Catherine Opie, Connie Butler, and Helen Molesworth

Unfortunately, this event was cancelled due to a power outage at the museum. It will not be rescheduled.

In conjunction with her solo exhibitions at MOCA Pacific Design Center, Catherine Opie: 700 Nimes Road, and at the Hammer Museum, Catherine Opie: Portraits, photographer Catherine Opie joins MOCA Chief Curator Helen Molesworth and Hammer Chief Curator Connie Butler for a conversation about the concepts of portraiture, gender, celebrity, and creativity at play in the artist’s photographs of Elizabeth Taylor’s Bel Air home and in her images of visual artists, fashion designers, and writers drawn from her own circle of friends. They will explore the ways these recent bodies of work both extend and depart from Opie’s longstanding interests in documentary photography, community and identity, the built and social American landscape, as well as the capacity of photography to bear witness to what might otherwise remain unseen. This program is co-organized by MOCA and the Hammer Museum. 

ATTENDING THIS PROGRAM?

ALL HAMMER PROGRAMS ARE FREE
Location: Billy Wilder Theater
Ticketing: Tickets are required and available at the Box Office one hour before the program. General admission tickets are available one per person on a first come, first served basis following member ticketing. Early arrival is recommended.
Member Benefit: Hammer and MOCA Members receive priority ticketing (until 15 minutes before the program) by skipping the general admission line and can choose their seats, subject to availability.
Parking: Under the museum, $3 flat rate on weekends (cash only)

Food and drink may not be carried into the Billy Wilder Theater. Read our food, bag check, and photo policies.