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San Bernardino
The San Bernardino Valley creates a dramatic stage for the mountain ranges of the San Bernardino National Forest that are framed in the background. This natural beauty came as no surprise to early Tongva residents who identified a geological formation on the mountains side in the shape of an Arrowhead, directing them to hidden springs of fresh water. Like an early piece of land-art, San Bernardino County boasts two breathtaking artificial reservoirs on top of the mountain ranges - Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead - that accentuate the contradictions between the natural and the built environment with the cultural history of the area.
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Assembly Required: The Transformative Art of Noah Purifoy
San Bernardino + Visual Arts
Assembly Required: The Transformative Art of Noah Purifoy
Noah Purifoy spent the final years of his life in Joshua Tree creating the monumental "Outdoor Desert Art Museum of Assemblage Sculpture" made from tons of discarded materials.
San Bernardino + Cultural Politics
Aridtopia's Loop Writing: A Desert Language
Tyler Stallings' Aridtopia is a speculative, utopian community in the Mojave Desert.
San Bernardino + Music
Embracing the Blues with Jimmy King
For Joshua Tree-based musician Jimmy King, the blues is a mission to find meaning, a discovery of what matters, and an embrace of what's real.
Jackrabbit Homestead: Artists, Off-Roaders, and the American Dream Writ Miniature
San Bernardino + Architecture/Design
Jackrabbit Homestead: Artists, Off-Roaders, and the American Dream Writ Miniature
by Kim Stringfellow
May 7, 2012 10:01 AM
Ever see those old, abandoned cabins in the desert? If so, you encountered one of the last communities of "jackrabbit" homesteads.
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Funding bubbles, cultural deserts and the politics of access to the arts in the 21st century.

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