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)
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)
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)
Professors are usually bound to their classrooms – but these three members of UCLA faculty will spend a year away to pursue their personal projects. Sylvan Oswald, an assistant playwriting professor, Lothar von Falkenhausen, a professor of Chinese archaeology and art history, and Elisabeth Le Guin, a musicology professor, are three of this year’s four UCLA professors who are Guggenheim Fellowship recipients. Read more...
Photo: Lothar von Falkenhausen, a UCLA professor of Chinese archaeology and art history, is a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient. Three other UCLA faculty members, including Sylvan Oswald and Elisabeth Le Guin, are also recipients. (Courtesy of Lothar Von Falkenhausen)
Alumnus Brian Poli-Dixon spent his UCLA career balancing collegiate football and art. Poli-Dixon’s current collection of paintings, titled “Genius,” was unveiled April 14 at the Artworld Fine Art gallery. Read more...
Photo: Brian Poli-Dixon, a UCLA alumnus, created a collection of paintings titled “Genius,” which was unveiled at the Artworld Fine Art gallery on April 14. Poli-Dixon has always been interested in art, he said, even throughout his football career. He played for UCLA’s football team during his time on campus and as a wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Chargers. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)
Instead of sitting back and watching a production unfold, audiences will have the opportunity to actively participate in an upcoming performance. Representatives of Rio de Janeiro’s Center for Theatre of the Oppressed will present a night of forum theatre Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: A night of forum theatre, organized by Rio de Janeiro’s Center for Theatre of the Oppressed, will create a dialogue between UCLA students and the Afro-Brazilian community through audience engagement with performers. (Courtesy of Center for Theatre of the Oppressed in Rio de Janeiro)
Nga Mai’s graphic design depicts a lone fisherman sailing on a nearly empty ocean; despite the lack of fish left in the sea, his boat is piled with them. Read more...
Photo: Third-year economics student Minh Mai, third-year political science student Sonam Beckham and third-year psychology and communication student Mandy Santoso co-founded RefineLA, a thrift shop that aims to promote sustainable fashion. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)
