Out and About with UC San Diego Visual Arts
Work by faculty, students and alumni on view now throughout Southland
The Oceanside Museum of Art has paired four faculty members and four master's students from the Department of Visual Arts in an exhibition that's a kind of intergenerational conversation, "Vantage Point: UCSD Visual Dialogues," now through January 15. And numerous alumni and faculty have contributed to the massive, months-long, multi-institutional showcase of California art known as "Pacific Standard Time." One of the highlights is a major new presentation, celebrating Southern California as a birthplace for performance art, of Eleanor Antin's "Before the Revolution."
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a… House?
The 18th sculpture in UC San Diego's remarkable Stuart Collection of site-specific artworks was hoisted into place – atop a corner of the seven-story Jacobs Hall. The "Fallen Star" house and rooftop garden, by Korean artist Do Ho Suh, are expected to be completed in early 2012.
Science Historians Honor Book by Oreskes
The History of Science Society has named "Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming," coauthored by Naomi Oreskes of the Department of History, best general audience book in the history of science.
Talking ‘Follies' on ‘Fresh Air'
Two-time Tony nominee, Theatre and Dance alumnus Danny Burstein speaks with Terry Gross on NPR's "Fresh Air" about starring in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Follies."
Marquis Leaves a Mark
A $1.1 million bequest from Department of History alumna Alice Marquis to the UC San Diego Libraries will support history collections and a new 24/5 study area in Geisel Library.
Local Patron Supports Camera Lucida
A one-of-a-kind chamber music series directed by cellist Charles Curtis, Camera Lucida brings together renowned faculty from the Department of Music with soloists from the San Diego Symphony and special guests. It is made possible by music enthusiast Sam Ersan.
