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reviews
Oli Hazzard’s ‘Sleepers Awake’
Oli Hazzard’s ‘Sleepers Awake’
In his new collection Sleepers Awake, Oli Hazzard speaks in the gentle voice of a father, academic, and mid-career poet. More interested in evoking the texture of everyday life, like “the shadow a …
Louise Nevelson @ Pace Gallery
Louise Nevelson @ Pace Gallery
Robert Frank @ The Museum of Modern Art
Robert Frank @ The Museum of Modern Art
fiction
'Distances' in The Foundationalist
'Distances' in The Foundationalist
'Reject Me' in Westwind Journal of the Arts
'Reject Me' in Westwind Journal of the Arts
op-eds
'In Defense of God, Family, Country' in The Bruin Review
'In Defense of God, Family, Country' in The Bruin Review
By David Egan The phrase “God, family, country” is folk wisdom – a simple and transmissible reminder of what we live for. It is an incantation, a “series of words said as a magic spell or charm.” T…
'On the Value of Poetry for Young Professionals' in The Bruin Review
'On the Value of Poetry for Young Professionals' in The Bruin Review
'Theater Kids, Take Center Stage' in The Bruin Review
'Theater Kids, Take Center Stage' in The Bruin Review
By David Egan How should one live? We’ve asked this since Aristotle. At twenty years old I’m unqualified to answer it. But in the absence of wisdom there is inspiration. Inspiration, which once mea…
sculpture garden @ ucla
Auguste Rodin's 'Walking Man'
Auguste Rodin's 'Walking Man'
This post was updated Jan. 31 at 10:47 p.m. As chancellor from 1960 to 1968, Franklin D. Murphy conceived of and curated UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden.
Alberto Burri’s 'Grande Cretto Nero'
Alberto Burri’s 'Grande Cretto Nero'
This post was updated March 14 at 6:08 p.m. As chancellor from 1960 to 1968, Franklin D. Murphy conceived of and curated UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden.
Richard Serra's T.E.U.C.L.A.
Richard Serra's T.E.U.C.L.A.
As chancellor from 1960 to 1968, Franklin D. Murphy conceived of and curated UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. The bucolic hills and surrounding pathways, completed by architect Ralph Cornell in 1967, serve as a community hangout and the backdrop for some of the finest sculptures of the 20th century.
Alexander Calder's 'Button Flower'
Alexander Calder's 'Button Flower'
As chancellor from 1960 to 1968, Franklin D. Murphy conceived of and curated UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. The bucolic hills and surrounding pathways, completed by architect Ralph Cornell in 1967, serve as a community hangout and the backdrop for some of the finest sculptures of the 20th century.
Barbara Hepworth's 'Elegy III (Hollow Form with Color)'
Barbara Hepworth's 'Elegy III (Hollow Form with Color)'
As chancellor from 1960 to 1968, Franklin D. Murphy conceived of and curated UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. The bucolic hills and surrounding pathways, completed by architect Ralph Cornell in 1967, serve as a community hangout and the backdrop for some of the finest sculptures of the 20th century.
art @ ucla for daily bruin
‘Victor Estrada: Purple Mexican’ @ ArtCenter
‘Victor Estrada: Purple Mexican’ @ ArtCenter
More than 30 years of work and five years of curatorial planning have culminated in “Victor Estrada: Purple Mexican.” Curator Marco Rios said he wanted to organize a survey show of artist and lecturer of painting Victor Estrada’s work since he first met Estrada more than five years ago.
Nico Young's sculptures
Nico Young's sculptures
The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium. Every method requires a different skill set and can evoke different reactions in viewers.
Harlan Goldman-Belsma's drawings
Harlan Goldman-Belsma's drawings
The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium. Every method requires a different skill set and can evoke different reactions in viewers.
'Shadows Fall Down' @ Hammer Museum
'Shadows Fall Down' @ Hammer Museum
The Hammer Museum welcomes Bruins back to Westwood with art worth writing home about. Works by Rembrandt and Henri Matisse are among the 68 pieces in “Shadows Fall Down,” the latest installment of the Houseguest series, in which an artist curates a Hammer exhibit from the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts’ collection.
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