
Made in L.A. 2025
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Made in L.A. 2025 is the seventh iteration of the Hammer’s signature biennial exhibition that showcases artists practicing throughout the greater Los Angeles area. The 28 participants in the exhibition present work not only made in the city but also grounded in its complex and unfolding terrain. Neither myth nor monolith, Los Angeles is many things to many people, and its dissonance is perhaps its most distinguishing feature. The works presented in this year’s biennial include film, painting, theater, choreography, photography, sculpture, sound, and video. Attitude draws them together: Each engages with this city in ways alternately literal, formal, material, and metaphoric. Conceived or made in Los Angeles, they are of this city and nowhere else.
The Artists
David Alekhuogie | New Theater Hollywood / Max Pitegoff and Calla Henkel |
Black House Radio / Michael Donte | Pat O’Neill |
Greg Breda | Will Rawls |
Widline Cadet | Brian Rochefort |
Carl Cheng | Amanda Ross-Ho |
Alonzo Davis | Gabriela Ruiz |
Ali Eyal | Alake Shilling |
Hood Century / Jerald Cooper | Nicole-Antonia Spagnola |
Hanna Hur | Mike Stoltz |
John Knight | Peter Tomka |
Kristy Luck | Freddy Villalobos |
Patrick Martinez | Kelly Wall |
Beaux Mendes | Leilah Weinraub |
Na Mira | Bruce Yonemoto |
Made in L.A. 2025 is organized by Essence Harden, independent curator, and Paulina Pobocha, Chair and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and former Hammer Museum Robert Soros Senior Curator, with Jennifer Buonocore-Nedrelow, curatorial assistant.
The exhibition is made possible by the Mohn Family Foundation and members of the Hammer Circle. Major support is provided by The Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Foundation, Miky Lee, and Mark Sandelson. Generous support is provided by The Fran and Ray Stark Foundation; Bill Hair; Susan Genco and Mitch Kamin; J.P. Morgan; Dori Peterman Mostov and Charles Mostov; and Orange Barrel Media. Additional support is provided by The Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Stephanie Roach, Directors; McCrea Foundation; the Pasadena Art Alliance; The Rhonda S. Zinner Foundation and Jonathan Segal; and Michael Silver.