Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection
- – This is a past exhibition
Focused on sculpture and works on paper, Ecstatic adds another dimension to the museum-wide presentation of the Hammer Contemporary Collection. The exhibition is organized around two distinct installations that emphasize the role of each medium within the scope of the museum’s collecting. Featuring works by a wide range of artists, including Kelly Akashi, Eddie Aparicio, Kevin Beasley, Cecily Brown, Fiona Connor, Liz Craft, Luis Flores, Simone Leigh, Paul McCarthy, Shahryar Nashat, Senga Nengudi, Jim Shaw, and more, Ecstatic builds upon the precedent of past Hammer collection exhibitions that have argued for the central role that drawing and sculpture occupy within Los Angeles and the broader field of contemporary art.
Click here to download the booklet for Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection (PDF, 260 kb)
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Kelly Akashi |
David Hammons |
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Simone Leigh, Althea, 2016Terra-cotta, India ink, porcelain, cobalt, and epoxy. 26 × 24 × 13 in. (66 × 61 × 33 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Purchased through the Board of Advisors Acquisition Fund. installation view, Hammer Projects: Simone Leigh, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Photo: Brian Forrest. -
Kristen Morgin, Topolino, 2003Unfired clay, wood, wire, cement. Overall: 82 x 46 x 41 in. (208.3 x 116.8 x 104.1 cm). Purchased with funds partially provided by Dean Valentine and Amy Adelson. -
![Painting that resembles a fitted sheet half pulled over a mattress]()
Analia Saban, Fitted Bed Sheet, 2011Acrylic on canvas. 78 1/4 x 44 x 5 1/4 in. (198.8 x 111.8 x 13.3 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Purchase. © Analia Saban -
![A framed artwork of abstract swirls of dark colors]()
Sam Gilliam, Untitled, 1968Watercolor on paper. Sheet: 23 3/4 × 18 1/8 in. (60.3 × 46 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Purchased with funds provided by Susan and Larry Marx. -
Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (colored butterfly white background 10 wings), 2004Colored pencil on paper. Courtesy of Blum and Poe, Los Angeles and Anton Kern Gallery, New York. Photo by Joshua White. -
Mary Heilmann, Water Kachina, 1982Watercolor on paper. 30 × 22 in. (76.2 × 55.9 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Gift of Susan and Larry Marx, in honor of Allegra Pesenti -
Cecily Brown, Combing the Hair (Beach), 2015Watercolor, pastel, ink and oil on paper. Sheet: 79 × 51 1/2 in. (200.7 × 130.8 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Purchased through the Board of Overseers Acquisition Fund. ©2015 Cecily Brown. -
![Painting of a figure dressed in head to toe black latex suspended from chains]()
Monica Majoli, Hanging Rubberman #1, 2006Watercolor and gouache on paper. 123 x 51 in. (312.4 x 129.5 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Purchased through the Board of Advisors Acquisition Fund. -
![A tall column of red soda cases stacked vertically]()
Tony Feher, If I Was Ten Feet Tal, 200280 red plastic soda cases. 120 x 19 x 19 in. (304.8 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Gift of Michael Rubel and Kristin Rey -
![Watercolor painting of two faceless nude figures, with their genitalia covered by leaves]()
Judy Chicago, Judy's First Watercolor, 1988Watercolor on paper. 16 × 12 in. (40.6 × 30.5 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Gift of the Grinstein Family -
![Drawing of a figure completely bound by straps]()
Nancy Grossman, Untitled, 1969Black ink, graphite on cardboard. 35 × 23 in. (88.9 × 58.4 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Purchase. -
![A tall, reflective steel cylinder, with a small hole cut out of it]()
Kathryn Andrews, Lethal Weapon, 2012Stainless steel, paint, certified film prop. 76 x 36 x 36 in. (193 x 91.4 x 91.4 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Purchase -
![Drawing of a figure, collaging various facial features and body parts together]()
Nathaniel Mary Quinn, Someday, 2018Black charcoal, gouache, soft pastel, oil pastel, and acrylic gold leaf on Coventry Vellum Paper. 50 × 38 in. (127 × 96.5 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Purchase. -
![Abstract painting showing a color gradient]()
Larry Bell, LVFBK-8, 1979Aluminum and silicone monoxide on black Arches. 56 × 43 1/2 × 2 1/8 in. (142.2 × 110.5 × 5.4 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Gift of Phillip Graham Steele, in honor of Larry Bell -
![Small-scale sculpture of a woman and a dog ,both with wings on their backs, standing on a rock cliff]()
Jennifer Moon, Proposal for My Last Performance on Earth, Prospective Date: 2053 (from Phoenix Rising, Part 2: Eros vs. Agape) [detail], 2014Fiberglass, foam, resin, wood, model train accessories, LEDs, paint, vinyl, and gold leaf. 54 x 26 x 26 in. (137.2 x 66 x 66 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Purchased through the Board of Advisors Acquisition Fund. -
Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 10—August 27, 2023. Photo: Charles White -
Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 10—August 27, 2023. Photo: Charles White -
Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 10—August 27, 2023. Photo: Charles White -
Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 10—August 27, 2023. Photo: Charles White -
Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 10—August 27, 2023. Photo: Charles White -
Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 10—August 27, 2023. Photo: Charles White -
Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 10—August 27, 2023. Photo: Charles White -
Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 10—August 27, 2023. Photo: Charles White -
Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 10—August 27, 2023. Photo: Charles White -
Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 10—August 27, 2023. Photo: Charles White -
Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 10—August 27, 2023. Photo: Charles White -
Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 10—August 27, 2023. Photo: Charles White -
Ecstatic: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 10—August 27, 2023. Photo: Charles White
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