“MAO to NOW: Photographs by Stephen Verona” features 32 images contrasting China in 1980 with China in 2014. The exhibition runs from May 15 until Sept. 11.
Meet an 11-foot python, 100-pound tortoise, exotic birds, reptiles, lizards and more at a Kids in the Courtyard event, Sunday 2-4 p.m. at the Fowler Museum.
“The Collector and the Dealer: Gifts of African Art from Jay T. Last and Merton D. Simpson” underscores the lasting impact that two men have had on the development of the museum’s acclaimed African art holdings.
The total donation includes an already received gift of $1 million and a $14 million in matching funds to support operations and grow the museum’s endowment.
The exhibition at the Fowler Museum at UCLA will feature 200 rare and diverse artworks from the Austronesian-speaking peoples including ancient ceramics, carved ancestor figures, textiles and ritual objects.
Why are humans driven to categorize the world? Science writer James Gleick and UCSD cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky in discussion at UCLA Hammer Museum.
This comprehensive survey opens in February and includes nearly 2,000 works, the inspiration for which Montoya drew from the field workers, farm towns, and port cities of post-World War II California.
There will be more than 175 public events presented by the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture showcasing a great depth and diversity of creative programming.
In a recent posting of a video on the Museum of Contemporary Art website, UCLA professor of photography Catherine Opie, artist A.L. Steiner and MOCA curator Lanka Tattersall discuss Opie’s career.