From the aging process of clay comes a garden of life. Curated by alumnus Charles Snowden, the exhibit, “Senescent Stone,” is on display at the Shulamit Nazarian until Oct. Read more...
Photo: Various muted-colored sculptures by Charles Snowden are displayed on a table in a gallery. Part of the MFA alumnus’s solo exhibition “Senescent Stone,” the collection will be on display at Shulamit Nazarian until Oct. 29. (Courtesy of Charles Snowden)
Conan Gray was everyone’s favorite musical best friend last night. The alumnus performed at the Greek Theatre on Wednesday, touring for his sophomore album, “Superache.” With vocals identical to his recordings, Gray took the audience through a thrilling wave of emotions, even in songs about more somber subjects. Read more...
Photo: Dressed in an all-red ensemble, Conan Gray sings on his knees, looking up toward his microphone. The alumnus performed at the Greek Theatre Wednesday. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
Liz Li is chopping up traditional art media. The fourth-year design media arts student creates art through various media including zines, posters, graphics and mock-ups of imaginary candy brands. Read more...
Photo: The zine “Chop Suey,” a piece made by fourth-year design media arts student Liz Li, is held open to display its contents. In addition to zine-style pieces, the multimedia creations of Li include posters, sketches, prints and digital works. (Courtesy of Liz Li)
This post was updated Oct. 18 at 8:59 p.m. Harryette Mullen sees poetic stanzas in everyday life. The English professor and poet will be reading at the Poetry Series presented by the Hammer Museum on Thursday night. Read more...
Photo: Harryette Mullen smiles in front of a river. The English professor and poet will be reading selections of her work at the Hammer Museum on Thursday evening. (Courtesy of Hank Lazer)
Guadalupe Olivares is creating jewelry items from another world. The second-year environmental science student owns a jewelry business called Gupe’s Crafts on Instagram, which sells a wide array of pieces such as colorful necklaces and barrette clips. Read more...
Photo: Guadalupe Olivares models one of her signature star-shaped hair barrettes. The second-year environmental science student said she started her online shop, Gupe’s Crafts, when she realized how much she enjoyed creating colorful accessories for herself. (Courtesy of Guadalupe Olivares)
More than 30 years of work and five years of curatorial planning have culminated in “Victor Estrada: Purple Mexican.” Curator Marco Rios said he wanted to organize a survey show of artist and lecturer of painting Victor Estrada’s work since he first met Estrada more than five years ago. Read more...
Photo: Dressed in a blue shirt, Victor Estrada, a lecturer of painting at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture sits in a chair outside. Works from Estrada spanning his over 30 year career, are on display in the exhibition, “Victor Estrada: Purple Mexican” which opened Oct. 6 at the ArtCenter College of Design’s Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery. (Courtesy of Juan Posada/ArtCenter College of Design)
This post was updated Oct. 16 at 11:56 p.m. The 1975’s new album proves they are human too. The British alternative rock band has returned with its fifth studio album, “Being Funny In A Foreign Language.” After a two-year hiatus, lead singer Matthew Healy and band members Adam Hann, George Daniel and Ross MacDonald released the 11-track album Friday. Read more...
Photo: A figure dressed in black stands atop a car in a barren landscape on the cover of The 1975’s “Being Funny In a Foreign Language.” The indie-rock group’s fifth full-length album released Friday. (Courtesy of Dirty Hit)
