Thursday, July 3

UCLA student’s art exhibit to question idea of home, support migrants

Gabriela Freid intends to prove home can be anything imaginable. The fifth-year art student is currently developing a reimagining of Lucy R. Lippard’s exhibition “Curating by Numbers” to be showcased in September. Read more...

Photo: Fifth-year art student Gabriela Freid intends to support migrant justice nonprofits through her exhibition “Responding in Numbers.” The project is a reimagining of Lucy R. Lippard’s initial exhibit, “Curating by Numbers.” (Photo Illustration by Ashley Kenney/Photo editor and Jaelen Cruz/Daily Bruin)


George McHenry experiments with diverse range of music in eclectic portfolio

George McHenry isn’t missing a beat. Despite the pandemic restrictions placed on music-driven social spaces, the fourth-year ethnomusicology student has continued making songs in his apartment to put together a portfolio that showcases his musical versatility. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year ethnomusicology student George McHenry is forming his music portfolio, combining genres such as EDM with global influences. (Vinukh Kalansuriya/Daily Bruin)


Kayla Tange channels emotion and Asian community in ‘Sacred Wounds’

Equal parts burlesque and social inquiry, Kayla Tange’s performance art is breaking walls and building communities. A fourth-year art student, Tange has been working in performance art for 15 years. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year art student Kayla Tange created her performance art show Sacred Wounds to transform Asian traditions, highlighting themes such as identity and sexuality. (Michael Vigman/Daily Bruin)


UCLA music students gain traction virtually through TikTok musical covers

Alex Barsom and Finn Sagal are jazzing up the TikTok scene with their musical covers. Third-year music composition student Barsom and third-year vocal performance student Sagal began their joint TikTok account in November, where their covers of various songs have since amassed more than one million likes. Read more...

Photo: Third-year music composition student Alex Barsom (left) and third-year vocal performance student Finn Sagal (right) began their joint TikTok account in November. Since then, they have amassed more than one million likes for their musical covers. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)


MFA film students showcase flexibility, innovation amid production restrictions

Graduating filmmakers have forged ahead in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic’s unforeseen cameo. Over the past year, graduating MFA film students Jessie Klearman, Changhui Shi and Beibei Hu have adapted their original plans for final projects ranging from original films to thesis papers because of the pandemic. Read more...

Photo: With regulations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, MFA filmmakers Beibei Hu (left), Jessie Klearman (center) and Changhui Shi (right) have faced and overcome various challenges from pushing back projects to holding Zoom auditions. (From left to right: Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin, Courtesy of Batuhan Taylan, Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin)



Hammer Museum film showcase provides space for student filmmakers to share work

Some movie theaters may be closed, but the Hammer Museum’s Student Film Showcase is opening up opportunities for young filmmakers. Organized by the Hammer Student Association – an organization of students who program content and events for the Hammer Museum – and juried by contemporary photographer Buck Ellison, the showcase will be livestreamed over Zoom this Sunday. Read more...

Photo: (Shari Wei/Daily Bruin)