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Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985

Sep 15–Dec 31, 2017

Part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, this exhibition reappraises the contribution of Latin American women artists and those of Latino and Chicano heritage in the United States to contemporary art.

Sep 15–Dec 31, 2017

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Henry Taylor

Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection
Aug 26, 2017–Jan 7, 2018
An exhibition highlighting recent acquisitions by Los Angeles-based artists Tala Madani, Max Hooper Schneider, and Henry Taylor.
Installation view, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, August 12-December 3, 2017. Photo: Brian Forrest.

Hammer Projects: Tabaimo
Aug 12–Dec 3, 2017
Japanese artist Tabaimo creates a site-specific work for the Hammer lobby wall for her first solo exhibition in Los Angeles.
Painted Stones

Hammer Projects: Andrea Büttner
Sep 9, 2017–Jan 7, 2018
For this exhibition, Büttner presents a constellation of new woodcuts and photographs that address ideas of littleness and humility.

Upcoming Programs

Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber

Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber: We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite
Thursday Oct 26, 2017 7:30pm
Led by Greg Tate, these masters of experimental soul-jazz-hip-hop will perform Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach’s legendary We Insist! Freedom Now Suite.
Sin Color

Latinas Out Loud: Ayer Es Hoy
Thursday Nov 2, 2017 7:30pm
Ayer Es Hoy (Yesterday Is Today) celebrates the richness of Latin American sounds with Sotomayor, Sin Color, and Chulita Vinyl Club.

New Digital Archive

Loss and Restitution: The Story of the Grunwald Family Collection

This archive documents the evolution of Fred Grunwald's collection and includes over 1,500 works that are housed at the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts.

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Image: Charles White, Love Letter #1, 1971. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase. Photo by Ed Glendinning

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Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985

Loss and Restitution: The Story of the Grunwald Family Collection

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