Old books can learn new tricks. At least that’s what Rabbi Ruth H. Sohn is trying to prove as she draws messages of gender equality from the Torah. These messages will be highlighted in “Bible Women: The Concert – Voices of our Mothers” which takes a traditionally male-dominated narrative and spins it by giving female […]
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Professor uses his book publishing company to encourage social activism in art
This post was updated Jan. 23 at 3:38 p.m. Lars Müller’s publishing company has released over 600 books. Most of the books center around the artistic disciplines he enjoys the most: visual art, architecture, design and photography. However, Müller said he added societal issues to his company’s focus to move away from pure aestheticism and turn toward […]
Ryan Gosling joins panel discussion on Congolese resistance to Western exploitation
Ryan Gosling stepped behind the camera to contribute toward the nonfiction book “Congo Stories.” Actor and now photographer Gosling was joined by co-authors John Prendergest and Fidel Bafilemba and afterward author Chouchou Namegabe for a panel discussion hosted Monday afternoon at the Fowler Museum. Their book, central to the discussion, highlights five centuries of exploitation […]
Viewers can immerse themselves in giant food displays at interactive art exhibit
The Foodie Space caters toward food pho-natics and even lets viewers play with their food. The interactive art exhibit, opening Thursday using the building of the now closed Pasadena Museum of California Art, brings fine art to an unexpected audience: the foodie Instagrammers who have no problem holding up a hungry crowd for the perfect […]
Alternating silence and noise serve to frighten audiences in short film ‘452′
Director Andres Esparza utilized everything from cornstarch to food coloring to emphasize the horror in his short film “452.” The third-year English student drew inspiration from horror films like “Hereditary” and “A Quiet Place” to create “452,” which will be finished the first week of November. “452” follows two men trapped underground, unsure of their […]
Theater review: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ impresses with versatile cast and emotionally powerful messages
The national tour of “Dear Evan Hansen” should come with a warning: Bring a box of tissues. The tearjerker follows a high school senior’s struggle with anxiety and suicide. After Evan Hansen’s (Ben Levi Ross) letter to himself ends up in the hands of a school bully, Connor Murphy (Marrick Smith), the letter is mistaken […]
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. The alumna will release her latest self-directed video […]