Los Angeles, CA. On August 21, 2021 the Hammer Museum at UCLA opened two new exhibitions to the public. For their Houseguest exhibition, the museum invited Monica Majoli, a Los Angeles-based artist and professor of art at UC Irvine to create art out of works from the collections of the museum and the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts. Majoli’s exhibition is called ‘Shadows Fall Down’ and explores the human relationship with the body, in terms of both sensuality and sadness.
A multimedia collection called ‘The Histories (Old Black Joe)’ was revealed on the same day as the Hammer Projects exhibition. The collection looks at the effects that culture, geography and American history all have on each other. The collection’s creator, David Hartt, is an artist living in Philadelphia and working as an associate professor in the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Fine Arts.
The Armand Hammer Collection, an art collection that showcases the tastes and interests of the Hammer Museum’s founder, will return to the museum on August 28, 2021. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the museum additionally continues to hold events online and more information about these events can be found on their website.
Untitled by Paul P., part of the Shadows Fall Down exhibition.
More about the Hammer Museum:
“The Hammer Museum at UCLA believes in the promise of art and ideas to illuminate our lives and build a more just world… A vibrant intellectual and creative nexus, the Hammer is fueled by dynamic exhibitions and programs—including lectures, symposia, film series, readings, and musical performances—that spark meaningful encounters with art and ideas. And through our unwavering commitment to free admission and free public programs, the Hammer is open for all and free for good.”
For more information about the Hammer Museum, click here: https://hammer.ucla.edu/
