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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Chasing Monsters from Under the Bed performance. Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Poverty Department.
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Chasing Monsters from under the Bed

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Copresented with Los Angeles Poverty Department

Collaboratively created, written, and performed by Los Angeles Poverty Department cast members and codirected by Henriëtte Brouwers and John Malpede, Chasing Monsters explores the process of recovery from mental illness and homelessness at a time when thousands of homeless, mentally ill people are abandoned, feared, and threatened by aggressive policing. 

Coffee and tea to follow.

Los Angeles Poverty Department: 30 Years of Art and Urban Advocacy

Founded in 1985 on Los Angeles’s Skid Row by the performance artist, director, and activist John Malpede, Los Angeles Poverty Department is made up principally of homeless or formerly homeless people and has been an uncompromising force in performance and activism for almost 30 years. LAPD makes artistic work to change the narrative about people living in poverty, aiming to create a community of compassion and inspire the next generation of artists. 

Believing change is about exchange, LAPD blurs categories and confounds expectations, bringing together arts organizations, social services, activists, and homeless people to speak out on issues such as housing, mental illness, the war on drugs, and mass incarceration. 

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