UCLA alumnus Henry Lim still plays with Legos. Read more...
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COURTESY OF HENRY LIM
Henry Lim’s life-size Lego sculpture of Queen Amidala.
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January 31, 2:21 am
Hammer Museum’s “All of This and Nothing” adds the ‘extra’ to the ordinary
Looking at ordinary objects as artworks may not come naturally. Read more...
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January 31, 2:17 am
Alumnus Khalid Hussein collaborates with Noah Haytin in “Hybrids” to explore Middle Eastern and American identities
Friday evening, the Levantine Cultural Center seemed to be the only source of life on West Pico Boulevard. Read more...
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“Hitbodedut” is a multimedia work by UCLA alumnus Khalid Hussein. This piece is on display at the Levantine Cultural Center as part of the “Hybrids” exhibition.
Courtesy of KHALID HUSSEIN
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January 27, 11:01 am
UCLA students enact a conversation about nuclear research just before World War II in play “˜Copenhagen”
Just as the chaos of World War II was about to break out in Europe, two friends and colleagues sat down to have a conversation in Copenhagen, Denmark, about the future of nuclear research. Michael Frayn's award-winning dramatization of the night's events, "Copenhagen," is being presented tonight by the UCLA theater department. Read more...
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Third-year theater student Jake Rude and fourth-year theater student Heather Kellogg star as Niels Bohr and his wife Margarethe in “Copenhagen.” The play is a dramatization of events right before World War II began.
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January 23, 11:31 pm
Roberto Cuoghi’s diverse collection of self-portraits, on display at the Hammer Museum, addresses universal theme of personal potential and re-assessment
Many people have probably wondered what they would be like if, say, they hadn't gone to UCLA, made their particular set of friends or picked their chosen major. Italian artist Roberto Cuoghi certainly isn't new to these musings. Read more...
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Roberto Cuoghi’s portrait “Untitled, 2010″ is featured at the Hammer Museum. (credit: Galleria Massimo De Carlo, Milano)
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January 23, 11:28 pm
Alumnus Allan deSouza reworks famed masterpieces to explore feelings of displacement
Something about the colorful, pixilated print is familiar, and yet, it's not immediately clear why. Then the faint outline of Paul Cezanne's face emerges from the yellow, red and green patterns. The piece, "Cezanne," is a digitally altered version of Cezanne's famous self-portrait and hangs along similarly remastered works of some of the most well-known names in Western art. The artwork is part of "His Masters' Tools," an exhibition currently on display through May 29 at the Fowler Museum. Read more...
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“Cezanne” by alumnus Allan deSouza is now displayed at Fowler Museum. (courtesy of Talwar Gallery, NY)
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January 21, 12:20 am
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Bruins Care performs musical numbers for charity
January 24, 2011 – Cross-dressing, high kicks, and plenty of vocal riffing. This past weekend marked the third year that Bruins Care has been putting together its musical revue for the UCLA community. [2:44]
"Bruins Care performs musical numbers for charity"A sea of newsboy hats floods the stage. A female performer goes for a toe touch and falls. A group of men, dressed in sparkling attire, learn to "bend and snap," as another performer rips his pants. Read more...
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Bruins Care will perform its yearly musical theater revue for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS today and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Northwest Campus Auditorium. The group will sing songs from “Singin’ in the Rain” and more contemporary musicals, such as “Legally Blonde.”