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Lari Pittman, Untitled #5, 2010. Acrylic, Cel-Vinyl, and spray paint on gessoed canvas over wood. 102 x 88 in. (259.1 x 223.5 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Purchase. © Lari Pittman, courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles

Lari Pittman: Declaration of Independence

Sep 29, 2019–Jan 5, 2020
The most comprehensive retrospective of the prolific painter and long-revered teacher.

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Installation view, Hammer Projects: Yunhee Min, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, March 28—October 27, 2019. Photo: Jeff McLane.

Hammer Projects: Yunhee Min

Mar 28–Dec 1, 2019
The vibrant abstract imagery of Min's paintings on the Hammer's lobby staircase; the first Hammer Project to be oriented on the floor rather than the walls.

Hammer Projects: Max Hooper Schneider

Sep 21, 2019–Feb 2, 2020
This immersive installation is Schneider’s first solo museum show.
Jasmina Metwaly, Still from Anbar (Assem's pictures), 2019. Part of three-channel 2K video, color, sound. 12:42 min. Courtesy of the artist.

Hammer Projects: Jasmina Metwaly

Sep 28, 2019–Jan 19, 2020
This video installation explores concepts of power and disguise in military uniforms connected to the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Rebecca Morales

Nowhere Better than This Place

Nov 23, 2019–Feb 9, 2020
Nowhere Better Than This Place explores the wayward lives embodied by artworks in the Hammer Contemporary Collection.

Upcoming Programs

The Farewell
Screenings

The Farewell, with director Lulu Wang

Monday Dec 9, 2019 7:30 PM
The MoMA Contenders film series continues with Lulu Wang's 'The Farewell,' starring Awkwafina.
Kids

Family Flicks: Elf

Sunday Dec 15, 2019 11:00 AM
After discovering he is actually human, a man raised as an elf leaves his home in the North Pole to find his real father in New York City in this heartwarming holiday comedy.
Music & Performance

Black on Both Sides Listening Party

Friday Dec 13, 2019 7:30 PM
In this one-of-a-kind listening session, reflect on the creativity and significance of the album Black on Both Sides by Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def).
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Hammer Store

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Audrey at the Hammer

Audrey at the Hammer

Our new restaurant is ideal for a sit-down dinner or casual cocktails and a light daytime meal.
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Museum Transformation

A new entrance, more galleries, and expanded lobby will be completed in late 2020.

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Discussing Social Justice

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

“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.

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

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

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