This post was updated March 14 at 6:08 p.m. As chancellor from 1960 to 1968, Franklin D. Murphy conceived of and curated UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
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March 9, 9:27 pm
‘Red Bridal Veil’ reflects on familial relationships, conventions
Ruochen Li is lifting the veil on love and loneliness. UCLA’s Department of Theater will be presenting performances of the graduate playwriting student’s original play, “Red Bridal Veil,” from Thursday to Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Amanda Kang acts in “Red Bridal Veil,” an original play written by graduate playwriting student Ruochen Li. Opening Thursday, the play touches on topics of family and tradition incorporated with fantastical elements. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)
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March 3, 4:10 pm
Student-led event ‘To Whom It May Concern’ embraces social justice through art
This post was updated March 4 at 4:13 p.m. WACsmash is celebrating performance art and rejecting performative activism. Blending dance and visual arts, the 2022 WACsmash’s live event will be held Friday and Saturday in Kaufman Hall with the visual arts gallery on view. Read more...
Photo: WACsmash 2022 is taking social justice to the stage, with a visual arts gallery and performances running Friday and Saturday in Kaufman Hall and online. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin)
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March 1, 3:57 pm
‘Aqux’ explores representations of home, connects identities of Latinx community
Home is what artists make of it. “Aqux,” a group exhibition which opened Feb. 19 at The Mistake Room, features 23 Latinx artists and their interpretations of what home means to them. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Susan Aparicio’s digital collages are part of The Mistake Room’s “Aqux” exhibition, which features the work of 23 Latinx artists. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)
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February 28, 4:54 pm
Art focuses on escapism, comfort in Hillel at UCLA’s winter exhibition
Hillel at UCLA is presenting artwork awash in fantasies. Hillel at UCLA is presenting three artists’ works at its Winter Art Opening and Reception on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Hillel at UCLA is displaying the work of three artists – including Aline Mare’s “Mirabilia” – until March 11. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin)
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February 25, 9:02 pm
Tour the Garden: Values sculpture garden reflects may not align with UCLA’s culture anymore
As chancellor from 1960 to 1968, Franklin D. Murphy conceived of and curated UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. The bucolic hills and surrounding pathways, completed by architect Ralph Cornell in 1967, serve as a community hangout and the backdrop for some of the finest sculptures of the 20th century. Read more...
Photo: (Isabella Lee/Daily Bruin)
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February 25, 11:01 am
‘Pericles’ explores themes of separation with experimental scenic design, lighting
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 9:25 p.m. Smooth sailing lies ahead for the Department of Theater’s collaborative efforts on “Pericles.” The Shakespearean play will run from Friday to March 5 at Freud Playhouse, featuring an ensemble cast of graduate acting students and undergraduate theater students in various roles across the stage. Read more...
Photo: Presented by the Department of Theater and directed by Michael Hackett, “Pericles” follows Prince Pericles as he journeys on a treacherous quest to reunite with his family. (Shengfeng Chen/Daily Bruin)