Hammer Blog

Throughout Made in L.A. 2016: a, the, though, only, we'll feature Q&As with several of the artists in the exhibition. In advance of her conversation with filmmaker Jesse Lerner on August 2, we spoke to Made in L.A. artist Gala Porras-Kim about her work and her relationship to L.A.

“I don’t want to eat M&M’s anymore,” said one of my new colleagues on my first or second day in the office—I don’t quite remember. A few other coworkers chimed in, and this comment evolved into a larger conversation. Why so much distaste toward one of my favorite candies?

Dr. Pozzi is out again, this time visiting with friends at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Fourteen other works from the Hammer Collection will also be on view in “Van Gogh & Friends: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism from the Hammer Museum” at the Huntington through January 2nd, 2017.

After dropping admission fees in 2014, the Hammer launched an earned membership program to give visitors a more participatory (rather than monetary) way to become a member. After two years of research and assessment, we restructured our intent and goals and launched HAMMER10 in the spring of 2016.

Throughout Made in L.A. 2016: a, the, though, only, we'll feature Q&As with several of the artists in the exhibition. Eckhaus Latta is a fashion design label that takes an experimental approach to the production of clothing.