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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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Beatriz Cortez and Rafa Esparza, Nomad 13, 2017. Adobe bricks, steel, concrete, hammer, plastic, paper, soil, plants: corn, black bean, prickly pear, sorghum, amaranth, quinoa, chayote squash, chia, chili pepper, yerba buena, yerba santa, sage, ceiba tree. 104 x 84 x 96 in. (264.2 x 213.4 x 243.8 cm). Installation view, Mundos Alternos, UCR ARTSblock, Riverside, CA, September 16, 2017–February 4, 2018. Courtesy UCR ARTSblock. Photo: Nikolay Maslov.
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Simultaneity, Destruction, and Survival: Beatriz Cortez and Claire Colebrook

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Philosopher, cultural theorist, and Pennsylvania State University professor Claire Colebrook joins artist Beatriz Cortez to discuss how art and philosophy imagine new ways of approaching 21st-century political and ecological challenges.

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