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On View

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Rising Sun, Falling Rain: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts

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This exhibition, featuring over eighty prints from the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts’ rich collection, allows visitors to discover Japan’s remarkable print industry through some of its greatest publishers and artists, and to understand the evolution of print technology between the 1730s and the 1930s.
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Lawrence Lek: NOX High-Rise

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In Lek’s immersive installation, sound, video, and scenography intersect to evoke a virtual world in which AI systems dominate the lives of humans and machines.

Coming Soon

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Made in L.A. 2025

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The seventh iteration of the Hammer’s biennial exhibition highlighting the practices of artists working throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

Upcoming Programs

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Tours & Talks

Lunchtime Art Talk on Katsushika Hokusai

Luce/Getty curatorial fellow Kelin Michael leads an in-person discussion of Katsushika Hokusai's work.
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Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursday Oct 2, 2025 12:30 PM
Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.
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Special Programs

Made in L.A. 2025 Public Opening Night

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Celebrate Made in L.A. 2025 and other new exhibitions with galleries open late and music in the courtyard. Food and drink available for purchase all night. Hammer members receive priority.

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Books

Roxane Gay on "The Portable Feminist Reader"

In her innovative anthology The Portable Feminist Reader, acclaimed author and culture critic Roxane Gay explores what feminism looks like in practice.
Art

Rediscovering a Modernist Visionary: Clara Porset’s Design Legacy

Hammer director Zoë Ryan and researcher Valentina Sarmiento Cruz, co-editors of LIVING DESIGN: The Writings of Clara Porset, are joined by distinguished art historian Brenda Danilowitz and architectural historian Jane Hall to explore the Cuban-born designer Clara Porset's groundbreaking contributions to mid-century modernism.
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