Leslie Yeh: Leaving a legacy while daily experiences remain

Every layout I design starts as a blank page in my unlined notebook. But finally sitting down staring at yet another blank page, I had a difficult time finding the words to start this column. I was at a loss, despite the dozens of ledes that have been marinating in my mind since I found […]

Graduate Open Studios provides space for innovative student art

Tucked away in the eastern corner of Culver City, the UCLA graduate art studios is a labyrinth, with every turn leading to another graduate student artist’s atelier. On Saturday evening, the biannual Graduate Open Studios event will open the doors of the student studios to the public to experience art in the space it was […]

LACMA director to speak at Design | Media Arts lecture series

If you’re an artist, you need a day job. That’s what Michael Govan attributed as his entrance into the museum world. The current director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art was trained to be an artist and worked in graphic design and architecture for his college museum, the Williams College Museum of Art. […]

Seniors showcase arts in final production

Ricki Quinn was sitting in a park in Barcelona when a woman walking her chihuahua caught her eye. “She threw her arms up and yelled ‘Siéntate’ at her dog,” Quinn said. “I was astonished. Here, we would just point your finger and say ‘sit’.” The experience inspired Quinn, a fourth-year world arts and cultures/dance student, […]