Exhibitions | Hammer Museum

An underwater image looking up at a group of four activists snorkeling, two holding a sign that reads "IT'S GETTING HOT DOWN HERE!!"

Andrea Bowers

Jun 19 – Sep 4, 2022

The first museum retrospective surveying more than two decades of Andrea Bowers's production, tracing the entire scope and evolution of the artist's work.

Japanese painting of two people dueling on a bridge.

Drawing Down the Moon

Jun 19 – Sep 11, 2022

Drawn primarily from institutional collections in Los Angeles, Drawing Down the Moon leads visitors through a panoply of lunar objects dating from antiquity to the present.

Illustration of a human foot with the text "Human Garbage" written on top.

A Decade of Acquisitions of Works on Paper – Part II

May 22 – Aug 28, 2022

The second presentation in the Hammer's works on paper gallery includes prints, drawings, and photography-based works by artists such as Robert Gober, Sonia Gomes, Jasper Johns, Nam June Paik, and Barbara T. Smith.

Photo of a sculpture of a form with a human face, and behind it an exploded view of a human figure suspended from the ceiling, in an orange-hued room

Hammer Projects: Kiyan Williams

May 28 – Aug 28, 2022

The first solo museum exhibition for artist Kiyan Williams, an installation of sculptural forms, is a meditation on the notion of the “ruined” body and its potential to transcend and generate new futures.

Juno

Armand Hammer Collection

This impressive collection of European and American paintings and drawings reflects the interests and passion of the museum’s founder, Armand Hammer.