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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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Photo of David Medalla wearing a mask that reads "in conversation with the cosmos"

David Medalla: In Conversation with the Cosmos

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An exhibition that contextualizes the elusive and experimental practice of David Medalla, an artist whose pioneering work spanned kinetic, performance, and participatory art movements.
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Sum of the Parts: Serial Imagery in Printmaking, 1500 to Now

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An exhibition highlighting serial format artworks by 20 artists across five centuries.
A man leans over a woman on the witness stand, as if about to kiss her. A tear appears on the woman's cheek.

Hammer Projects: Jordan Strafer

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Pulling from the genre of erotic thrillers and televised court cases from the period, Strafer presents two videos set against the backdrop of a fictionalized high-profile rape trial in 1990s-era Florida.
An artwork of a man in a cloak looking up at a pink rose

Houseguest: Mute Flesh

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Artist EJ Hill selects from the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts Collection.

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Music & Performance

Dan Rosenboom's Polarity Quintet

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A linchpin of the Los Angeles creative music community, trumpeter Dan Rosenboom creates finely wrought music that embraces wide-open improvisation, taught grooves, and thrilling ensemble interplay.
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Timecrimes / Primer

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Part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive screening series Summer Sci-Fi, featuring unique takes on time travel by writer-directors Nacho Vigalondo and Shane Carruth.
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Kids

826LA@Hammer: Vignettes: Style and Vivid Imagery

Explore stylized writing through activities like Mad Libs and 6-word stories to create your own original vignette full of vivid imagery. Facilitated by author and artist, Carina Tovar.

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Politics

Under the Gavel: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Term in Review

An all-star panel of legal scholars analyzes the meaning and implications of the latest Supreme Court cases
Art

Wataru Tominaga on "Refashioning"

"How I see them is similar to how I see paintings." Wataru Tominaga discusses his work in the exhibition Refashioning: CFGNY & Wataru Tominaga.
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