Press play and two hands slowly begin tapping drumsticks on a cymbal and drum in synchrony. A voice speaks over the drumming motions: “I was afraid of getting in the way, or slowing other people down.” After 45 seconds, the entire reel starts over. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, which will be open Thursday through March 2, features the work of 78 art students. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)
Artists Lois Weaver and Peggy Shaw thought of a performance idea after visiting Governors Island in upstate New York. They were warned not to dig into the ground because cannonballs from the Civil War could detonate on contact. Read more...
Photo: Theater troupe Split Britches, founded in 1980 by lesbian artists Lois Weaver and Peggy Shaw, focuses on public engagement with social issues using satire and gender-related themes in performance. (Courtesy of In Company Collective)
The word “slay” colloquially means to succeed at something amazing, but for UCLA national honor society Mortar Board, it’s an acronym for empowerment. “S.L.A.Y. – Strong Ladies Aiding You” is a multisensory gallery hosted by Mortar Board, running until Sunday in Kerckhoff Art Gallery. Read more...
Photo: The “S.L.A.Y – Strong Ladies Aiding You” panel also included an accompanying art gallery featuring images of historical female figures such as Sally Ride and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The art exhibit will be open through Sunday. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated on Feb. 12 at 12:45 p.m. Vivi Le has written love letters to every crush she’s ever had. The letters detailed the deep color of her crushes’ eyes or the beauty of their smiles, compliments Le thought should never be left unsaid. Read more...
Photo: Eighteen women will be performing monologues in “Lips,” a production written, directed and performed by UCLA students and alumnae opening Friday in the Northwest Campus Auditorium. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
Electronic dance music, Mexican female warriors, neurological phenomena, the ocean and consumerism find common ground in the Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater. Undergraduates of the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance have been preparing since September for this year’s Wacsmash performance, titled “Fingers,” which will take place Friday and Saturday. Read more...
Photo: “Semele,” choreographed by Delilah Gamson Levy. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
A thick olive-green banner wrapped around the ceiling of the Kerckhoff Art Gallery. Dozens of overlapping black-paint handprints covered the banner almost completely. I wandered through the gallery “Hands in Solidarity in the Age of Trump” on its opening night Monday, and my eyes focused on the pieces of paper with hand-written messages stuck on the wall beneath the banner. Read more...
Photo: “Hands in Solidarity in the Age of Trump” at the Kerckhoff Art Gallery on Monday featured written messages from students on topics ranging from Planned Parenthood to President Trump himself. The event will continue through Friday. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)
All of Phil Davis’ ideas flew out the window when Night Gallery invited him to put on a solo exhibition. It wasn’t until he came across the Instagram account for MTV’s TV show “Scream” that he had a clear idea for an art show – a high school murder mystery. Read more...
Photo: Art alumnus Phil Davis created the artwork for the exhibit “MTV2” by photographing and then creating paintings of his friends and actors as they read a script he wrote based on a high school murder mystery. One example is “Promotional Photo (Group)” seen here. (Courtesy of Phil Davis)
