Exhibitions | Hammer Museum

Brian Jungen, The Evening Redness in the West, 2006 (detail), baseballs, softballs, leather furniture, home theater system and DVDs, dimensions variable.

Hammer Contemporary Collection: Brian Jungen

Aug 14–Oct 31, 2021

An installation of consumer goods and materials that addresses the legacy of colonialism and violence in Hollywood westerns.

Realistic image of a forest of trees with water in the foreground.

Hammer Projects: David Hartt

Aug 21, 2021–Jan 2, 2022

This multimedia installation examining the relationships between culture, geography, and colonial histories in the Americas in the 19th century.

Black and white etching of a standing naked figure with short black hair. A long strip of spotted fabric is draped over their shoulder and nearly reaches the ground. A leafless dark black tree stands in the background.

Houseguest: Shadows Fall Down

Aug 21, 2021–Jan 2, 2022

Artist Monica Majoli explores themes of melancholy and desire in this exhibition drawn from the Grunwald Center collection.

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.

Three light-skinned people with short brown hair are seen from chest up, wearing t-shirts. The person on the right is seen in side view and places a hand on the shoulder of the person in the middle, who faces the camera, wears glasses and looks downward with a slight smile. The person on the left is visible from the side, has a dark beard, and looks across to the person on the right.

ONLINE: Artists' Film International 2021

Sep 1–Sep 30, 2021

An online presentation of 15 films selected from AFI global partner organizations.