The open air art festival that has taken the world by storm is allowing a peek behind the art. Desert X is releasing a documentary that follows the DesertX 2021 artist from thought to conception to installation.
After missing his first scheduled arraignment date earlier this month, a Coachella man accused of threatening to bomb the 2021 Desert X art exhibition pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge and is due back in court later this month. Phillip Matthew Carrillo, 31, was taken into custody about a week after the Palm Springs […]
Sunnylands is a place of history and U.S. diplomacy in the beautiful California desert. The historic Sunnylands estate, a 200-acre estate, was completed in 1966 and has seen eight U.S. presidents, countless world leaders, public intellectuals and celebrities. Michaleen Gallagher shares how Sunnylands was allowed to be a refuge from the chaos during the pandemic. […]
Desert X 2021 came to an end Sunday after months of anticipation following its postponement. Organizers announced Monday that over 650,000 visits were clocked during the event, which ran from March 12 – May 16. This years attendance exceeds the 2019 exhibition by more than 200,000 visits. Desert X also saw more than one million website […]
As the Desert X Art Exhibition will come to a close on Sunday, May 16, with a huge and local finale. Several students from across the Coachella Valley have participated in this collaborative event with Colombian artist Oscar Mario. Mara Gladstone shares how and what Desert X 2021 has the final weekend of the exhibition […]
More than 200 Coachella Valley Unified School District students had the opportunity to participate in the 2021 Desert X art exhibit. The students received canvas and art supplies to participate, as part of artist Oscar Murillo’s Frequencies project (http://frequenciesproject.net), from home. Initiated in 2013, Murillo’s Frequencies project has invited thousands of students aged primarily 10 […]
Vandals have tagged an area leading up to one of the most popular 2021 Desert X exhibits. Several rocks in the path to “Never Forget” are filled with red and white spray paint. The Palm Springs Police Department says it has not been reported as of yet, so an investigation has not yet been opened. […]
