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Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living

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The sixth iteration of the Hammer’s acclaimed biennial showcases 39 artists and collectives living and working in L.A., and situates art as an expanded field of culture that is entangled with everyday life, community networks, queer affect, and indigenous and diasporic histories.

On View

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Becoming Van Leo

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The first international survey of work by the late Armenian Egyptian photographer known as Van Leo, who rose to prominence as one of the Arab world’s most celebrated studio photographers from the 1940s to the 1960s.
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Rita McBride: Particulates

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The Hammer’s new gallery opens with a monumental yet ethereal sculptural installation inspired by time travel, the principles of light and space, and quantum physics.
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Sanford Biggers: Oracle

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This monumental sculpture–a cast bronze figure standing at 25 feet tall– inaugurates the museum's outdoor sculpture pedestal at Wilshire Boulevard and Glendon Avenue.

Upcoming Programs

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Conversations

Mondrian: Dutch Landscape Painter

Art historian and curator John Walsh discusses Piet Mondrian's beginnings as a painter of Dutch scenes appealing to conventional tastes.
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Screenings

Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea

This extraordinary 3D documentary tells the story of artist, marine, and acrobat H. C. (Cliff) Westermann. Screening followed by Q&A with director Leslie Buchbinder, Frank Gehry, and Ed Ruscha.
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Special Programs

Made in L.A. Opening Celebration

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Be among the first to see the biennial during Saturday night’s party, with galleries open late and live music in the courtyard. Cash bar all night.
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Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursday Oct 5, 2023 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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Kids

826LA@Hammer: A Hero's Journey

In this workshop, kids explore different genres and learn how story structure can expand your understanding of who can be a hero.
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Conversations

50 Years of Ms. Magazine, with Dolores Huerta and Eleanor Smeal

In this panel, the magazine’s executive editor Katherine Spillar looks back on the legacy of Ms. and the future of feminism alongside labor rights champion Dolores Huerta, Eleanor Smeal, Carmen Rios, and Michele Bratcher Goodwin

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Restaurant

Lulu is the Hammer's new restaurant from David Tanis and Alice Waters.
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Museum Transformation

We are working on a new entrance, more galleries, and an expanded lobby.

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Discussing Social Justice

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Love Letter #1

Her Dream Deferred Series

This series explored the status of black women and girls in the United States, lifting their voices and stories to find solutions to social injustice. Copresented with the African American Policy Forum

The Watts Rebellion: 50 Years Later

Three historians discuss the past and present of race relations in the United States.

Now Dig This!: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980

This digital archive of the 2011–2012 exhibition examines the legacy of African-American artists in L.A., many of whom were connected to civil rights and Black Power movements.

Social Justice in Church and State

Watch this 2014 program with Sister Simone Campbell who discussed the resurgence of social justice issues in the Catholic Church

“Bad” Feminism

Re-watch one of our most popular programs. In October 2016, Roxane Gay, Andi Zeisler, and the Hammer’s Connie Butler discuss the political, social, and cultural relevance of contemporary feminism.

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