Event Detail - Hammer Museum

AUG 09 TUE: 07:00pm; Hammer Lectures

: Paul Thek The Eighties 1979-80; Paul Thek Untitled (Earth Mandala) c. 1974 Gouache on eight sheets of newspaper, 22 1/2 x 33 in. (57.2 x 83.8 cm) each. Kolumba, Cologne. Courtesy Alexander and Bonin, New York. Photograph ©Kolumba, Köln/Lothar Schnepf. ©The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy Alexander and Bonin, New York.; Paul Thek Untitled (Sedan Chair) 1968; Paul Thek Untitled (Diver) 1969-70; Paul Thek Warrior's Arm 1967 From the series Technological Reliquaries. Wax, paint, leather, metal, wood, resin, and Plexiglas. 9 x 39 x 9 in. (24.1 x 99.1 x 24.1 cm)Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; The Henry L. Hillman Fund, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Rich Fund, Carnegie Mellon Art Gallery Fund, A.W. Mellon Acquisition Endowment Fund, and Tillie and Alexander C. Speyer Fund for Contemporary Art, 2010.3. © The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York. Photograph by Jason Mandella.; Paul Thek Untitled (Four Tube Meat Piece) 1964 From the series Technological Reliquaries. Wax, metal, wood, paint, glass, plaster, rubber, resin, and glass. 16 1/8 x 16 x 5 3/8 in. (41 x 41.3 x 13.7 cm). Kolodny Family Collection. © The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York. Photograph by Orcutt & Van Der Putten.

Paul McCarthy Discusses Paul Thek

As an influential stalwart of the Los Angeles art scene for many decades, Paul McCarthy has used his unique and at times haunting vision to investigate a broad range of cultural topics ranging from high art to popular culture. McCarthy will discuss the work of artist Paul Thek.

In conjunction with the exhibition Paul Thek: Diver, A Retrospective

ALL HAMMER PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE FREE. Tickets are required, and are available at the Billy Wilder Theater Box Office one hour prior to start time. Limit one ticket per person on a first come, first served basis. Hammer members receive priority seating, subject to availability. Reservations not accepted, RSVPs not required.

Parking is available under the museum for $3 after 6:00pm.

Public programs are made possible by Bronya and Andrew Galef, Good Works Foundation and Laura Donnelley, and an anonymous donor.