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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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Hal Foster and Charles Ray
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Hal Foster & Charles Ray

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American art critic and historian Hal Foster joins the Los Angeles-based artist Charles Ray in conversation. A Princeton professor, Guggenheim Fellow, and widely published author, Foster’s latest book is Bad New Days: Art, Criticism, Emergency. Known for his enigmatic sculptures, Ray is also a UCLA Department of Art professor emeritus whose “career as an artist…is easily among the most important of the last twenty years” (Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times).

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