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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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Adrian Piper. Everything #2.8. 2003.
Special Programs

Adrian Piper Reading Group

December 2, 9 and 16, 2018

Adrian Piper’s thought-provoking writing extends throughout and beyond her artwork. This reading group discusses a selection of essays and text-based works by Piper in informal sessions led by assistant curator Erin Christovale and invited guests. 

The discussions will begin at 4 p.m. in the Hammer Lab.  Please note that all three sessions will focus on Piper's essays and on chapters from her memoir Escape to Berlin: A Travel Memoir. All readings are available in the exhibition reading room in Gallery 2. 

The reading group will meet three times in December.

December 2
Titles
1) “Flying” (1987)
2) Escape to Berlin: A Travel Memoir, Chapters 1 and 2 
3) Artwork: early conceptual works in exhibition Gallery 1

December 9
Titles
1) Decide Who You Are  texts
2) Escape to Berlin: A Travel Memoir, Chapters 3 and 6
3)  Artwork: Decide Who You Are series in exhibition Gallery 1 

December 16
Titles
1) “Passing for Black, Passing for White” (1991)
2) Escape to Berlin: A Travel Memoir, Chapters 7 and 8
3) Artwork: Thwarted Projects, A Moment of Embarrassment in exhibition Gallery 1

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