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Permanent collection Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection (2020) An intimate, one-gallery installation of works from the collection. Feb 22 – May 24, 2020 This is a past exhibition
Hammer Projects Lobby Wall installations Hammer Projects: Leonardo Drew For the Hammer’s lobby wall, Drew creates a monumental explosion of material and color that evokes the energy and entropy of an uncertain planet. Dec 21, 2019 – May 17, 2020 This is a past exhibition
Hammer Projects Hammer Projects: Ja'Tovia Gary Filmed on location in Harlem and Giverny, Ja'Tovia Gary's THE GIVERNY SUITE is a multi-textured cinematic poem that meditates on the safety and bodily autonomy of Black women. Feb 2 – May 17, 2020 This is a past exhibition
Featured exhibitions Inside the Mask Inside the Mask reimagines the museum as without walls, as a place of community, encounter, and exchange between musicians and activists, dancers and organizers. Feb 15 – May 17, 2020 This is a past exhibition
Featured exhibitions Tishan Hsu: Liquid Circuit Hsu's first US museum survey reintroduces the work of this visionary artist to a contemporary audience. Jan 26 – Mar 15, 2020 This is a past exhibition
Featured exhibitions Paul McCarthy: Head Space, Drawings 1963–2019 The first comprehensive survey in the United States of drawings and works on paper by the Los Angeles-based artist. Feb 2 – Mar 15, 2020 This is a past exhibition
Permanent collection Nowhere Better than This Place Eight objects challenge assumptions about their own material, permanence, provenance, and authorship. Nov 23, 2019 – Feb 9, 2020 This is a past exhibition
Hammer Projects Hammer Projects: Max Hooper Schneider This immersive installation is Schneider’s first solo museum show. Sep 21, 2019 – Feb 2, 2020 This is a past exhibition
Hammer Projects Hammer Projects: Jasmina Metwaly This video installation explores concepts of power and disguise in military uniforms connected to the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Sep 28, 2019 – Jan 19, 2020 This is a past exhibition
Featured exhibitions Lari Pittman: Declaration of Independence The most comprehensive retrospective of the prolific painter and long-revered teacher. Sep 29, 2019 – Jan 5, 2020 This is a past exhibition