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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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Digital Archive Take It or Leave It: Institution, Image, Ideology
110 Images
Untitled (Hello/Goodbye), by Barbara Kruger, 2014

Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Hello/Goodbye), 2014

untitled 2014 (up against the wall motherfucker), by Rirkrit Tiravanija, 2014

Rirkrit Tiravanija, untitled 2014 (up against the wall motherfucker), 2014

7 1/2 Bulletin Boards, by Matt Mullican, 2013

Matt Mullican, 7 1/2 Bulletin Boards, 2013

Mimus, Act II (Meyers), by Mary Kelly, 2012

Mary Kelly, Mimus, Act II (Meyers), 2012

Survey, by Zoe Leonard, 2012

Zoe Leonard, Survey, 2012

Mary Kelly, Mimus Act I (Posner), 2012

Mary Kelly, Mimus Act I (Posner), 2012

Everything Is Said 24, by John Miller, 2012

John Miller, Everything Is Said 24, 2012

Everything Is Said 21, by John Miller, 2012

John Miller, Everything Is Said 21, 2012

Arabesque, by Dara Birnbaum, 2011

Dara Birnbaum, Arabesque, 2011

To Die upon a Kiss, by Fred Wilson, 2011

Fred Wilson, To Die upon a Kiss, 2011

. . . Cairo stories, by Judith Barry, 2010–11

Judith Barry, . . . Cairo stories, 2010–11

No Drones, by Louise Lawler, 2010–11

Louise Lawler, No Drones, 2010–11