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Adrian Piper: Concepts and Intuitions, 1965-2016

Oct 7, 2018–Jan 6, 2019

The most comprehensive West Coast exhibition to date of the work of Adrian Piper, featuring more than 270 works from the wide range of mediums that Piper has explored for over 50 years.

Oct 7, 2018–Jan 6, 2019

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Brown ink and wash and white gouache on paper. 6 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (17.2 × 26.4 cm). Maisons de Victor Hugo, Paris / Guernesey, MVHP.D.927 © Maisons de Victor Hugo, Paris / Guernesey / Roger-Viollet

Stones to Stains: The Drawings of Victor Hugo
Sep 27–Dec 30, 2018
Over 75 drawings and photographs that shed new light on Hugo’s experimental and enigmatic practice as a draftsman.
Oil on canvas. 50 x 48 3/4 in. (127 x 123.8 cm). The Armand Hammer Collection, Gift of the Armand Hammer Foundation. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.

Armand Hammer Collection
ONGOING
This impressive collection of European and American paintings and drawings reflects the interests and passion of the museum’s founder, Armand Hammer.
Installation view, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, September 29, 2018-February 17, 2019. Photo: Brian Forrest.

Hammer Projects: Math Bass
Sep 29, 2018–Mar 17, 2019
Los Angeles-based artist Math Bass creates a site-specific mural for the Hammer’s lobby wall.

Upcoming Programs

MoMA Contenders 2018
December 2018
Member pre-sale happening now. Tickets will go on sale to the public on November 19.
Constitution of the United States

We the People: A Progressive Reading of the Constitution for the Twenty-First Century
Sunday Nov 18, 2018 2:00pm
Erwin Chemerinsky and UCLA law professor Devon Carbado discuss how to continue fighting for democratic rule, effective government, justice, liberty, and equality.

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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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Adrian Piper: Concepts and Intuitions, 1965-2016

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