2018 is drawing to a close, but more artists are slated to drop new music throughout the fall. While fans saw summer releases from an array of performers like Nicki Minaj and Florence + The Machine, upcoming albums may mark shifts in the musical careers of many. Read more...
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Typically, the news that a woman of color has been cast in a film franchise with historically limited representation of people of color would lead to praise. Read more...
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This post was updated Oct. 2 at 4:25 p.m. The geopolitics behind President Donald Trump’s Twitter beef with Kim Jong Un is among several subjects that are the focus of artworks in the “We, Activeast” show. Read more...
Photo: Jinseok Choi (left), a CalArts alumnus and an artist featured in the exhibition, and Jae Hwan Lim (right), a graduate student and the exhibition’s co-curator stand in front of Mitsuko Nakagawa’s “6 Figures,” one of the works featured in the gallery. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
If EJ Hill were to found his own university, its motto would be “Excellentia, Mollitia, Victoria,” meaning excellence, resilience, victory. The motto is also the name of his recent endurance performance for “Made in L.A.” Alumnus Hill recently shared his work for the biennial series at the Hammer Museum, which closed this month. Read more...
Photo: EJ Hill’s “Excellentia, Mollitia, Victoria,” ran from June 3 to Sept. 2 at the Hammer Museum’s “Made in L.A. 2018” biennial exhibition. The alumnus said he used photos, a running track and his own body in the installation to express how people can rise above feelings of insignificance and injustice. (Courtesy of Brian Forrest)
Farah Shaer’s undergraduate thesis film was banned in her home country of Lebanon. The MFA student recently acted in and produced “Heaven Without People,” which also faced censorship. Read more...
Photo: MFA student Farah Shaer worked as an actress and co-producer on the feature film “Heaven Without People.” Filmed in her home country of Lebanon, Shaer said the film follows a family reuniting for the first time in many years. (Courtesy of Marco Ribali)
Florence Welch stepped out from between a crucifix and the Hollywood sign for her first of two Los Angeles shows of the “High as Hope” tour. Read more...
Photo: Florence Welch took the stage at the Hollywood Bowl for the first of two Los Angeles Florence and the Machine shows. The indie band played a combination of its older, more energetic songs and their newer, more soulful songs. (Courtesy of Lillie Eiger)
Cheryl Keyes channeled her jazz and hip-hop education into electronic dance music. Though the genre was new territory for her, the Department of Ethnomusicology professor said electronic dance music has roots in other forms of music she has spent years studying. Read more...
Photo: Professor Cheryl Keyes’ nu-disco a features electronic dance music and references to the film, “The Greasy Strangler.” The songs have influences from her areas of study as a professor of ethnomusicology. (Courtesy of Cheryl Keyes)
