Photo by Milan Loiacono of a portion of “The 1/4 Mile,” by Robert Rauschenberg (1981-98). Many people confuse contemporary art like this piece with modern art, which phased out in the 1970s. You are faced with an image, a painting, a sculpture perhaps. Maybe you are in a gallery or museum or have a Twitter, […]
Art as a Tool for Healing: Weisman Museum Introduces Wellness Initiative
Photos by Ella Gonzalez The glassy, somewhat dark exterior of Pepperdine’s Weisman Museum can seem uninviting. Upon first glance at the large concrete building, some students might think it is closed. But open the door and go into the museum and you find yourself in a much different realm — bright, lively and teeming with […]
A Look at Campus Safety Booths and How the Public has Circumvented Them
Show your Pepperdine ID card (or not) and stroll through the gates; the Pepperdine campus safety booths are a part of the Pepperdine culture whether you like them or not. But have they been effective in preventing outsiders from entering campus?
Misinformation Plagues Pepperdine After Fire
Photo courtesy of Buddy Kennedy The week of Nov. 5 was catastrophic. Even this word does not fully encapsulate what transpired or how the Pepperdine community has wrestled with the tragedies it has endured. Before students, faculty, staff and all of the Pepperdine community could fully process the aftermath of the Borderline shooting and the […]
Staff Editorial: Return to Civil Discourse
How should we be reacting to national tragedy?
Art History Lecture Series Presents ‘Why Museums Sometimes Lie’
The lecture explored the ethical dimensions of the museum and art market.
Weisman Museum’s New Exhibit Celebrates 50 Years of Art and Popular Culture
The exhibit highlights the movement’s resiliency, combining both vintage and modern examples of Pop art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation.
Pepperdine Brings ‘The Abode’ To Edinburgh Fringe Fest
“The Abode” tackles contemporary extremism and the alt-right at the Edinburgh Fringe Fest.
Weekly Culture Collection
Weekly Culture Collection is a column that gives the best things to eat, see and do near Pepperdine, Malibu and the surrounding Los Angeles area. It’s like The New Yorker’s Goings on About Town section but not as high-brow, and there is no dandy with an eyeglass. It also has nothing to do with New York.
Weekly Culture Collection
Weekly Culture Collection is a column that gives the best things to eat, see and do near Pepperdine, Malibu and the surrounding Los Angeles area. It’s like The New Yorker’s Goings on About Town section but not as high-brow, and there is no dandy with an eyeglass. It also has nothing to do with New York.
