One of the ’90s’ biggest animated hits is getting a reboot, and who better to lead the way than the biggest movie star of the ’90s – Will Smith. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios)
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May 23, 1:10 am
Dance duo makes social discourse accessible through movement
Jon Boogz and Lil Buck established Movement Art Is in 2016 with just one mission – to inspire change through dance. The dance group uses movement artistry to voice its concerns about social issues like mass incarceration and racial injustice, Boogz said. Read more...
Photo: Jon Boogz and Lil Buck will perform “Love Heals All Wounds” in Royce Hall on Thursday. The duo founded Movement Art Is, a group that uses movement to comment on social issues, such as racial injustice. (Courtesy of Ney Coelho)
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May 23, 1:08 am
Artist explores many emotional dimensions of childbirth through collage project
This post was updated on May 23 at 12:59 p.m. Over two thousand childbirth photographs covered the walls of New York’s Museum of Modern Art in 2018. Read more...
Photo: To avoid misconceptions surrounding childbirth, Carmen Winant said she used intimate photos of women at various points in the birthing process in her collage work “My Birth.” Winant said she wanted to convey the women’s shocking yet beautiful emotions through the her installation. (Courtesy of Luke Stettner)
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May 23, 1:06 am
Karma is a satanist magician avenging middle school slights, in grad student’s play
Sometimes, a multimillionaire satanist magician can be the answer to one’s prayers. The concept might not be realistic, but Jeffrey Limoncelli used it as a means to explore past sins and revenge. Read more...
Photo: Theater students Oscar Revelins and Frank Demma play a cold caller and a satanic magician whose fates become intertwined in “The Answer to Your Prayers,” an upcoming play. (Sim Beauchamp/Daily Bruin)
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May 23, 1:03 am
Art to Heart: Digital media artists’ synesthetic storytelling enlivens and humanizes history
This post was updated on May 23 at 1:31 p.m. 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: Ina Conradi, an Art|Sci Center resident and associate professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, created “Elysian Fields,” a short digital media film meant to honor her late father for his military service. The film features fighter planes and a depiction of the afterlife. (Courtesy of Ina Conradi)
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May 21, 11:14 pm
Cafe review: Donation-based coffee shop Upside Down provides fresh, welcoming environment
Editor’s note: This article was updated retroactively to remove the name of a source out of concern for their privacy. This post was updated March 1 at 3:41 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Isaac Brickner is the director of Upside Down, a donation-based cafe in Westwood. Brickner is a missionary with Jews For Jesus, a nonprofit which owns and operates the coffee shop, which had its soft opening March 25. (Tess Horowitz/Daily Bruin)
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May 21, 11:13 pm
Alum chef calls the shots in culinary company aimed to advocate food mindfulness
Chef Loghan Call jokes at the start of the dinners he hosts that those in attendance aren’t allowed to eat anything until he’s explained the dish. Read more...
Photo: Loghan Call, an alumnus of UCLA Extension, is the chef and founder of Planted Cuisine, a Michigan-based company through which he wants to emphasize mindfulness about food and regenerative processes. Call said he wants consumers to be aware of the story and nuances behind each dish. (Courtesy of Montana Dennis)