Father John Misty once remarked that his wife Emma Elizabeth Tillman was born with a “disco ball soul.” The offhanded comment became the title of Tillman’s book of original photographs released in 2017 that she said was a collection of memories reflected outward. Accompanied by writings and diary entries, the photographs spanned a 10-year period […]
Category Archives: Arts
Student-run club introduces cannabis course to offer alternative dialogue
This post was updated Oct. 2 at 2:36 p.m. A noncredit course at UCLA will educate students on various components of a perhaps misrepresented drug: cannabis. Cannabis 101 is a course offered by the student-run UCLA Cannaclub, a club that focuses on educating UCLA students on the various facets of marijuana. The class, available to […]
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 […]
Music Preview: Artists reclaim their sound in albums dropping this fall
2018 is drawing to a close, but more artists are slated to drop new music throughout the fall. While fans saw summer releases from an array of performers like Nicki Minaj and Florence + The Machine, upcoming albums may mark shifts in the musical careers of many. Read more for some of the Daily Bruin’s […]
Second Take: Fans protest casting of Korean actress for problematic role in ‘Fantastic Beasts’
Typically, the news that a woman of color has been cast in a film franchise with historically limited representation of people of color would lead to praise. However, last week’s trailer for “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” revealed that Voldemort’s pet Nagini is actually a woman trapped as a snake. Moreover, the human version […]
Exhibit allows international artists to bring awareness to East Asian struggles
This post was updated Oct. 2 at 4:25 p.m. The geopolitics behind President Donald Trump’s Twitter beef with Kim Jong Un is among several subjects that are the focus of artworks in the “We, Activeast” show. The event, which opened Thursday, is organized by graduate students of the UCLA Department of Art as a part […]
Alum’s performance art features perseverance of marginalized in academic spaces
If EJ Hill were to found his own university, its motto would be “Excellentia, Mollitia, Victoria,” meaning excellence, resilience, victory. The motto is also the name of his recent endurance performance for “Made in L.A.” Alumnus Hill recently shared his work for the biennial series at the Hammer Museum, which closed this month. Hill received […]