Students with smartphones are likely to be familiar with QR codes, but one UCLA artist has tried a new approach to this technological symbol by transforming the code into a work of art. Read more...

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Faceless and expressionless mannequins with colorful stripes of paint streaking across their bodies stand in front of the back wall in Kerckhoff Art Gallery. The artist, Kristine Schomaker, stands just a little above five feet, with buzzed hair, cat-eye glasses and a quirky smile. Read more...

Photo: Painted mannequins and digital human figures will be featured in Kerckhoff Art Gallery throughout this week as part of “A Comfortable Skin,” a new exhibition by artist Kristine Schomaker. Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff

This week, 18th-century playboy Don Giovanni returns to the UCLA stage donning a black-and-white suit and fedora. On Feb. 14, Opera UCLA premiered a contemporary production of Mozart’s classic two-act opera “Don Giovanni.” A winner of the Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition, guest director Jeffrey Buchman’s production is showing again at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse this Friday and Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Opera UCLA, UCLA Philharmonia and the Department of Theater collaborate on a modern adaptation of Mozart’s two-act “Don Giovanni” by guest director Jeffrey Buchman. The performance premiered at the Freud Playhouse on Feb. 14 and continues with performances this Friday and Sunday. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)

As the lighting dims to near-darkness, Olivia Schafer’s disembodied torso appears to dance above the black Marley floor. Schafer and the other dancers, clothed in white turtlenecks and jet-black pants, seem to float through the intricate routine. Read more...

Photo: Hosted by the world arts and cultures/dance department in Kaufman Hall, WACsmash’D is a showcase that features 16 performance pieces incorporating film, photography, spoken word and dance. Produced by Olivia Schafer, a fourth-year world arts and cultures/dance and communication studies student, the showcase includes “The Warning,” a five-person hip-hop, jazz and contemporary dance piece. (Photo credit: Yin Fu/Daily Bruin)

A sign in Beverly Hills read“Stop making stupid people famous.” A makeshift grave marked victims of gun violence on Melrose Ave. A “Useless Plastic Box” was priced at $99.99 inside a Sherman Oaks Best Buy. Read more...

Photo: Plastic Jesus is a Los Angeles-based artist whose artwork is inspired by popular culture, politics and news. His work, which will be on display in Kerckhoff Art Gallery until Feb. 1, aims to draw viewers attention to problems the artist sees in society, such as homelessness.