influenced a new generation of California singers and songwriters.
Los Angeles
The constant flux, push and pull of cultural binaries and identities, has given Los Angeles is current status as the preeminent cultural and artistic capital of the world.
Orange
Who is to question the cultural importance of Mickey Mouse? Last time we checked, hundreds of O.C teens flocked into the park with a critical understanding about theme park design and a dash of punk rock rebellion.
Riverside
The cultural ecology of Riverside County is as diverse as its geography.
San Bernardino
Like an early piece of land-art, San Bernardino County boasts two breathtaking artificial reservoirs that accentuate the contradictions between the natural and the built environment with the cultural history of the area.
San Diego
The county's physical and imaginary line has become a laboratory for experimentation as artists explore the militarized territory of the border.
San Luis Obispo
The distance from the main urban hubs has afforded SLO the capacity to retain, preserve and celebrate its agrarian Mexican and Spanish past and allowed its cities and towns to grow at a sustainable rate.
Santa Barbara
Artists and writers in Santa Barbara acknowledge a shared common cultural history of a not-so-distant past where California and the West were ruled by others.
Ventura
In Ventura, Ojai’s experimental music and poetry scene, coexists with suburban hardcore punk and manicured lawns.
On Telepathy and Philippines: A Conversation with Alexandra Grant and Hélène Cixous
Los Angeles + Multi-Disciplinary
On Telepathy and Philippines: A Conversation with Alexandra Grant and Hélène Cixous
by Alexandra Grant
May 1, 2013 12:20 PM
Alexandra Grant speaks with French writer Hélène Cixous to discuss how her book, "Philippines," was the genesis of Grant's exhibition "Forêt Intérieure/Interior Forest."
Documenting Exodus: Hit Man Gurung and Nepal's Departing Youth
Los Angeles + Visual Arts
Documenting Exodus: Hit Man Gurung and Nepal's Departing Youth
by Meher McArthur
May 1, 2013 1:00 AM
Nepalese artist Hit Man Gurung's residency at 18th Street Arts Center offers a unique perspective on the devastating effects of war and globalization on this Himalayan nation.
Notes from the Underground: the wulf.
Los Angeles + Music
Notes from the Underground: the wulf.
by Katie McMurran
April 30, 2013 1:00 AM
the wulf. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to presenting experimental music and arts in L.A.'s Arts District.
Savage Flowers and the Wild California Dream
Los Angeles + Visual Arts
Savage Flowers and the Wild California Dream
by Janet Owen Driggs
April 29, 2013 1:00 AM
The botanical illustrations in the Huntington's "When They Were Wild" exhibition function as a probe into what is real, what is fictional, and what lies somewhere in between.
'Theater Heaven' Realized at the Pacific Conservatory of the Arts
Santa Barbara + Performance
'Theater Heaven' Realized at the Pacific Conservatory of the Arts
by Sarah Linn
April 29, 2013 1:00 AM
The Pacific Conservatory of the Arts is a professional resident theater company and a two-year vocational program.
Once More, With Feeling: Stephen Prina's History Paintings
Los Angeles + Architecture/Design
Once More, With Feeling: Stephen Prina's History Paintings
by Sharon Mizota
April 26, 2013 1:00 AM
At LACMA, Stephen Prina displays 28 hot pink plywood replicas of built-ins that legendary architect R.M.Schindler originally designed for two custom homes in L.A.
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Los Angeles + Visual Arts
Documenting Exodus: Hit Man Gurung and Nepal's Departing Youth
by Meher McArthur
Nepalese artist Hit Man Gurung's residency at 18th Street Arts Center offers a unique perspective on …
Santa Barbara + Performance
'Theater Heaven' Realized at the Pacific Conservatory of the Arts
by Sarah Linn
The Pacific Conservatory of the Arts is a professional resident theater company and a two-year vocat …
Inyo + Multi-Disciplinary
De-silvering the Mirror: Mining for Film in the Owens Valley
by William L. Fox
It is a little-known fact that some of the silver and chemicals to produce the films that made Holly …
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Los Angeles + Multi-Disciplinary
Pop-Life: Why Melrose Avenue is a Mecca for Graffiti Writers
by Chie Davis
Melrose Avenue has served as a center for local graffiti artists, including MEAR ONE, AXIS, DYTCH, a …
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