Comics, once considered niche market fare, have now become the quintessence of cool. In fact, people who read comic books even land dates nowadays, according to graphic novelist Art Spiegelman. Read more...
Photo: Graphic novelist Art Spiegelman and composer Phillip Johnston demonstrated a hybrid performance of slides, talk and jazz performance at Royce Hall Wednesday night for “WORDLESS!,” presented by the Center for the Art of Performance. (Courtesy of Prudence Upton)
It was the 1950s; a newer phenomenon called rock ‘n’ roll was sweeping the country, and television was starting to take its throne. It was inevitable: Video did indeed kill the radio star, and one show drove the dagger. Read more...
Photo: “The Ed Sullivan Show” acted as a mirror to the country for 23 years, turning up-and-coming artists and musicians into household names. (SOFA Entertainment/CBS)
If you’re an artist, you need a day job. That’s what Michael Govan attributed as his entrance into the museum world. The current director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art was trained to be an artist and worked in graphic design and architecture for his college museum, the Williams College Museum of Art. Read more...
Photo: Michael Govan, CEO and director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, will be the opening lecturer for the 2014-15 Design | Media Arts lecture series Tuesday night. (Courtesy of Catherine Opie)
“En Garde Arts: Basetrack Live” Directed by Seth Bockley Royce Hall 4 Paws A single violin plays as an array of grandiose music builds alongside a montage of videos and images. Read more...
Photo: (En Garde Arts)
Massimo Vignelli had always wanted to affect millions of people through design. From the sleek curves of the Ford Motor Company label to the bold loops of the Bloomingdale’s logo, the designs of the late Vignelli and his partner, Lella Vignelli, have certainly made their mark unto the millions who constantly see these symbols in passing. Read more...
Photo: Through a series of interviews, the lives and views of designers Massimo and Lella Vignelli, who designed the logos for Ford Motor Company and Bloodmingdale’s, will be explored in the documentary “Design is One.” (Courtesy of John Madere)
Theater producer Susan Dietz said she feeds on the adrenaline of the stage, the danger of not knowing what to expect. Because once the curtains rise, there’s no going back. Read more...
Photo: “Producing Threater Now” is a new course in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s Professional Programs that is designed to teach students skills such as making a production budget to and developing a script. After developing the course, five-time Tony Award nominee Susan Dietz will teach the 5-week long course. (Courtesy of Susan Dietz)
When the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library was built in 1924, it began what would eventually be an abounding testament of California’s history. On Wednesday, the Clark Library will hold its fourth annual open house as well as a quarterly lecture on the library’s first head librarian, Robert E. Read more...
Photo: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library will hold its fourth annual open house Wednesday, as well as a lecture on the Clark’s first librarian, Robert E. Cowan. (Dang-Co Vu/Daily Bruin)
