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I had heard about this place in Sichuan many times, Jiu Zhaigou (pronounced: Geo Jai-Go), that it was one of the most beautiful places in China. But I had also heard that some people, foreigners I think, thought that it was just too beautiful to be real, that the Chinese somehow had manipulated nature to create unbelievable colors and formations in the waters and land. Well, all these stories just seemed to make the place more mysterious and compelling. Zhang Yimou, the famous Chinese director filmed his movie Hero there. I tried to go there in 2009 but could not because I was a foreigner and there had been unrest in the western provinces and the government, wanting to protect us, did not allow foreigners to go at that time. But this time I made it.

From Chengdu to Jiu Zhaigou is about a 9-hour bus ride through the

KCHUNG RADIO |  MYSTERY PLAY
OPENING DAY: SAT DEC 7, 1:00PM

In the spirit of old-time radio, Public Engagement Artist-In-Residence KCHUNG Radio presents a mystery play about a museum not unlike the Hammer. To access the unfolding plot, audience members can check out handheld radios that are triggered by transmitters placed throughout the museum. On opening day, live actors accompany the recorded transmission. Mystery Play runs from 1 to 4pm. Visitors can come in at any time.

Mystery Play is also available as a self-guided experience from December 7-20.



Audio Trailer from KCHUNG's Tumblr:

kchung is proud to present an original, site-specific radio mystery play - behind the stucco facade of the sickle museum - at the hammer museum this december!

created as part of our residency this fall, the play will be broadcast via several micro transmitters from december 7-20, with an opening on the 7th from 1-4pm.

here is

When I first moved to Beijing in April of 2008, one of first trips I made inside China was to Sichuan, one of the most beautiful and varied provinces in China and the world. I first went to Chongqing to visit the Sichuan Academy of Fine Art and then to Chengdu where I met with Chen Qiulin (2009 Hammer Project artist) and gallerist Liu Jie of 1000 Plateaus Gallery. On May 12 we were in the gallery with artist Deng Tai (2012 Telescope Beijing artist) talking to Liu Jie about the artist community of Chengdu when the walls and floors started shaking and popping. An 8.0 level earthquake struck in the afternoon just 6 km from Chengdu in the small town of Wenchuan. We ran out of the gallery and out into the streets as people were screaming and the granite tiles of the building fell and crashed

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1000 Westwood Boulevard | Los Angeles CA, 90024






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Arts ReSTORE LA: Westwood is a Hammer curated retail pop-up in Westwood Village running from November 1-24. Local artisans and designers activate empty storefronts and offer handcrafted, one-of-a-kind items for purchase.

Hours: Thursday–Saturday 11AM-8PM | Sundays 11AM–5PM

Mannlicher Carcano Radio Hour on KCHUNG at the Hammer Museum
Saturday November 23, 11:30AM–1:30PM
Hammer Museum Courtyard, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Free program | $3 validated parking under the museum

Dateline Los Angeles: Mere coincidence? The Mannlicher Carcano Radio Hour, now in its 15th year of improvised live multi-city audio collage based experimental radio broadcasts, have been “randomly” scheduled to participate in the KCHUNG Radio residency at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles on the very day in between the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK and the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald.

Mannlicher Carcano – whose name derives from the rifle allegedly used by LHO to shoot JFK - is an improvisational audio collage group that coalesced in the late-1980’s out of a number of new music, sound art, and post-punk experiments, and has been performing and recording regularly for