Hammer Museum

Meet some of the first participants in the Getty Marrow Emerging Professionals pilot program, which aims to create more early career opportunities for those working in the arts from underrepresented backgrounds. Getty has been funding paid summer internships for students from underrepresented backgrounds since 1993 through the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program, and the Emerging Professionals pilot program is an extension of that work. https://lnkd.in/eZiRsq8i

Check out the complete list of speakers for CIMAM's 2024 Annual Conference in Los Angeles! This year, we're thrilled to bring together 20 speakers from 9 countries for this anticipated conference that represents a pivotal gathering of international minds in the realm of contemporary art and museum practices. CIMAM 2024 Speakers Top row, from left: Mai Abu ElDahab, Mark Bradford, Edgar Calel, Zita Cobb, and Andrea Fraser. Second row, from left: Taloi Havini, Candice Hopkins, Andrea L., Ibrahim Mahama, Michael Maltzan. Third row, from left: John Kenneth Paranada, Walid Raad, J. Fiona Ragheb, Pablo José Ramírez, Manuel Segade. Bottom row, from left: Kelsey Shell, Yesomi Umolu, Daniel Vega Pérez de Arlucea, Cecilia Winter, and Sara Zewde. 📅 CIMAM 2024 Annual Conference Sustainable Futures: How, When, For Whom? 📍 Los Angeles | December 6-8, 2024 Hosted by MOCA | The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Hammer Museum at UCLA, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the production of the 2024 Annual Conference is made possible by the lead sponsorship of the Getty Foundation. Additional support for the conference is provided by the Perenchio Foundation and the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. Hosting sponsorship is provided by East West Bank. The post-conference tour to the Desert is made possible through the support of the HIGH DESERT TEST SITES. Join us as we explore sustainability from a holistic perspective, addressing climate change, collections care, conservation policies, and innovative models of economic sustainability and community building. Book your seat today! https://lnkd.in/d2yANrEk #CIMAM2024 #SustainableFutures

📣 OPENING SOON! "Sum of the Parts: Serial Imagery in Printmaking, 1500 to Now" takes a look at prints that are traditionally thought of as sets or series, as well as artists' processes and approaches to printmaking across the last 500 years. From visual tales to thematic clusters, iconographic sequences, and structural progressions and more, this show celebrates a range of organizing concepts within the serial format. Enjoy works by artists including Albrecht Dürer, Wassily Kandinsky, Henri Matisse, Bridget Riley, Zarina, and many more! "Sum of the Parts" opens on Saturday, July 13. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gbuYMmN3 ___ 🖼️ Albrecht Dürer, "First Knot with Heart-Shaped Shield," 1505–1507. Woodcut. Sheet and block: 10 3/4 × 8 3/8 in. (27.3 × 21.3 cm). UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Purchase

MOCA | The Museum of Contemporary Art, the Hammer Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and CIMAM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art invite contemporary art museum professionals to discuss "Sustainable Futures: How, When, For Whom?" at the CIMAM's 56th Annual Conference in Los Angeles on December 6-8, 2024.   The conference, co-hosted by these three major museums, with lead support from the Getty Foundation and additional support from the Perenchio Foundation and the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, will bring together museum directors, curators, artists, architects, and other visionaries to discuss sustainability from a holistic perspective, addressing climate change, collections care, conservation policies, and innovative models of economic sustainability and community building.   CIMAM 2024 will coincide with PST ART: Art & Science Collide, a regional event exploring the intersections between art and science, both past and present. PST is a Getty initiative.   Do not miss out on participating in this highly anticipated conference, representing a pivotal gathering of international minds in contemporary art and museum practices. While attending the conference, you'll have the unique opportunity to immerse yourself in Los Angeles' vibrant art and cultural scene.   We look forward to welcoming you to the CIMAM's 56th Annual Conference in Los Angeles. The deadline for registration is September 30, but seats are filling in quickly. Secure your spot now! 👉 https://lnkd.in/d2yANrEk   #CIMAM2024 #SustainableFutures

📣 CREATIVES! 🎥🎞️ Join us at the Hammer Museum Wednesday night to celebrate international short films and music videos in this summer's Flux screening! See the premiere of Anderson Wright's new short film "The Mark On The Wall." The innovative film program includes narrative, animation, dance, documentary, and new music videos for Acid Arab, Bashy, Doechii, Nemahsis, RM, and many more! Special in-person guests include Director X, Tim Hyten, Macgregor, Haroula Rose, and Anderson Wright! We'll top the night off with a courtyard after-party featuring DJ Christine Mai Nguyen. Find more info by following https://hmmr.buzz/Flux2024. ___ Music by Acid Arab Phots by Brian Feinzimer

✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽In honor of Juneteenth, we remember our ancestors' bravery and sacrifice and celebrate in the hope of a better future. 🤸🏿♂️In Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi's work, "Session," seen here, and "ARENA V" now on view in our lobby, Nkosi extends her study of the social and psychological experiences of Black gymnasts. In her view, these individuals often grapple with maintaining their personal identities amid public scrutiny as symbols of excellence. "They focused on my hair. They focused on how big my legs were. But God made me this way, and I feel like if I didn't have these legs or these calves, I wouldn't be able to tumble as high as I can and have all of these moves named after me."—Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history. ❤️💚🖤On #Juneteenth—and all days—may we recognize overcoming bias, #BlackGirlMagic, #BlackBoyJoy, and that #BlackIsBeautiful. #TheRevolutionWillNotBeTelevised ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 💻 hmmr.buzz/thenjiwe __ 🖼️ Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi, Session, 2020 Oil on canvas. 59 1/16 x 59 1/16 in. (150 x 150 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Stevenson Cape Town / Johannesburg / Amsterdam. © Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi. Photo: Nina Lieska ❤️ Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi, ARENA V, 2024 Acrylic, vinyl, medium-density fiberboard, sound. Installed dimensions variable. Installation view, Hammer Projects: Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, February 9–August 11, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Stevenson, Cape Town / Johannesburg / Amsterdam. Photo: Jeff McLane

🌈📚On Saturday, June 15, we and Allies in Arts will offer a special reading from "Transchool Volume 1," by a diverse mix of trans student writers and their renowned mentors. The new anthology, published by Co-Conspirator Press, is the result of a Transanta summer workshop for 18 to 25 year-old trans authors from throughout the U.S. to develop their voice and write their opinions. Come support these talented writers! RSVP today https://lnkd.in/gTkh6hQs Mark your calendars! On Saturday, June 15, we and Allies in Arts @alliesinarts will offer a special reading from “Transchool Volume 1,” by a diverse mix of trans student writers and their renowned mentors. 🏳️⚧️📚 📖 The new anthology, published by Co-Conspirator Press @co_conspiratorpress, is the result of a Transanta @transanta summer workshop for 18 to 25 year-old trans authors from throughout the U.S. to develop their voice and write their opinions.📝 We’d love to see you there to support these talented writers! 🎟️ RSVP today via the link in our bio and secure your spot for this unique and inspiring experience! 🎉

"The Hammer retrospective casts a lens onto David Medalla’s place in late 20th century art, a history which has sidelined him, but which he may have also eschewed. Roving restlessly between media, subjects, and approaches, his visual language evolved constantly, in a system that rewards the consistent vocabulary, and the name recognition, of a Basquiat, a Chuck Close, or a Mickalene Thomas. 'I think we are only now starting to understand Medalla’s contributions to art history,' says Hammer Museum’s interim chief curator Aram Moshayedi. His legacy, like his work, is kinetic." "David Medalla: Portrait of the Artist as a Filipino" written by Lakán Angelo Ragaza for Vogue Philippines. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gqdkeUVr #DavidMedalla #HammerMuseum #Basquiat #ChuckClose #MickaleneThomas

🎉🙌 IT'S OPENING DAY! All galleries are now open! Bring your friends and family, there's a lot of art to discover. Enjoy these exhibitions now on view: 👚 Refashioning: CFGNY & Wataru Tominaga 🫧 David Medalla: In Conversation with the Cosmos 👩🏼⚖️ Hammer Projects: Jordan Strafer 💖 House Guest: Mute Flesh 📜 Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now 🤸🏿♂️ Hammer Projects: Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi 🗿 Sanford Biggers: Oracle 🍴After viewing artwork, grab a bite to eat downstairs at Lulu! 💐 Have a beautiful day here at the Hammer! 🎫 Admission is always FREE! 💻 For more information, visit hammer.ucla.edu __ 📸 by Sarah Golonka

🏳️🌈 There's extra power in our pride this month with two exhibitions that celebrate creativity, color, and joy! 🫧 "In Conversation with the Cosmos" is the first comprehensive survey in the United States dedicated to the late Filipino artist David Medalla (1938–2020), an influential figure in twentieth-century art. Medalla's identity and sexual orientation were at the core of his artistic thinking from a young age. 👔 Our first-ever fashion-forward exhibition, "Refashioning," presents two project spaces from transdisciplinary artists and fashion designers, Concept Foreign Garments New York and Wataru Tominaga. The exhibition challenges preconceived notions of gender and identity, and in particular what the artists describe as “vaguely Asian” aesthetics. Come celebrate beautiful art that reflects the beauty of love in all its forms! 🗓️ Join us on June 8 for our summer exhibition opening party! Both exhibitions open to the public on June 9. For more, visit https://lnkd.in/gBh4kAzF #HappyPride, everyone! #LoveIsLove