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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Oscar Wilde’s Salome

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Co-presented by the UCLA Department of Theater

Salome by Oscar Wilde is one of the great masterworks of the early 20th-century English aesthetic movement. Yet its history is fraught with scandal. Written in French for Sarah Bernhardt and translated by Wilde’s lover Lord Alfred Douglas, the play was considered so decadent that it was frequently banned. It also served as the basis for the equally shocking opera by Richard Strauss. Michael Hackett, chair of the Department of Theater of the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television, will direct a reading of Wilde’s provocative play.

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