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Sep 3, 2020Liked by Visions2030

Many memories come to my mind!!!

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Sep 1, 2020Liked by Visions2030

an excellent first year for the school. when board members showed up to discuss the sexual grafitti art emblazoned on the walls by students, photo dept. chief Ben Lifson walked in nude and students wearing penis heads paraded through.

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Aug 31, 2020Liked by Visions2030

It is good to see the photo of Ginsberg, Ben Lifson, and all. What an amazing time it was! That is me above your head taking the picture, thanks.

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Aug 31, 2020Liked by Visions2030

Thanks for writing this, exciting and fills in some gaps. And a good read as well.

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Aug 31, 2020Liked by Visions2030

I started at CalArts fall of 1985. While it was already a different era, the remnants of that original vibe remained. One could still live in a car, van or truck (milk-wagon, school bus) parked in the parking lot. Showers perhaps intended for dancers' use were available for those making this choice. Little kitchens in the main dorm could be used too. Then one summer "they" asked everyone to remove their vehicles just long enough to repave the parking lot. As you've guessed, the residence-vehicles never returned. Yet many original faculty and enough of the hippie ethos were still there. This article was written with the secret ingredient: love. Linda (Melinda) Garey, MFA Film/Video 1989, and one semester of Theater.

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Carey, i like what you are doing. i was at C-A 1970-72 in the sculpture dept. i also worked with Allan Kaprow and Paul Brach, along with Lloyd Hamroll and Doug Edge, not so much with Stephan Van Heun. i owe a great thanks to Herbert Blau for bringing the taiji chaun instructor Marshall Ho'o to the theatre dept. which allowed me to learn the form which i continue daily today and i trust was of benefit to the theatre students--don't know if it continues. it was indeed a magical place then with many vivid memories, hopefully still is, tho the zeitgeist is a bit diff. now......wish you all success!! www.hudsonsculpture.art

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In 1972 CalArts was a hotbed of literary talent as well with a small group of writers and poets writing, sharing, and critiquing their work with author and mentor Deena Metzger ...

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The Modular was opened in 1972, the first Performance was Count Basie and his Big Band in the Spring Semester of the the first year of Classes at the Valencia Campus

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