Thursday, February 19

Alumna’s photographs uncover intimacy, hidden stories behind locations

Father John Misty once remarked that his wife Emma Elizabeth Tillman was born with a “disco ball soul.” The offhanded comment became the title of Tillman’s book of original photographs released in 2017 that she said was a collection of memories reflected outward. Read more...

Photo: Emma Elizabeth Tillman’s photography is inspired by specific locations, whether outside or inside the home. The UCLA alumna said she is drawn to areas that have a feeling of moodiness, as well as places that are sunny and light. (Courtesy of Emma Elizabeth Tillman)


Student-run club introduces cannabis course to offer alternative dialogue

This post was updated Oct. 2 at 2:36 p.m. A noncredit course at UCLA will educate students on various components of a perhaps misrepresented drug: cannabis. Read more...

Photo: Cannaclub education director Eugenio Castro Garza, a second-year political science student, said the organization is offering Cannabis 101 to attempt to lessen the stigma around the substance and start serious dialogue. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)


Alumna’s poetry, film pieces give voice to underrepresented communities

This post was updated Oct. 2 at 2:42 p.m. “Unbroken, / Almost forgotten— / Yet, stronger than ever.” Alyssa Griego’s lyrics are a part of her newest project that combines poetry and film to comment on social issues associated with her identity as a queer Chicana woman. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Alyssa Griego will be combining her original poetry with film in her upcoming self-directed video “Almost Forgotten.” In merging the two mediums, Griego plans on exploring social commentary related to her identity as a queer Chicana woman. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)




Exhibit allows international artists to bring awareness to East Asian struggles

This post was updated Oct. 2 at 4:25 p.m. The geopolitics behind President Donald Trump’s Twitter beef with Kim Jong Un is among several subjects that are the focus of artworks in the “We, Activeast” show. Read more...

Photo: Jinseok Choi (left), a CalArts alumnus and an artist featured in the exhibition, and Jae Hwan Lim (right), a graduate student and the exhibition’s co-curator stand in front of Mitsuko Nakagawa’s “6 Figures,” one of the works featured in the gallery. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)


Alum’s performance art features perseverance of marginalized in academic spaces

If EJ Hill were to found his own university, its motto would be “Excellentia, Mollitia, Victoria,” meaning excellence, resilience, victory. The motto is also the name of his recent endurance performance for “Made in L.A.” Alumnus Hill recently shared his work for the biennial series at the Hammer Museum, which closed this month. Read more...

Photo: EJ Hill’s “Excellentia, Mollitia, Victoria,” ran from June 3 to Sept. 2 at the Hammer Museum’s “Made in L.A. 2018” biennial exhibition. The alumnus said he used photos, a running track and his own body in the installation to express how people can rise above feelings of insignificance and injustice. (Courtesy of Brian Forrest)