Tuesday, January 13

Mona Simpson hosts McSweeney’s at Hammer Museum

About 10 years ago, UCLA English professor and McSweeney’s contributor Mona Simpson went on a mission to bring stimulating discussions on literature to writers and readers, specifically college graduates, who yearn for the same intellectual connection found in the classroom. Read more...

Photo: McSweeney’s and the UCLA Hammer Museum team up for Tuesday night’s “Some Favorite Writers: McSweeney’s at the Hammer,” a roundtable discussion about the literary community. (Victoria Chang/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Theater & More: ‘WORDLESS!’

Comics, once considered niche market fare, have now become the quintessence of cool. In fact, people who read comic books even land dates nowadays, according to graphic novelist Art Spiegelman. Read more...

Photo: Graphic novelist Art Spiegelman and composer Phillip Johnston demonstrated a hybrid performance of slides, talk and jazz performance at Royce Hall Wednesday night for “WORDLESS!,” presented by the Center for the Art of Performance. (Courtesy of Prudence Upton)


Throwback Thursday: ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’

It was the 1950s; a newer phenomenon called rock ‘n’ roll was sweeping the country, and television was starting to take its throne. It was inevitable: Video did indeed kill the radio star, and one show drove the dagger. Read more...

Photo: “The Ed Sullivan Show” acted as a mirror to the country for 23 years, turning up-and-coming artists and musicians into household names. (SOFA Entertainment/CBS)


LACMA director to speak at Design | Media Arts lecture series

If you’re an artist, you need a day job. That’s what Michael Govan attributed as his entrance into the museum world. The current director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art was trained to be an artist and worked in graphic design and architecture for his college museum, the Williams College Museum of Art. Read more...

Photo: Michael Govan, CEO and director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, will be the opening lecturer for the 2014-15 Design | Media Arts lecture series Tuesday night. (Courtesy of Catherine Opie)



‘Design in One’ documentary explores lives of Vignelli designer couple

Massimo Vignelli had always wanted to affect millions of people through design. From the sleek curves of the Ford Motor Company label to the bold loops of the Bloomingdale’s logo, the designs of the late Vignelli and his partner, Lella Vignelli, have certainly made their mark unto the millions who constantly see these symbols in passing. Read more...

Photo: Through a series of interviews, the lives and views of designers Massimo and Lella Vignelli, who designed the logos for Ford Motor Company and Bloodmingdale’s, will be explored in the documentary “Design is One.” (Courtesy of John Madere)



1 156 157 158 159 160 211