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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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Victor Hugo, Taches (Stains), ca. 1875. Black and gray-blue ink and wash on paper. 17 7/16 × 21 5/8 in. (44.3 × 55 cm). Bibliothèque nationale de France, NAF 24807, fol. 41‒42 © Bibliothèque nationale de France
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Ceiling of Shadows (La voûte des ombres): A Night of Victor Hugo

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Copresented by the UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies

In this performance installation of Victor Hugo’s writing, artists bring to life a compilation of works that made Hugo a pivotal figure in the social, political, and cultural life of 19th-century France through live music, theatrical readings, dance, and shadow play.

Featuring Vaneh Assadourian, Isaiah Gage, Adrien Prévost, Victoria Rafael, Anthony Sorrells, and Gilles Stricher.

Lighting Design by Gelareh Soofi Siavash

Production Design by Yuki Izumihara

Music by Adrien Prévost

Created and Directed by Darcie Crager

All Hammer public programs are free and made possible by a major gift from an anonymous donor.

Generous support is also provided by Susan Bay Nimoy and Leonard Nimoy, Good Works Foundation and Laura Donnelley, The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation, an anonymous donor, and all Hammer members.

Public programs advancing social justice are presented by the Ford Foundation.

Digital presentation of Hammer public programs is made possible by the Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Foundation.

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