It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for Hammergram! We are fascinated by the photos our visitors take of the objects and spaces at the Hammer. That’s why we decided to launch Hammergram–a monthly round-up of our favorite visitor photos–in the hopes that they will inspire you to share your own Hammer experience with us!
[See photos from the first post in this series here.]
Wedding photos are one of the most important parts of Chinese weddings, and in contrast to Western countries, these photos are taken weeks or even months before the actual wedding day. The cost can be extravagant depending upon the locations chosen, costumes, props, make up artists, stylists, choreographers, and other crews members needed. Some couples spend thousands of dollars in various locations to get their dream marriage photographs (and the kitschier the photos the better). Next to my building in Beijing is Wang Jing Park. It is a nice park but not spectacularly groomed. Over the years it seemed to be a forgotten landmark, but I guess it photographs well. Every spring (summer, winter, and fall) it is full of wedding photographers, crews, grooms and brides using every nook and cranny, every costume and prop imaginable to get
How often do you come to a museum just to browse? Maybe you have a few spare minutes on your lunch break or just want to get a quick overview of the latest exhibition, and that's great. That's how most of us visit museums. But how often do you come to a museum and really look at the art--get lost in a single artwork for more than 5 minutes? Probably not often.
This is exactly what tomorrow's Slow Art Day asks us to do. According to its mission, Slow Art Day aims to "help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art." Sounds easy enough.
So here's your challenge: visit your local museum or gallery tomorrow, and pick a couple pieces of art to spend 5-10 minutes with (it's a lot longer than it seems, trust us). Think about what you learn, what questions
Wedding photos are one of the most important parts of Chinese weddings, and in contrast to Western countries, these photos are taken weeks or even months before the actual wedding day. The cost can be extravagant depending upon the locations chosen, costumes, props, make up artists, stylists, choreographers, and other crews members needed. Some couples spend thousands of dollars in various locations to get their dream marriage photographs (and the kitschier the photos the better). Next to my building in Beijing is Wang Jing Park. It is a nice park but not spectacularly groomed. Over the years it seemed to be a forgotten landmark, but I guess it photographs well. Every spring (summer, winter, and fall) it is full of wedding photographers, crews, grooms and brides using every nook and cranny, every costume and prop imaginable to get the perfect marriage photos. It can be a very wild and
You’ve probably heard us tossing around the name “Yuval Sharon” a lot lately. That’s because he is the Artistic Director of The Industry, the experimental opera company that envisioned the acclaimed performance visualization of Terry Riley’s In C, which debuted at the Hammer last Saturday. Before our second (and last) performance this coming Saturday from 1-5PM, our curator got a little insider information from him.
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Here’s my feeling. Yuval Sharon is brilliant and we should coerce him into talking about his work as much as we can. Fortunately, his intelligence is matched only by his warmth and generosity so there isn’t too much arm twisting involved in getting him to chat with us, and words seem to flow from him as easily as music does. What’s not to love?? –-Allison Agsten, curator, public engagement
