Swirls of water and ice flow from the turban of a purple Erykah Badu as she rises from a pool of darkness. Badu, neo-soul musician and activist, painted in oil on canvas will be mounted on the wall of Kerckhoff Art Gallery until Friday as part of the Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs Committee’s Hip Hop Appreciation Month. Read more...

Photo: “Audubon Ballroom” by Los Angeles-based artist Mukhtar Kaissi depicts a bust of Malcolm X floating near warped figures such as 2Pac. The piece is on display in Cultural Affairs Committee’s Art Series’ and Hip Hop Congress’ art show called “The Hip-Hop Art Showcase.” (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)

A young man bows to a woman, his height complementing her graceful posture as her skirt swings to the beat of salsa. Another pair joins them, moving delicately up the ramp of a bus filled with monarch butterflies. Read more...

Photo: Students from the world arts and cultures/dance and and Chicana/o Studies course “Beyond Mexican Mural: Beginning Muralism and Community Laboratory” use a multimedia approach to depict important elements of Los Angeles history and culture near UCLA@SPARC’s lab in Venice, Ca. (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)