Tuesday, December 16

Q&A: Artist examines creative process involved in making immersive installation

From afar, Max Hooper Schneider said his art exhibit looks like an opal comprised of trash. His work, “Hammer Projects: Max Hooper Schneider,” is on display at the Hammer Museum until February. Read more...

Photo: Max Hooper Schneider’s exhibit “Hammer Projects: Max Hooper Schneider,” will be on display at the Hammer Museum through February. Schneider said the project uses materials he collected over time to fill the space. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)


Play adapting untold stories of John Fryer’s LGBTQ+ activism takes UCLA stage

Sometimes a single box can hold the answers to a pivotal moment in history. The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA’s production of “217 Boxes of Dr. Read more...

Photo: Laura Esterman stars as Katherine Luder in the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA’s newest production, “217 Boxes of Dr. Henry Anonymous.” The production, written and directed by Ain Gordon, tells the story of John E. Freyer through the secondary characters in his life like Luder, his personal secretary. (Courtesy of Paula Court)



Fowler exhibit works to break stigma surrounding HIV, AIDS through art

Visitors are greeted with a wall of the faces of 130 HIV-positive people at the Fowler Museum at UCLA’s newest installment. The “Through Positive Eyes” exhibit will be on display at the Fowler through Feb. Read more...

Photo: The Fowler Museum’s exhibit “Through Positive Eyes” features live story telling and art done by people who are HIV-positive. David Gere, a professor in the World Arts and Cultures department, said giving the HIV-positive people the power to create their own art makes it more meaningful, as they can project their own experiences into their work rather than relying on others. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)


Exhibition explores artists’ perspectives of intimacy, various forms it can take

Anything from a photo of a body to an intricately weaved basket can be used to portray intimacy. Intimacy can manifest itself in many ways depending on the creator, said graduate student Cherisse Gray. Read more...

Photo: The “New Wight Biennial 2019: Circadian Regions” exhibition focuses on intimacy as it is interpreted through the eyes of the artists it features. From photos to a body, to an intricately weaved basket, the exhibit shows how intimacy can be interpreted conceptually, said graduate student Cherisse Gray. (Courtesy of Max Cleary)



‘Sisters in Law’ dramatizes relationship between first women justices

Dramatists wouldn’t dare write characters as disparate and lively as Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the same play, said Jonathan Shapiro. The two trailblazing Supreme Court justices are almost cliche in their contrasts in real life – O’Connor is a Christian Republican from Arizona, known for being outgoing and athletic, while Ginsburg is a shy, introverted New York-born Jewish Democrat. Read more...

Photo: (Andrea Grigsby/Daily Bruin)



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