Author Archives: Vanessa Frigillana

It’s hard to walk out of a Bar or Bat Mitzvah without hearing “We Are Family.” For the student artists presenting at today’s Student Art Exhibition held at Hillel at UCLA, the meaning of family can address many things: relationships between people, feelings of nostalgia or the warmth that a loved one can give. Today, […]

The choice is simple: Communism or death. But for Russian Futurist poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, this choice only begins to scratch the surface of his complex relationship with the Soviet philosophy. Tonight, the play “The Death of Mayakovsky” delves into this very topic when it opens at the Macgowan Little Theater. The play, which is written […]

While some artists use paintbrushes to make a masterpiece, Samta Benyahia uses the ambiguities between the seen and the unseen. On Sunday, the Fowler Museum at UCLA presented “Architecture of the Veil: An Installation by Samta Benyahia,” which serves as the artist’s U.S. debut. It will be open through Sept. 2. This site-specific installation is […]

They fumbled with the condoms in their fingers, trying to figure out what to do next. Instead of an awkward sexual encounter, however, these students were trying to replicate the texture of Adriana Bertini’s condom-couture dress at the Fowler Museum at UCLA as part of the first day of Professor David Gere’s “Make Art/Stop AIDS” […]

What’s more basic than a pair of jeans and as necessary as a true love? A condom, of course. In honor of World AIDS Day and the 25th anniversary of the identification of AIDS virus at UCLA, Fowler museum is proud to present “Dress up Against AIDS: Condom Couture” by Brazilian artist Adriana Bertini. In […]

Movement is often unthinking, natural ““ an automatic part of life. But for Israeli dance troupe Batsheva, movement has become an art. In a UCLA Live event this weekend, the Batsheva Dance Company will be performing “Three,” choreographed by world-renowned artistic director Ohad Naharin in Royce Hall. Batsheva Dance Company, founded in 1964 by Martha […]

Put down the chemistry books and slip on those dancing shoes ““ Los Angeles has got the fix you need to shake your groove thing. Some students answer the call to dance by combining books and movement at UCLA, majoring in world arts and cultures with a concentration in dance. The WAC major focuses on […]