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HAP Grieshaber / Franz Fühmann: Engel der Geschichte 25: Engel der Behinderten, Claassen Verlag Düsseldorf 1982 (HAP Grieshaber / Franz Fühmann: Angel of History 25: Angel of the Disabled, Claassen Verlag Düsseldorf 1982)

HAP Grieshaber / Franz Fühmann: Engel der Geschichte 25: Engel der Behinderten, Claassen Verlag Düsseldorf 1982 (HAP Grieshaber / Franz Fühmann: Angel of History 25: Angel of the Disabled, Claassen Verlag Düsseldorf 1982)

Stories of Almost Everyone

Jan 28–May 6, 2018

An exhibition about the willingness to believe the stories that are conveyed by works of contemporary art.

Jan 28–May 6, 2018

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Still from Metatronic (Metatron's Cube), by Solange Ferguson

Metatronia (Metatron's Cube), 2018
Solange Ferguson
Solange Ferguson's interdisciplinary performance video premiered at the Hammer Museum on April 13, 2018. Watch it online, exclusively on our website.
Opening June 3

Neha Choksi

Made in L.A. 2018
Jun 3–Sep 2, 2018
Made in L.A. 2018 is the fourth iteration of the Hammer’s biennial exhibition, continuing to highlight the practices of artists working throughout Los Angeles and the surrounding areas.

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Five-channel video installation, color, sound. Audio:Helm and Lady Bunny. 23:44 min. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Purchased with funds provided by Robert Soros. © Charles Atlas; image courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York.

Unspeakable: Atlas, Kruger, Walker: Hammer Contemporary Collection
Jan 20–May 13, 2018
This selection of video installations from the Hammer Contemporary Collection features major works by Charles Atlas, Barbara Kruger, and Kara Walker.
HD video, color, sound. 60 min. Courtesy of the artist.

Hammer Projects: Molly Lowe
Jan 20–May 6, 2018
In her newest body of work, Molly Lowe focuses on the ways in which social media has impacted all of us, altering our sense of reality, community, and ourselves.
(detail). Inkjet prints on acetate sheets on overhead projectors. Courtesy of the artist and Maureen Paley, London © Lawrence Abu Hamdan.

Hammer Projects: Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Jan 20–May 20, 2018
Through an installation of audiovisual works, Lawrence Abu Hamdan continues an ongoing acoustic investigation into a Syrian military prison north of Damascus.

Upcoming Programs

The Black Book
Ongoing series
The Black Book chronicles black life and thought through literature, cinema, and other media.
K.A.M.P.

K.A.M.P. Family Fundraiser
Sunday May 20, 2018 10:00am
K.A.M.P. is a unique family fundraiser that provides kids the chance to be creative with contemporary artists. Tickets on sale now.

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