Writers Justin Torres and Fred D’Aguiar read excerpts from their novels at UCLA in February, part of the hiring process searching for a new creative writing professor in the English department. Read more...
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April 22, 12:00 am
English department hires two new creative writing professors
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April 20, 11:50 pm
Graduate student cyberstalks Facebook followers for MFA solo exhibit
Design | Media Arts graduate student Mathew Dryhurst sits down at his computer to do some Facebook stalking – all in the name of his current art project. Read more...
Photo: Design | Media Arts graduate student Mathew Dryhurst’s (above) solo exhibition, “Mine,” which will showcase fictional narratives based on audience members’ Facebook profiles, will open in Broad Art Center Tuesday. (Courtesy of Mathew Dryhurst)
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April 20, 12:12 am
Adjunct professor self-publishes first book ‘The Florentine Deception’
Eight years ago, computer scientist, software engineer and UCLA adjunct professor Carey Nachenberg began his longest project yet. Today, he has some advice he said he wishes he’d known from the start. Read more...
Photo: Computer scientist, software engineer and UCLA adjunct professor Carey Nachenberg self-published his first novel, a techno thriller titled “The Florentine Deception,” which is now for sale online and through Barnes and Noble. Nachenberg said all of the proceeds of its sale will be donated to charities focused on youth development and education. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
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April 20, 12:10 am
Alumni art ‘Drawn’ to architecture and urban design exhibition
Kristy Balliet figured out she wanted to be an architect during a middle school technical drawing class. Balliet, who received a master’s of architecture II from UCLA’s Department of Architecture and Urban Design, is one of more than 100 UCLA alumni to submit work to an upcoming AUD exhibition called “Drawn.” This is the second “Drawn” exhibition – the first of which was held in 2004 – and it will feature works from UCLA alumni from 1968 to 2014. Read more...
Photo: “Drawn,” an exhibition by UCLA’s Department of Architecture and Urban Design, will showcase drawings created by more than 100 UCLA alumni from 1968-2014. (Courtesy of Georgina Huljich)
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April 19, 10:09 am
Westwood Fine Art Festival features artists from across nation
Tables filled with colorful merchandise line the stretch of Lindbrook Drive between Glendon Avenue and Westwood Boulevard. Jesse Nguyen, a pottery artist showcasing his wares under the shade of a canopy, picks up a delicate plate and hands it to a curious passerby. Read more...
Photo: Local artist Jeni Bate shows off her collage artwork. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
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April 18, 2:31 pm
Chinese Student Association to perform ‘The Butterfly Lovers’
Tears fall down Yingtai Zhu’s cheeks as she leans toward the grave of her beloved Liang. Played by second-year business economics student Xiaoyi Chen, Zhu is a young Chinese girl fighting for her love in an ancient feudal society. Read more...
Photo: The Chinese Student Association will hold their annual Heritage Night at Schoenberg Hall Saturday. This year, they will perform “The Butterfly Lovers,” a traditional Chinese love tragedy about Yingtai Zhu, a young girl pursuing love in a feudal society. (Tamaryn Kong/Daily Bruin)
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April 16, 2:26 am
Q&A: Hammer Museum curator talks Lily van der Stokker’s feminist art
As they enter the Hammer Museum, museumgoers are greeted by bold letters on a yellow and pink wall. It was here in the museum lobby where Dutch contemporary artist Lily van der Stokker left her large-scale wall paintings, following the likes of artists such as Barbara Kruger. Read more...
Photo: Dutch contemporary artist Lily van der Stokker is currently displaying her multi-dimensional art installations on the Hammer Museum’s walls. (Monica Jeon/Daily Bruin)