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Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursdays, 12:30–1 PM PDT

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

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People view Bob Thompson's paintings in the Hammer gallery

Members Morning: Winter Exhibitions

Experience the Hammer's winter exhibitions before the museum opens to the public.

Fri Feb 17 9:30 AM

Music & Performance

Maria Nordman: Borne House of the Sun, ’67-Present

Fri Feb 17 11:00 AM

Headshots of Hilton Als and Jennifer Kransinski

Hilton Als & Jennifer Krasinski

Hilton Als returns during the closing week of the exhibition Joan Didion: What She Means, which he organized for the Hammer. He is joined by Prop Tragedies author Jennifer Krasinski.

Fri Feb 17 7:30 PM

Eric-Paul Riege performs among his woven sculptures

Music & Performance

Hólǫ́llUllUHIbI [duet] (activation)

A durational performance by the artist artist Eric-Paul Riege, presented in conjunction with his Hammer Projects exhibition.

Sat Feb 18 11:00 AM

Porch light illuminates a 70s style home at night

Exhibition Tour: Joan Didion: What She Means

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Joan Didion: What She Means.

Sat Feb 18 1:00 PM

Life-size sculpture of a school principal standing with arms crossed, antlers growing from his head

Lunchtime Art Talk on Karon Davis

Curatorial assistant Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi leads an in-person discussion of Karon Davis's work.

Wed Feb 22 12:30 PM

The US Supreme Court building

Upcoming Supreme Court Cases, with Erwin Chemerinsky

One of the nation's foremost constitutional scholars discusses the possible ramifications of the Supreme Court's decisions in this term.

Wed Feb 22 7:30 PM

Part of the series Hammer Forum: Erwin Chemerinsky on the Supreme Court

Vijay Seshadri

Vijay Seshadri

The Pulitzer Prize–winning poet reads from his work.

Thu Feb 23 7:30 PM

Two kids work on an art activity

826LA@Hammer: Zines: Art in the Palm of Your Hand

Making zines together, participants will create their own paper-folded zine booklet of writing and creative collage—art in the palm of their hand.

Sun Feb 26 11:00 AM

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Zhu Jia, Orianna Cacchione & Danielle Shang

Curator and art historian Danielle Shang moderates a conversation between artist Zhu Jia and Orianna Cacchione, curator and lecturer, about artists’ practices in China in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Tue Feb 28 7:30 PM