Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living
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Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living is the sixth iteration of the Hammer’s biennial exhibition highlighting the practices of artists working throughout the greater Los Angeles area. These practices embrace the value of craft, materiality, performance, and collectivity. The biennial situates art as an expanded field of culture that is entangled with everyday life; community networks; queer affect; and indigenous and diasporic histories.
Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living takes its title from a quote by the renowned Los Angeles artist Noah Purifoy, which is inscribed on a plaque at the Watts Towers: “One does not have to be a visual artist to utilize creative potential. Creativity can be an act of living, a way of life, and a formula for doing the right thing.” The history of Watts Towers—built by Simon Rodia over the course of 33 years and then preserved by the local South L.A. community, including Purifoy, to become a hub for arts education—embodies this ethos and offers a salient metaphor for this biennial.
The Artists
| Marcel Alcalá Michael Alvarez AMBOS: Art Made Between Opposite Sides Jackie Amézquita Teresa Baker Luis Bermudez Sula Bermúdez-Silverman Jibz Cameron Melissa Cody Emmanuel Louisnord Desir Victor Estrada Nancy Evans Pippa Garner Ishi Glinsky Vincent Enrique Hernandez Dan Herschlein Jessie Homer French Akinsanya Kambon Kyle Kilty Young Joon Kwak |
Kang Seung Lee Tidawhitney Lek Los Angeles Contemporary Archive (LACA) Maria Maea Erica Mahinay Mas Exitos Dominique Moody Paige Jiyoung Moon Esteban Ramón Pérez Page Person Roksana Pirouzmand Ryan Preciado Devin Reynolds Miller Robinson Guadalupe Rosales Christopher Suarez Joey Terrill Chiffon Thomas Teresa Tolliver |
Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living is organized by Diana Nawi and Pablo José Ramírez, with Ashton Cooper, Luce Curatorial Fellow.
Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living is presented by Bank of America.
The exhibition is made possible by the Mohn Family Foundation and members of the Hammer Circle. Major support is provided by Mark Sandelson, and The Fran and Ray Stark Foundation. Generous support is provided by Bill Hair, Dori Peterman Mostov and Charles Mostov, Orange Barrel Media, and The Peyton Family Foundation. Additional support is provided by Ruth and Todd Black, Pasadena Art Alliance, and Shahin Tabassi. Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.