Dirty Protest: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection
Drawn from the Hammer Museum鈥檚 collection, this exhibition highlights a lively mix of painting, sculpture, and media installations by more than 40 international artists.
The Hammer Contemporary Collection continues to grow through purchases and generous gifts from patrons and artists. This core collection comprises works in drawing, film, painting, photography, sculpture, and video made by artists from around the world, with an emphasis on Southern California and the networks of artists who are based here as well as those for whom Los Angeles is a nexus of activity. The highlighted acquisitions in this presentation underlie the Hammer鈥檚 commitment to the breadth of mediums engaged by contemporary artists, including video installation, new media, and works on paper.
Taken from the title of a 2015 painting by Tala Madani, this group show highlights recent acquisitions and works from the Hammer Contemporary Collection that have never before been on view. This lively mix of painting, sculpture, drawings, and multimedia installations features the work of more than 40 international established and emerging artists.
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Drawn from the Hammer Museum鈥檚 collection, this exhibition highlights a lively mix of painting, sculpture, and media installations by more than 40 international artists.
The Hammer Contemporary Collection continues to grow through purchases and generous gifts from patrons and artists. This core collection comprises works in drawing, film, painting, photography, sculpture, and video made by artists from around the world, with an emphasis on Southern California and the networks of artists who are based here as well as those for whom Los Angeles is a nexus of activity. The highlighted acquisitions in this presentation underlie the Hammer鈥檚 commitment to the breadth of mediums engaged by contemporary artists, including video installation, new media, and works on paper.
Taken from the title of a 2015 painting by Tala Madani, this group show highlights recent acquisitions and works from the Hammer Contemporary Collection that have never before been on view. This lively mix of painting, sculpture, drawings, and multimedia installations features the work of more than 40 international established and emerging artists.
Artists on show
- Alake Shilling
- Alex Hubbard
- Alexander Tovborg
- Analia Saban
- Andy Robert
- Avery Singer
- Chim Pom
- Chris Burden
- Christina Forrer
- Dana Schutz
- Ed Kienholz and Nancy Redding
- Edgar Arceneaux
- Edward Kienholz
- Eleanor Antin
- Eric Wesley
- Hu Xiaoyuan
- Ibrahim Mahama
- Jeffrey Vallance
- Jim Shaw
- Kelly Akashi
- Mark Bradford
- Mark Manders
- Mateo Tannatt
- Mika Tajima
- Mike Kelley
- Nathaniel Mary Quinn
- Njideka Akunyili Crosby
- Noah Davis
- Pentti Monkkonen
- Petra Cortright
- Richard Hawkins
- Rodney McMillian
- Tala Madani
- Thomas Eggerer
- Tomma Abts
- Torey Thornton
- Trisha Donnelly
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