While fencing against an opponent, the player’s end goal is simple: to get eaten by a huge pink monster, Nidhogg. Read more...
Photo: “Nidhogg,” a two-player sword-fighting game in a pixelated environment, was created by UCLA alumni Mark “Messhof” Essen and Kristy Norindr. “Nidhogg” is preparing to be released on PS4 and PS Vita formats. (Messhof)
In 2004, the UCLA Department of Art displayed the works of its staff members for the very first time, beginning what would become a series of exhibitions linked by a common theme: The art department staff, no stranger to the daily handling of other artists’ works, is actually comprised of artists too. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Department of Art staff will showcase its own artwork at the Broad Art Center with the exhibit “GHOST SHIFT,” opening Wednesday. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
In the distant future, all that is left of the pods and modern nuances of the Charles E. Young Research Library is a stripped wooden structure and devastation. Read more...
Photo: “S.P.Q.R.,” a mural painted by UCLA graduate Terry Schoonhoven in 1974, was rediscovered as one Schoonhoven and the L.A. Fine Arts Squad’s best preserved works. The mural depicts Schoonhoven’s vision of UCLA’s apocalyptic future. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. At first glance it seems to be just another painting on canvas. Read more...
Photo: Currently on display until Sept. 7 as part of the Hammer Museum’s biennial “Made in L.A. 2014,” Max Maslansky’s abstract-like paintings were inspired by vintage pornography stills from the late ’70s and early ’80s. Maslansky’s works are interested in exposing the subject matter’s depiction of intimacy, or lack thereof, in a comical way. (Courtesy of Brian Forrest)
Going to school at UCLA means being exposed to all the arts and entertainment that Westwood has to offer. From its movie theaters and playhouses to its large concert halls and coffee shops, Westwood boasts a heavy influence on culture in Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Westwood Village is home to a variety of arts and cultural hotspots, such as The Treehouse (above) where students can catch live music in a friendly party scene. From the latest movies to independent music and theater, Westwood has a niche for any arts lover. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The sun is setting and the gossip is in full swing as audience members wander a garden party outside of UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Read more...
Photo: The Chalk Repertory Theatre, a Los Angeles-based theater group, returns to UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library with its production of the Oscar Wilde’s classic “Lady Windermere’s Fan” starting on July 25. (Courtesy of Shari Barrett)
Standing before the collision of copper and midnight blue oil paint, visitors might not imagine that the artist behind this medley of color was once an aspiring engineer. Read more...
Photo: (Hammer Museum)
