Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection (2020)
- – This is a past exhibition
An intimate, one-gallery installation of five paintings and a silent video.
Featuring works by:
Milton Avery (American, 1885–1965)
Fernando Ortega (Mexican, 1971–)
Silke Otto-Knapp (German, 1970–)
Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection is organized by Connie Butler, chief curator.
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Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection (2020), installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles. February 22–May 24, 2020. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer -
Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection (2020), installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles. February 22–May 24, 2020. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer -
Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection (2020), installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles. February 22–May 24, 2020. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer -
Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection (2020), installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles. February 22–May 24, 2020. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer -
Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection (2020), installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles. February 22–May 24, 2020. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer -
Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection (2020), installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles. February 22–May 24, 2020. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer -
![A view through a blue and gold window, with a female figure in view, who bends over and reaches towards her knee.]()
Silke Otto-Knapp, Figure by window, 2008Watercolor and gouache on canvas. 39 ½ x 39 ½ in. (100.3 x 100.3 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Purchase. © 2008 Silke Otto-Knapp -
![A blue field with sailboats drawn as if in stained glass.]()
Silke Otto-Knapp, Stage with boats (blue and silver), 2013Watercolor and gouache on canvas. 23 5/8 x 31 3/8 in. (60 x 79.7 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Gift of the artist, in honor of Karin Higa. © 2008 Silke Otto-Knapp
