As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Just to make two things clear – “Avengers: Endgame” is definitely the end, and the end might just be the best part. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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April 25, 11:14 pm
Architecture series focuses on modifying details to create intriguing designs
This post was updated May 4 at 11:25 a.m. Architecture can feel unfamiliar without simultaneously feeling alien – William O’Brien Jr. will propose this idea in his upcoming lecture at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: William O’Brien Jr., an associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will give a talk on Monday in Perloff Hall as part of the latest iteration of UCLA’s Architecture and Urban Design lecture series. His talk will highlight his recent works with William O’Brien Jr., or WOJR, his independent design firm. (Courtesy of Andrew Markham)
Arts, Film & TV
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April 25, 11:02 pm
Hammer Museum screens documentary chronicling life of iconic sex therapist
In the 1980s, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, an elderly Jewish woman with a slight accent, became synonymous with sex, said Liz Goldwyn. The “The Sex Ed” founder said Westheimer’s lengthy career as a sex therapist was chronicled decades later in director Ryan White’s 2019 documentary, “Ask Dr. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Ruth Westheimer gained notoriety in the 1980s as an instigator of the sexual revolution, discussing taboo topics with unusual candidness for her era. She is the subject of the 2019 documentary “Ask Dr. Ruth,” which chronicles Westheimer’s life and lengthy career as a sex therapist. (Courtesy of Heather Levine)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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April 25, 10:57 pm
Hammer Museum installation delivers vibrant, sensory experience
Visitors can witness a new Hammer Museum installation before they even enter the galleries. “Up Close in Distance,” designed by Yunhee Min, will be on display in the Hammer until Oct. Read more...
Photo: Painter and installation artist Yunhee Min made “Up Close in Distance,” an installation in the lobby of the Hammer Museum which will be on display until Oct. 27. It displays a design involving pools of paint of many different colors. (Sim Beauchamp/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts
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April 24, 10:20 pm
Art to Heart: Close encounters with contentious art challenge long-held conceptions, definitions
Art, the universal language, can transcend space and time to reach a diverse audience. We hear this all the time, but do we truly feel the weight of these words? Read more...
Photo: An empty chair at a table with an open newspaper is an installation at the Hammer Museum. For this week’s “Art to Heart,” columnist Lisa Aubry visited the museum and watched as visitors observed the installation. (Lisa Aubry/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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April 24, 10:11 pm
Student’s art examines nexus of 3D graphics, surveillance technology and identity
Editor’s note: This post was updated to replace the featured art due to safety concerns from the subject. Hirad Sab used ten-dollar hardware to holographically render faces on a gallery wall. Read more...
Photo: Hirad Sab’s solo exhibition features his recent work titled “Disfigure Refigure,” an installation hosted in Broad Art Center. The graduate student’s exhibition opened Tuesday and ends Thursday. “Disfigure Refigure” is constructed from laser-cut acrylic sheets and is shaped like a cube, hanging from the ceiling by metal cords. The sheets are laid on top of one another and together form a layered image of a human head. Sab said he wanted to make the head shape as ambiguous as possible. (Courtesy of Hirad Sab)
Arts, Music
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April 24, 10:07 pm
Q&A: Graduate student explores bounce dance’s link to traditional Louisianian parades
Mardi Gras isn’t just a one-day event – it’s a whole season, said Saroya Corbett. Corbett, a graduate student in world arts and cultures/dance, will conduct a talk at the Fowler Museum on Friday discussing her personal experience with the traditional second line parades of Louisiana. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Saroya Corbett will conduct a talk at Fowler Museum on Friday about traditional second line parades in Louisiana. She plans to discuss her research on bounce dance while incorporating the exhibit “New Orleans Second Line Parades: Photographs by Pableaux Johnson.” (Eli Countryman/Daily Bruin senior staff)