Hammer Blog

I’ve learned so much in the last year, and as a final project for the fellowship, I wrote, illustrated, and hand-bound a book about my experience at the Hammer Museum.

We see these foundational texts as a network, a living resource that will grow in the coming weeks and months, and a direct line of communication between the individuals that comprise our institutions and the many communities we serve.

We can’t ignore the effects that racism and police brutality have on our community.

Hammer associate curator Erin Christovale interviews Los Angeles–based artist rafa esparza about new strategies for collaboration in isolation, his newest project that aims to abolish migrant detention, and artwork by Latinx artists that are inspiring him in the midst of a pandemic.

Create art you can wear using materials you have at home.