Upcoming | Hammer Museum

A black and white illustration of a cartoonish, anthropomorphic cloud giving a peace sign and floating in a three-dimensional room with floor-to-ceiling grid of squares

Lifes

FEB 16–MAY 8, 2022

Initiated by four texts and including contributions from more than 40 individuals from various fields, Lifes considers the possibilities and pitfalls of interdisciplinary artmaking.

Grainy video still of artist Ulysses Jenkins singing into a microphone

Ulysses Jenkins: Without Your Interpretation

Feb 6–May 15, 2022

The first major retrospective of the groundbreaking Los Angeles video and performance artist.

An intricate ink drawing by artist Ruth Asawa in a white frame on a white wall

A Decade of Acquisitions of Works on Paper

Feb 13–May 1, 2022

Contemporary prints and drawings, including works by Richard Artschwager, Ruth Asawa, Huma Bhabha, Sam Gilliam, Sonia Gutiérrez, and many others.

A crowd of anime characters wearing robes and various masks stand with their arms up and their eyebrows furrowed.

Hammer Projects: Ho Tzu Nyen

Jan 23–May 8, 2022

Ho Tzu Nyen's video and sound installation The 49th Hexagram reinterprets scenes of political uprising and mass demonstration.