Q&A: Graphic artist David Wexler on media, design and Strangeloop

The following sentence is false. The previous sentence is true. This self-referential paradox that cognitive scientist and philosopher Douglas Hofstadter describes as a “strange loop,” a phenomenon that occurs when one moves through real or imagined levels, but unexpectedly arrives where he or she started. The works of David Wexler, a graphic artist who also […]

Album Review: ‘Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven’

Kid Cudi’s new album cover for “Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven” bears a striking resemblance to Robert Capa’s 1936 photo “The Falling Soldier.” In the photograph, Capa captures the moment a soldier is shot by a “speeding bullet” and falls to his death. In 1975, the authenticity of the photograph was questioned by journalist Philip Knightley, […]

UCLA student tour guides at Hammer lead ‘conversation’ between art

A crowd of 13 spectators huddled around a painting, Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s “And We Begin to Let Go,” hung on the dimly lit wall of the Hammer gallery. It was a larger crowd than usual. It is rare to see more than one UCLA student at a museum activity, said Weiwen Balter, a Hammer student […]