This post was updated June 4 at 12:08 p.m. James Dean might have died in 1955, but he was brought back to life this weekend. On Saturday, the UCLA Center for Health Services and Society hosted a live table read of the screenplay “James Dean America” in collaboration with the Healing and Education through the Arts […]
Category Archives: Arts
UCLA architecture professor uses 3D printing in forward-thinking fashion designs
This post was updated on June 3 at 6:20 p.m. Julia Koerner said she sees the human body as a smaller version of a building – fashion sheaths the body much like a facade covers a work of architecture. The UCLA assistant adjunct professor of architecture said fashion provides an avenue for her to explore […]
FAST runway show flaunts student designers’ varied inspirations and backgrounds
A hooded, robelike jacket made out of a KISS T-shirt made its debut among other student fashion lines Thursday night. The collection was one of 14 student fashion lines displayed on the catwalk at the 18th annual Fashion and Student Trends runway show in Pauley Pavilion. Since UCLA does not offer a fashion design major […]
Movie review: Cultural authenticity in ‘Always Be My Maybe’ spices up rom-com genre
For once, Keanu Reeves is unlikable. The actor briefly appears in “Always Be My Maybe,” the latest Netflix original film set to hit the streaming service and select theaters Friday. Reeves plays himself in a parallel world where, rather than assuming the role of a heroic or charming lead, he’s a pretentious jerk, reciting lines […]
Student-run artist collective CMMND to feature integrative art at EP release party
CMMND will sell basketball shorts, with five color options, in promotion of the artist collective’s first music record. The upcoming five-song EP features over a dozen musicians, many of whom are UCLA students. An album release party in Tom Bradley International Hall will accompany the release of “The CMMND EP” on Friday night, when the […]
FAST Runway Show 2019
The 2019 FAST Runway Show will take place Thursday in Pauley Pavilion. Take a look at some of the student models who will take the catwalk and various clothing lines crafted by student designers.
Art to Heart: UCLA’s characteristic architecture looks to the past, illuminates value of learning
Art, the universal language, can transcend space and time to reach a diverse audience. We hear this all the time, but do we truly feel the weight of these words? A cloud of elitism envelops the “art world,” alienating the perspectives of some while glorifying those of others. In efforts to challenge ideas that reinforce […]