Eric Musgrave Event #3 Blog
Today I had the opportunity to go to the Undergraduate showcase at the Broad Arts Center and view a number of projects from students here at UCLA. The first piece I examined was a piece by Malachi Wright entitled, "Glory Boyz." The piece was a procreate that was printed out and then framed. It features former U.S. presidents all posing in a photo cheering and excited to be in the picture. However, in the center of the photo is former president Barack Obama who is shirtless and seems unamused by the festivities going on in the picture. Additionally, most of the presidents in the picture are throwing up gang signs which is the artist's way of saying the worlds of gang culture and politics are more alike than initially meets the eye. In week 1 of the DESMA 9 course, we explored the two cultures theory and its relationship to north and south campus here at UCLA (Vesna, Lecture 1). I argue that similarly, this piece exemplifies two distinct cultures: politics and gangs and sug...