Art Review
The UCLA MFA Show Proves We’ve Got to Learn From Students
Far from perfect, their work illustrates the kind of mess, ambition, and attention that many artists would be lucky to have.
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News
Two Arrested at The Encampments Screening at UCLA
Footage shows police storming the campus ahead of an unofficial showing of the documentary, which focuses on pro-Palestine student protests.
Art Review
The Dizzying Range of UCLA’s MFA Show
Parts I and II of the exhibition demonstrate a vibrant spectrum of aesthetic inquiry — which, like LA’s art scene, resists easy categorization.
News
The Illusive Films of Sergei Parajanov
Each of the director’s films adapts a folktale, short story, or novel, or pays tribute to a historical figure — but never in a straightforward way.
Art
UCLA’s MFAs Take On Power Structures
While some of the works lack the finesse of more seasoned veterans, these artists have cultivated firm, incisive critiques of the powers that be.
Art
The Power of Community at UCLA's Graduate Open Studios
UCLA's MFA students come across as decidedly extroverted in their interests, looking out into their communities for inspiration, rather than solely within.
Art
UCLA’s Graduate Open Studios Buzzed With Dreams
Artist Catherine Opie, in her first year as the chair of the UCLA Department of Art, told Hyperallergic that the faculty heavily considers how the artists will play off each other.
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Announcement
UCLA MFA in Media Arts Is Accepting Applications for Fall 2022
The program provides a rigorous environment for bold experimentation in new modes of critical thinking and art making in the context of media and technology.
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Announcement
UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance Presents Robin Frohardt's The Plastic Bag Store
Designed to take place in a retail storefront, this public art installation addresses our culture of consumption and convenience through humor, puppetry, and craft.
Film
Good Fictions: Remembering Peter Wollen
In the years leading up to Peter’s death, I would find myself on occasion writing down our dialogues, both past and present.
News
Preserving Crucial Moments of Mexican American Religious History
UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center will conserve over 14,000 photographs and 125 audio recordings that make up the community’s spiritual patrimony.
Announcement
Artist and Researcher Dr. Pinar Yoldas Discusses her Experience at UCLA Design Media Arts
The UCLA Design Media Arts MFA is a rigorous environment for critical thinking and art-making in the context of media and technology. Apply by January 9, 2020.