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Peoples United Nations at the Hammer Museum

Public Engagement

Triple Canopy Omniaudience

Dec 1, 2018 through Nov 3, 2019

The New York-based magazine and editorial collective collaborates with the L.A.-based artist Nikita Gale to consider the act of listening through a series of conversations, performances, and listening sessions.

New York Times Feminist Reading Group

Jen Kennedy and Liz Linden

February 2017 – March 2017 This is a past residency

Jen Kennedy and Liz Linden’s spring residency investigates the semiotics of feminism, exploring both language and intent.

In Real Life: Studio

In Real Life: Studio

In Real Life: Studio provides a glimpse into the working processes of artists. A select group of artists utilizes spaces in the museum to convene and rehearse new material, including theater, dance, music, and performance.

Antenamovil

MultilingüeLAndia: Antena/Antena Los Ángeles @ Hammer

March 2016 – May 2016 This is a past residency

Antena's residency at the Hammer Museum encourages the Hammer and its visitors to examine their relationships with language and multilingualism.

Engage more now!

ENGAGE MORE NOW! A Symposium on Artists, Museums, and Publics

Friday Nov 6, 2015 12:30 PM -5:00 PM This is a past program

Saturday Nov 7, 2015 10:00 AM -5:30 PM This is a past program

ENGAGE MORE NOW! is an international conference on the subject of public engagement. This is a two day symposium on artists, museums, and the public.

Art + Practice

The Hammer, with support from the James Irvine Foundation, is developing a model for collaborative, offsite arts programming with A+P.

The People's United Nations General Assembly

Saturday May 2, 2015 11:00 AM -5:00 PM This is a past program

Sunday May 3, 2015 11:00 AM -5:00 PM This is a past program

A free public program in which volunteers representing UN states apply conflict-resolution techniques from psychology, theater, and art to solve the world’s most challenging problems.

Mandala of Compassion

Sep 27 – Oct 12, 2014 This is a past exhibition

The Hammer Museum is pleased to welcome the return of four highly respected Tibetan Buddhist monks to create an elaborate sand mandala in the Lobby Gallery

Terry Riley: In C, a performance installation by The Industry

Saturday Apr 12, 2014 1:00 PM -Sunday Apr 13, 2014 5:00 PM This is a past program

In conjunction with the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Minimalist Jukebox festival, The Industry presents an exuberant visualization of Terry Riley’s seminal minimalist composition, 'In C.'

KCHUNG RADIO

September 2013 – January 2014 This is a past residency

Established in 2011, KCHUNG is a creative hub of artists, musicians, philosophers, and tinkerers broadcasting live on 1630AM from a studio above a phở restaurant in Los Angeles’s Chinatown.

Dream Home Resource Center

Jun 21 – Aug 18, 2013 This is a past exhibition

'Dream Home Resource Center' addresses the immateriality of real estate transactions and the shift from home as emblem of the American dream to house as commodity.

Domestic Integrities part A03: Los Angeles

Thursday Mar 21, 2013 12:00 AM This is a past program

Over the course of four marathon days, the Los Angeles–based artist Fritz Haeg worked in the museum lobby with volunteers and museum visitors to crochet discarded textiles into the traveling Domestic Integrities rug.

wild Up

July 2012 – December 2012 This is a past residency

wild Up is a 24-member experimental classical/contemporary ensemble comprised of Los Angeles musicians committed to creating visceral, thought-provoking happenings.

Lisa Anne Auerbach: United We Stand

August 2011 – April 2012 This is a past residency

Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach trained as a Hammer security guard to gain insight on the role of guards at the museum. She subsequently worked shifts in the galleries that informed her project, United We Stand.

Libros Schmibros

August 2011 – November 2011 This is a past residency

David Kipen established Libros Schmibros in July 2010 with his collection of roughly seven thousand books in response to the lack of accessibility to books in his Boyle Heights community.

Machine Project

June 2009 – December 2010 This is a past residency

From June to October 2009, Machine Project spent the summer researching for a yearlong series of artist-led interventions at the Hammer.

Public Engagement at the Hammer Museum

Five Years of Public Engagement