Category Archives: Arts

For an art form rooted in timeless fantasies and sublime landscapes, Surrealism is surprisingly in the here and now. Specifically, it’s here, at the Louis Stern Fine Arts Gallery, and now, through Nov. 12. Surrealism has survived as a vital and relevant art form long after other styles, namely Cubism and Impressionism, have disappeared. This […]

By Cecily Feltham Daily Bruin Contributor A Snapple at Jerry’s Famous Deli is $2.35. Ravenous, I didn’t fully register the importance of such a price as I noted it on the display menu. So hungry, so naive. By the end of the night, however, I would have been clued in by two discerning friends that […]

By Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Contributor The first three pictures in the set are nothing special. They show a young man mugging wildly to the camera in a photo booth. With his shag haircut and English public school uniform, he looks like a would-be rocker trying to take just the right picture for his album […]

The Cardigans "First Band on the Moon" (Mercury) More of the same from Sweden’s loungey kitsch-pop quintet, but for those of us who have already played last year’s release, "Life," to shreds, that’s just fine. The Cardigans’ major label debut isn’t a big stretch from their previous 60s-style pop– delicate, melodic and upbeat, a tad […]

By Sona Stepanian Daily Bruin Contributor Although the Belgian surrealist painter Rene Magritte is known for his art, he could have easily made a career of poetry. Magritte’s paintings, drawings and sculptures are currently on display at the Museum in an exhibit entitled "Rene Magritte: The Poetry of Silence." "The title of the exhibit is […]

Jeff Hilger is a second-year law student. On the eve of Tupac Shakur’s death, a friend of mine who knows next to nothing about rap music or hip-hop culture remarked, "If anybody deserved to die, it was probably Tupac." By this point, anybody who pays even scant attention to the newspapers, TV or radio knows […]

By Carrie Rosten Daily Bruin Contributor Perhaps the words "foreign film" frighten or maybe even bore, but alas as part of the UCLA intelligentsia it should be top priority to kick off the school year by supporting art and erudition at our very own Melnitz Theater. Students and faculty alike can show their support for […]