Apparently that whole Frank Gehry research center hullabaloo that’s been a brewin’ at Art Center has come to a head and Koshalek will not have his contract renewed at the end of 2009. It’s definitely interesting times over at Art Center, A lot of recent graduates from both Art Center and other LA schools I’ve spoken with lately seem unhappy with the direction of the program, and feel that the quality of non-commercial work coming out of the Center is really slipping. This weekend one of those recent grads was describing a confusing and odd re-grouping of programs into new and confusing, and possibly conflicting majors. If that statement sounds vague it’s because what I heard was vague. Sounds like whomever follows Koshalek probably has their job cut out for them.
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