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Culture Monster: Contested Visions

The Chouinard Art Institute, a highly influential art college founded in Los Angeles in 1921, has been revisited online by the Chouinard Foundation. The foundation's website tells the story of Chouinard and documents its alumni, which includes artists such as Ed Ruscha, Robert Irwin, and animators known as the "Nine Old Men" from Walt Disney. After being consumed in the creation of CalArts in the 1970s, the Chouinard Foundation began restoring the legacy of Chouinard in 2000 by opening a new campus in a historic building, though money problems forced it to close in the late 2000s. The website now offers videos, news articles, and background on Ch

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Culture Monster: Contested Visions

The Chouinard Art Institute, a highly influential art college founded in Los Angeles in 1921, has been revisited online by the Chouinard Foundation. The foundation's website tells the story of Chouinard and documents its alumni, which includes artists such as Ed Ruscha, Robert Irwin, and animators known as the "Nine Old Men" from Walt Disney. After being consumed in the creation of CalArts in the 1970s, the Chouinard Foundation began restoring the legacy of Chouinard in 2000 by opening a new campus in a historic building, though money problems forced it to close in the late 2000s. The website now offers videos, news articles, and background on Ch

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Chouinard, the influential L.A. art college, is re isited online


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