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Forthe third consecutive summer the HammerMuseumis
FREE!Enjoyan engaging array of exhibitions, music, lectures,
and film screenings, and beat the LAheat with the cool vibe
of the Hammer'sinner courtyard.
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2, 2007
FREE SUMMER
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HAMMER EXHIBITIONS
A Messagefrom the Director
Summerat the Hammeris alwaysa
wonderfultime and the next few
months will be no exception. Forthe
third consecutiveyear, we'll celebrate
the season with FREESUMMER,
waivingadmissionto all exhibitions
and collectionsthrough LaborDay.
This now-annual tradition is made
possible by Hammerpatrons who,
through their generosity,support our
general operations, the core of our
dynamicexhibitions and programs.
Centralto all the excitement is the
not-to-be-missed exhibition Eden's
Edge:FifteenLAArtists,which opened
in Mayand will remain on view until
September 2. Alsoon view are
HammerContemporary
Collection:
PartII and two HammerProjects:
Song Kunand TerryHaggerty.This is
Song's first exhibition at an American
museum,and we're delighted to have
her work,It 's MyLife, on viewat the
Hammer.James Elaineand I saw
Song's work last fall on our trip to
Chinaand we were very impressed
with her gorgeous little one-a-day
paintings. Weare also very pleased
to present to LosAngelesaudie ces
a new wall installation by Terry
Haggerty.Asyou can see, this i a
great momentat the Hammerto see
what is happening in contemporary
art in LAand beyond.
The courtyardwill again come a ve
with two concert series: AlsoI L:ke to
Rockin July, our popular and m ch
anticipated collaborationwith Ir die
103.1; and JazzPOPin August. FJr
the second year in a row the Har mer
is one of the primaryvenues for ilm
Independent'sLosAngelesFilmF stival,
whichtransformsWestwoodinto a
vibrant celebration of the best o
Americanand international ciner a.
Eventsat the Hammerinclude a
conversation between Festivala~itistin-residence PharrellWilliamsan~ New
YorkTimesfilm critic ElvisMitchell.
I am also delighted to share the news
that just last month, it was announced
that the Associationof Art Museum
Curatorshas recognizedlast year's
installation at the Hammerof the
exhibition TheSodete Anonyme:
Modernism
for America,in the
OutstandingExhibitionor Installation
category,one of only three awards
given for exhibitionsthis year. The
HammerMuseumis so proud to have
partnered with YaleUniversityArt
Galleryon this exhibition.
Asyou will see on the following
pages, I have just touched on a small
portion of what you can expect this
FREESUMMER
at the Hammer.I
encourageyou to come see a film in
the BillyWilderTheater, hear a
concert in the courtyard,and see
great art on our walls. Frommorning
to night, there is something for
everyoneand I hope you will visit
us often.
HammerContemporaryCollectionPart II
THROUGH AUGUST 12, 2007
This exhibition is the second of two installations presenting a wide array of
worksfrom the HammerMuseum'snewlyformed contemporarycollection. Works
on paper are a special focus of the collection but painting and sculpture are
also includedin this exhibition, organizedaround psychologicallyand culturally
charged figurative works. Highlightsinclude a group of ten recent drawingsby
RaymondPettibon (LosAngeles), a wall of six large drawingsby Margaret
Kilgallen(San Francisco),and drawingsby diverse international artists: Michael
Borremans(Belgium),Jockum Nordstrom(Sweden),Dr. Lakra(Mexico), Shahzia
Sikander(Pakistan/ US),and Yun Fei-Ji (China/ US). Sculpturesby LosAngeles
artists KristinMarginand Nathan Mabryrepresent the recent gift from Dean
Valentineand AmyAdelson.Manyof the artists have been shownin Hammer
Projects,includingBarryMcGee
, ArturoHerrera,BrennaYoungblood,and Margaret
Kilgallen,and have also appeared in past and current Hammerexhibitions.
The Hammeris particularlygrateful to our Boardof Overseersfor their ongoing
support and annual contributionsto the HammerContemporaryCollection's
acquisition fund.
This exhibition is organized by Gary Garrels, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Exhibitions
and Public Programs at the Hammer Mu~eum.
Ann Philbin
Director
TOP TO BOTIOM,
ANN PHILBIN & JOEL WACHS.
GARYGARRELS, SUSAN & LEONARDNIMOY, RICHARD
ABOVE, LEFT DANA SCHUTZ. THE HERE AND NOW, 2006. OIL ON CANVAS.72 X 60 IN. PROMISEDGIFT OF ALAN
HERGOTI AND CURTSHEPARD.ABOVE,RIGHT, KRISTIN MORGIN. TOPOL/NO,2003 . UNFIRED CLAY, WOOD, WIRE,
CEMENT.82 X 46 X 41 IN. PURCHASEDWITH FUNDS PARTIALLYPROVIDEDBY DEANVALENTINEAND AMY ADELSON.
LAMBERTSON.
ELLIOTI HUNDLEY& LINDA JANGER
ROYDOWELL, EILEEN HARRIS NORTON, LARI PITIMAN .
HERTA& PAUL AMIR, NAHUM & ALICE LAINER.
(PHOTOS,STEFANIEKEENAN)
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HAMMER EXHIBITIONS
RELATED PROGRAMS
VIDEOS BY HARRY DODGE &
STANYA KAHN
TUESDAY, JULY 24, 7PM
Winner,Whacker,Let the GoodTimes
Roll, Mastersof None, and the Los
Angeles premiere of a new work.
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Edge
THROUGH
SEPTEMBER
GINNY BISHTON
MARK BRADFORD
LIZ
CRAFT
HARRY DODGE
& STANYA KAHN
SHARON ELLIS
2,
2SS7
MATT GREENE
ELLIOTT
HUNDLEY
MONICA MAJOLI
MATTHEW MONAHAN
REBECCA MORALES
LARI
PITTMAN
KEN PRICE
JASON RHOADES
ANNA SEW HOY
JIM SHAW
Eden's Edge: Fifteen LAArtists presents nearly 100 works by artists from the
LosAngelesarea across a wide range of mediums,including paintings, sculptures,
videos, and works on paper. The exhibition mixes artists who have well
established careers with those who are just emerging. Organized by Gary
Garrels, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs,
Eden's Edge continues t he HammerMuseum'sseries of biennial exhibitions
which generally focus on artists working in Southern California. Shared issues
ricochet between diverse artists-a dedication to craft, a rich use of materials,
and images and forms that are unstable and on the edge of metamorphosis
and transformation.
VIDEOS SELECTED BY HARRY
DODGE & STANYA KAHN
TUESDAY, JULY 31, 7PM
Nao Bustamante, Rosa DoesJoan
WynneGreenwood and KSHardy,The
New Report: Chelsea
Abbey Williams, CALIFORNIA
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MichaelSmith, Secret Horror
Kalup Linzy, Play wit de Churen
Paul Chan, Untitled Interview with
LynneStewart
CLOSING PARTY
HAMMER BASH!
THURSDAY,AUGUST23,7-11PM
INCLUDING, AT 7PM:
JIM SHAW ' S INTO THE VACUUM,
PERFORMANCE AND FILM
Cash bar and DJ in the courtyard
This exhibition has been generously supported by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual
Arts and David Teiger.
Additional support has been provided by Herta and Paul Amir, The Broad Art Foundation,
Rosette Varda Delug, the Murrayand Ruth Gribin Foundation, Linda and Jerry Janger, Alice and
Nahum Lainer, the Pasadena Art Alliance, the Peter Norton Family Foundation, and the Daivid
Teiger Curatorial Travel Fund.
89.9 KCRWis the Official Radio Sponsor for the exhibition.
LEFT, TOP, SHARON ELLI S. DAWN, 1997. ALKYD ON
RIGHT, LIZ CRAFT . DEATH RIDER (VIRGO), 2002.
CANVAS. 40 X 30 IN. COLLECTION OF JEANNE GREENBERG
BRONZE. 56 X 108 X 144 IN . INSTALLATION AT
ROHATYN & NICOLAS ROHATYN, NEW YORK.
THE HAMMER MUSEUM , LOS ANGELES.
COURTESY OF CHRISTOPHER GRIMES GALLERY.
COLLECTION OF DEAN VALENTINE AND AMY ADELSON.
LEFT, BOTTOM, KEN PRICE . 100 % PURE, 2005.
COURTESY OF MARIANNE BOESKY GALLERY, NEW YORK;
ACRYLIC ON FIRED CERAMIC. 12 X 19 X 11 IN.
PHOTO BY JOSHUA WHITE .
COLLECTION OF BERTA AND FRANK GEHRY.
COURTESY OF L.A . LOUVER, VENICE, CALIFORNIA.
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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 - FEBRUARY 10, 2008
HammerProjects
Song Kun
TerryHaggerty
FrondsAlys:Politicsof Rehearsalis the first large-.;cale
Toby, the Sapient Pig,
The grellfest Productio,i <!f Nature,
HasJosT AnRlVED from l-.,RANCE,
AND IS NOW EXBIDITJ
'G AT THE GREAT ROOMS,
91', Pall Mall,
Which hod the honour of Performin g before the DaKE and DacHs5"
of YonK.
·rhe Pcrformo.nccs of tliis Animal nre so trufy a1toni1hing, hi,
lntelliifence nnd lmti nct 19 greAl, they nppear to be the work of magic;
his Colour nnd Symttry r,lcnseevery b!!holder, and hia Sagacit:, leave.a
them in ii ma.zeof wouc er at this exlraordinnry production of Na·
lure i and he may truly be ~aid to be
'l'he Philosopher of the Swinish Race.
ExtraordinaryExhibitions:
Broadsidesfrom the
Collectionof RickyJay
AUGUST 26 - NOVEMBER 25, 2007
This exhibition will feature over 80 examples of 17th-,
18th-, and 19th-century ephemeral advertising sheets
known as broadsides, from the collection of Los
Angeles-based performer,scholar, and collector Ricky
Jay. Jay is considered one of the world's great sleightof-hand artists, and is a respected author, actor, and
consultant. His holdings constitute one of the most
unusual collections of these playbills in the world, and
the majority of the pieces in this exhibition are
thought to be unique. The subjects of these broadsides
mirror the unusual and fantastical interests of Jay, with
an emphasis on remarkableentertainers and visual
deceptions. Manyof these works are featured in Jay's
book ExtraordinaryExhibition
s, which explores a mix of
"sensational, scientific, satisfying, silly, and startling
attractions" ranging from an armless dulcimer player
and a singing mouse to an equestrian bee-keeper and a
mermaid.
ABOVE,TOBY, THE SAPIENT PIG, C.1820 (DETAIL).
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museum exhibition in the United States devoted o the
career of Belgian-born, MexicoCity-based artist F·ands
Alys,widely considered to be among the most im ortant artists workingtoday. The exhibition will inc ude
works in a wide range of mediums,including paint!ing,
drawing, film, video, and photography, each tellinJ
visual stories, potent myths that can be told and m told. Fromthe beginning of his career as an artist Alys
has adopted a way of workingthat tends to reject
conclusions in favor of repetition and recalibratior. He
has, that is, put the idea of rehearsal at the heart of
his practice. All of the work in the exhibition will e
accompanied by the beautiful and fragile preparat:>ry
drawings for which Alysis renowned, as well as b~
paintings, documents, and further video work.
Hammer Projects is a series of
exhibitions focusing primarilyon the
work of emerging artists.
Hammer Projects is made possible with
support from The Horace W. Goldsmith
Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, Fox
Entertainment Group's Arts Development Fee,
the Los Angeles County Arts Commission,
members of the Hammer Circle, and the David
Teiger Curatorial Travel Fund.
SONG KUN
This exhibition is organized by Russell Ferguson, Chair,
Department of Art, University of California, Los Angeles, an
Adjunct Curator, Hammer Museum.
This exhibition has been generously supported by Fundaci6
Colecd6n Jumex and Heidi and Erik Murkoff. Additional sup ~ort
has been provided by the Peter Norton Family Foundation a d the
David Teiger Curatorial Travel Fund.
BELOW,FRANCISALYS IN COLLABORATIONWITH RAFAELORTEGA. STILL FRO
REHEARSAL
l, 1999-2001. COURTESYOF THE ARTISTAND DAVIDZWIRNER, N
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 16, 2007
Beijing-basedartist Song Kun's
painting series, It's My Life {200506), is a compendiumof the artist's
life over a period of one year. Each
painting represents one day, describing both her immediate surroundings
and her emotional state of mind.
People, animals, food, and flowers
mix with a range of other imagery,
from the mundane to the imaginary
to the erotic. Painted with soft brush
strokes and a cool color palette,
Song's paintings offer a vibrant and
often surreal glimpse into the world
of contemporary Chineseyouth. A
selection of worksfrom It's My Life
is on view in the Hammer'slobby
gallery. This is her first solo exhibition
in a museum in the US.
TERRY HAGGERTY
JULY 15 2007 - JANUARY 6, 2008
British artist Terry Haggerty's handpainted wall drawingsderiveinspiration
from a myriad of associations, from
interior design and Op Art of the
1960s, to the lush, manicured quality
of sugar icing on pastries.
With masterful control of line and
geometric form, Haggerty'sprocess of
painting the large floor-to-ceiling
works emulates a graceful, machinelike precision to create a surface
devoid of brushstrokes or irregularities. The end result, often one of an
optical illusion, suggests contours and
depths that are merely shifts in our
visual perception. Haggerty's brand of
hard edge painting follows the
tradition of painters like Bridget Riley
and FrankStella, while extending the
genre into architectural space.
For the HammerProjects series, the
NewYork-basedartist creates a new
installation on the three primary walls
of the Hammer's lobby.
ABOVE,TERRYHAGGERTY
. UNTITLED, 2007.
ACRYLIC ON WALL. INSTALLAT
ION AT GRIMM ROSENFELD
GALLERY,MUNICH. COURTESYOF THE ARTIST AND
GRIMM ROSENFELD GALLERY.
LEH SONG KUN. IT'S MY LIFE 05 -11-13, 2005.
OIL ON CANVAS,10 5/8 X 13 ;.I IN. COURTESYOF
UNIVERSALSTU
DIOS-BEIJING, BEIJING, CHINA.
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HAMMER SCREENINGS
Hot + Bothered
HOT+ BOTHERED:
FILMS OF TEMPTAnON AND PERSONAL DESTRUtnON
FRIDAYS, JULY 6 - AUGUST 3, 8PM
Organizedjointly by the Hammerand the UCLA
Film& TelevisionArchive,
Hot+ Botheredis a five-nightoutdoorscreeningseries featuringthe
disturbeddownfallsof charactersseducedby the unattainable.Whethera11
aging businessman
, a Japanese prostitute,or a biblicalstrongman,these
tortured souls are doomedby their owndesires.Cashbar open at 7pm.
Pre-showmusicat 8pm by the street buskingensemble,The Not So Lone ·es.
Screeningsstart at sundown.Contentis for matureaudiences.
Supported in part by the UCLAArts Initiative.
1970, DIR. WARREN STEIBEL
FRIDAY, JULY 6
Looselybased on the livesof the
infamous"LonelyHeartsKillers,"the
slicknessand sympathyof the era's
Bonnieand Clydesand DogDay
Afternoonsis eschewedfor this
strange and sordidslice of true crime.
Anobese and lovelornwomanformsa
chillinglyunconventionalrelationship
with a suave con artist, with whom
she travelsthe countrydefraudingand
murderingother lonelywomen.
1999, DIR. ANTONIA BIRD
FRIDAY, JULY 13
Controversial
PriestdirectorBird
recontextualizesManifestDestinyin
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this sanguineslab of comedy-hrror
set in the OldWest.Disgraced my
officerJohn Boyd(GuyPearce) illust
contendwith murder,mayhem,· nd
temptation after a frostbitten s ranger
(RobertCarlyle)wandersin fro the
coldwitha chillingtale of cannrnalism.
1964, DIR. SEIJUN SUZUKI
FRIDAY, JULY 20
Lefthomelessand alone by the llied
bombingof Tokyo,a teenage pr stitute falls for a hauntedveteran on the
run for attackingan American P. Her
infatuationsoon puts her profe ion
at risk, as her fellowprostitute mete
out brutal punishmentto anyonewho
givesawayher bodyfor free.
1966, DIR. JOHN FRANKENHEIMER
FRIDAY, JULY 27
Boredwith his conventionallife, a
middle-agedbusinessman(John
Randolph)undergoesa shockingand
sinister operationto transformhimself
into a swinging,30-something
playboy(playedby RockHudson).Is
this the secondchanceat life he had
hopedfor, or an unexpectedentry
into mind-numbinghorror?
1949, DIR. CECIL B. DEMILLE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 3
Betweenhis muchlaudedadaptations
of Exodus,DeMilleput his hyperbolic
touch on this classictale of revenge
and betrayalfromthe Bookof Judges.
Afterthe titular strongman'sPhilistine
bride(a youngAngelaLansbury)is
killedon their weddingday,her
vengefulsister (a stunning Hedy
Lamarr)hatchesa plot to seduceand
destroyhim.
TOP, FILM STILL FROMRAVENOUS
, 1999, DIR. ANTONIA
BIRD. MIDDLE, FILM STILLFROMGATEOFFl.ESH, 1964.
DIR. SEIJUNSUZUKI. BOTIOM, FILM STILLFROMSAMSON
AND DELILAH, 1949. DIR. CECILB. DEMILLE.
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HAMMER MUSIC
JazzPOP
STEVEN BERNSTEIN'S DIASPORA
HOLLYWOOD
THURSDAY,AUGUST9,8PM
Steven Bernstein, bandleader, trumpet
player, and unstoppable force in New
York's Downtownmusic scene, brings
his DiasporaHollywoodgroup to the
Hammer.Lacedwith moody,shimmering
arrangements of traditional tunes as
well as smoky,easy-swinging originals, DiasporaHollywoodis
Bernstein's homage to the Jewish
Forthe second year, JazzPOPbrings
music arrangers, film composers, and
adventurousand eclecticjazz musicians
jazz players of 1950s-era LosAngeles.
to the Hammercourtyard in August.
The band is packed with an eclectic
This is jazz in and of the present
lineup of modern-day LAmusicians,
moment, rooted in improvisational
including members of k.d. lang's
interplay but also inspired by quirky
touring band, and the former drummer
pop hooks, gutsy Southern blues, noir
for the punk band X.
film nostalgia, and avant-garde
abandon. Cash bar open all night,
BOBBY BRADFORD'S MO'TET
galleries open until 9pm. Organized
THURSDAY,AUGUST16,8PM
by San Franciscobassist and indepenTrumpeter,cornetist, jazz maverick,
dent curator Lisa Mezzacappa.
and Los Angelestreasure Bobby
Bradfordcloses JazzPOP2007 with his
ARA ANDERSON
Mo'tet, a quintet of the best and
WITH BOOSTAMONTE! AND
brightest of LA'svibrant jazz and
IRON & THE ALBATROSS
creative music community. Bradford,
THURSDAY,AUGUST2,8PM
who has worked with Ornette
BayArea composer and multiColeman,John Carter, DavidMurray,
instrumentalist Ara Andersonleads
and Charlie Haden's Liberation Music
two of his groups in an evening of
Orchestra, combines the earthy
original music.
lyricismof his Texas roots with the
Iron & The Albatross is a chamber
fierce, unsentimental rhythmic
jazz ensemble performingAnderson's
dynamismof modernjazz at its most
playful, cinematic songs that includes
thrilling.
him on pump organ, glockenspiel,
trumpet, and baritone horn, rounded
out with strings, percussion, and winds.
Boostamonte! is an eight-piece brass
band combining gangster funk, free
jazz, and retro Latin dance music with
RIGHT, TOP TO BOTIOM,
ARA ANDERSON (PHOTO, ND KOSTER) .
the snaps and cracklesof golden-age
STEVEN BERNSTEIN ( PHOTO, ZIGA KORITN I K).
radio broadcasts.
BOBBY BRADFORD .
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Calendar
of events
HammerMuseumprograms
are FREEto the public.
16 Thu 8pm
HammerMusic:JazzPOP
Bobby Bradford's Mo'tet
19 Sun 12pm Sunday Afternoons For Kids
Gabrielle Calvocoressi
HammerMembersreceive
Listen to HammerPodcasts
priority seating at programs. at www.kcet.org/podcasts
23 Thu 7pm
Eden'sEdge: Closing Party
Hammer Bash! with
Jim Shaw's Into the Vacuum
6 Fri 8pm
JUNE
23 Sat 8pm
The HoneymoonKillers
LAFilm Festival: Conversation
Pharrell Williams & Elvis Mitchell
27 Wed6:30pm LAFilmFestival
Paint It Black
29 Fri 7pm
LAFilmFestival
A Conversation with MickeyRooney
30 Sat 7pm
LAFilm Festival: Panel Discussion
Shock & Awe: New Wave Exploitation
JULY
1 Sun 12pm
1 Sun 6pm
5 Thu 8pm
Sunday Afternoons For Kids
James Ponsoldt
HammerReadings: NewAmericanWriting
David Bezmozgis
HammerMusic:Also I Liketo Rock
Great Northern & Foreign Born
FREE SUMMER
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2, 2007
Forthe third consecutive summer the HammerMuseum
is FREE!Enjoyan engaging array of exhibitions, music,
lectures, and film screenings, and beat the LA heat with
the cool vibe of t he Hammer'sinner courtyard.
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SEPTEMBER
HammerScreenings: Hot+ Bothered
7 Sat 7pm
10 Tue 7pm
11 Wed7pm
HammerConversations
Amanda Palmer & Henry Rollins
26 Thu 8pm
HammerScreenings
Selected Slamdance Shorts
27 Fri 8pm
HammerMusic:Also I Liketo Rock
The Little Ones & The Pity Party
13 Fri 8pm
HammerScreenings: Hot+ Bothered
19 Thu 8pm
20 Fri 8pm
24 Tue 7pm
AUGUST
HammerPresents
'Zineland
1 Wed7pm
HammerMusic:Also I Liketo Rock
Fields & Castledoor
2 Thu 8pm
HammerMusic:Also I Liketo Rock
Midnight Movies & Sea Wolf
HammerScreenings: Hot+ Bothered
Seconds
Eden's Edge:Screenings
Videos Selected by Harry Dodge
& Stanya Kahn
Big Time
Inland Empirewith David Lynch
l
3 Fri 8pm
HammerMusic:JazzPOP
Ara Anderson with Boostamonte!
and Iron & The Albatross
HammerScreenings: Hot+ Bothered
Samson and Delilah
Eden'sEdge: Screenings
Videos by Harry Dodge & Stanya Kahn
25 Wed8pm
31 Tue 7pm
Ravenous
HammerScreenings: Hot+ Bothered
Gate of Flesh
HammerPresents
Peggy Shaw: MenopausalGentleman
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I • For, add1tional program rnformrt,on: www.hammer.ucla.edu Voice:310-443-7000 TTY:310-443-7094
HammerConversations
Ann Hamilton & Joan Simon
ABOVE, JIM SHAW. INTO THE VACUUM. COURTESY, JIM SHAW
HammerForum:With God on Our Side
Mikey Weinstein & Ian Masters
12 Thu 8pm
14 Sat 6pm
8 Sat 7pm
9 Thu 8pm
HammerMusic:JazzPOP
Steven Bernstein's Diaspora Hollywood
Free weekly talks and tours
LunchtimeArt Talksare held every Wednesdayat 12:30pm.
These brief discussions focus on works of art on view or in
the collections. For more details, see page 20.
Join HammerMuseumeducators for free tours of special
exhibitions Tuesdaysat 1pm and Thursdaysat 1pm & 6pm.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS FOR KIDS
Presented in collaboration with 826LA,this series of
workshops for children ages 8-13 encourages creative
ways of writing and thinking. Space is Limited to 20
students; reservations required. [email protected]
call 310-305-8418 by Thursday prior to each workshop.
This series is made possible by the
Claire and Theodore MorseFoundation.
826LAis a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting
students with their creative and expository writing skills
and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.
JAMES PONSOLDT ON SCREENWRITING
SUNDAY, JULY 1, 12PM
GABRIELLE CALVOCORESSI ON POETRY
SUNDAY,AUGUST19,12PM
Public programs are made possible, in part, by major gifts from the Annenberg Foundation and Mimiand WernerWolfen.
Additional support is provided by Laura Donnelley, Bronyaand AndrewGalef, ErikaGlazer, and an anonymous donor.
HammerConversations
AmandaPalmer& Henry Rollins
Ann Hamilton &Joan Simon
HammerPresents
PeggyShaw
'Zineland
This ongoing series pairs creative thinkers from a range of disciplines for
engaging, provocative discussions on culture, science, and the arts.
HammerPresents is a series of interdisciplinary events
producedby leading musicians,filmmakers,and visual artists.
AMANDA PALMER & HENRY ROLLINS
PEGGY SHAW
'ZIN ELAND
SATURDAY, JULY 7, 7PM
ANN HAMILTON & JOAN SIMCIN
MENOPAUSAL GENTLEMAN
SATURDAY, JULY 14, 6-10PM
Amanda Palmeris the singer/
songwriter/ pianist for The Dresden
Dolls, a Boston keyboard/ drum duo
famous around the globe for straddling the Linebetween WeimarCabaret
and Punk. In 2006 she created The
OnionCellar,an original musical, and
is currently working on a solo album
with Ben Folds.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 7P'M
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 8PM
Ann Hamilton is the recipient of many
honors including the MacArthur
Fellowship,National Endowmentfor
the Arts, Guggenheimand Louis
ComfortTiffanygrants, and the
Skowhegan Medalfor sculpture. She
was the USrepresentative at the 1999
Venice Biennale and the 1991 Sao
Paulo Bienal. Her installations and
objects are in the permanent collections of museums worldwide.
PeggyShaw brings her legendary solo show to Los Angeles
for one night only. Part autobiographical monologue, part
stand-up comedy, part blues lounge act, Menopausal
Gentlemanis a must-see gender-bending chronicle, directed
by RebeccaTaichman.
Enter the fascinating, diverse and plucky world of do-ityourself publications. A selection of talented LA'zinesters
will set up shop in the courtyard alongside Localpurveyors
of independent publications from across the USA.
Participants include ANPQuarterly,Family,Eve Fowler,
Insert Press, Journalof Aesthetics& Protest,Christopher
Russell, 2nd Cannons Publications, Skylight Books, Esther
Pearl Watson & MarkTodd... and more!
Originallyknown as the vocalist for
legendary band Black Flag, Henry
Rollins has become a modern day
Renaissance man touring the world
performing with his own Rollins Band,
as an engaging public speaker, and on
behalf of the USO.The Grammywinning performer, author, and actor
currently occupies his time chatting
up heavy hitters as the host of IFC's
TheHenryRollinsShow, introducing
liste ners to hidden gems on his
weekly radio show on LA'sIndie
103.1, and running his publishing
company 2-13-61.
Joan Simon, curator-at-Largefor the
Whitney Museumof AmericanArt, is a
writer, curator, editor, and arts
administrator based in Paris who has
worked independently for museums,
foundations, and publishers in the
United States and in Europe.A former
managing editor of Art in America
(1974-1983), Simon has published
extensively on contemporary art.
Actor, playwright, and producer Peggy Shaw has received
three OBIEAwardsfor her work with the lesbian theater
company Split Britches, which she founded with Lois
Weaverand Deb Margolinin 1980. She won OBIEAwards
for her performancesin DressSuits ToHire,a collaboration
with HollyHughes, and BelleReprieve,a collaboration with
the London-basedtheater troupe BlooLips.
Browsevendor booths and pick up affordable, handmade,
and Limited-editionchapbooks, mini-comics, artists' books,
journals, and 'zines. Sit in on a panel discussion moderated
by Aaron Rose(publisher of the free arts and culture
magazine ANPQuarterlyand curator of the traveling
exhibition BeautifulLosers),focusing on the importance of
independent publishing in today's corporate media-driven
world. Sample international confections from
Heartschallengerwhile listening to music specially made
for their pink ice cream truck. Get wild with LA'sindie rock
glam extravaganza Soundsof Asteroth-Live on stage!
'Zineland is organized by HammerProgramsCoordinator
Darin Klein.
LEFT, PEGGY SHAW
(PHOTO, EVA WEISS).
TOP TO BOTIOM,
AMANDA PALMER (COURTESY PIXIE VISION PRODUCTIONS).
HENRY ROLLINS (PHOTO, MAURA LANAHAN).
ABOVE, 'ZINELAND IMAGE
(COURTESY CHRISTOPHER RUSSELL).
ANN HAMILTON (COURTESY GENERAL STRATEGIC MARKET ING).
JOAN SIMON .
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HammerForum
With God on OurSide
LAFilmFestival
The HammerMuseumwelcomesthe
LAFilmFestivalbackto Westwood,
hosting a series of free festival
programsas well as servingas a venue
for a number of ticketed screenings.
Africanand AfricanAmericanS :udies
and in Visualand Environmentl
Studiesat HarvardUniversity.
Visitlafilmfest.com
for moreinformation,
WEDNESDAY,JUNE 27, 6:30 M
or call 1-866-FILM-FEST
(345-6337)
SATURDAY,JUNE23,8PM
PharrellWilliamsis half of the
Grammyaward- winning,beat-making
duo The Neptunes.Assuch he has lent
his vocalsto and appearedin music
videosfor NoDoubt,Janet Jackson,
BritneySpears,TLC,Usher, MaryJ.
Blige,Busta Rhymes
, Babyface,Mariah
Carey,and Justin Timberlake.Along
with Neptunepartner ChadHugoand
childhoodfriend Shae Thornton,he
formedthe alternative rocktrio
N.E.R.D.,whichhas releasedtwo
platinum-selling albums.In 2006 he
released his solo album,In MyMind.
FormerNew YorkTimesfilmcritic Elvis
Mitchellis the host of KCRW's
The
Treatment,a weeklyprogramwhere
Mitchellinterviewssome of the most
innovativeforces behind cinema.
Mitchellis a VisitingLecturerin
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A DISCUSSION
WITHSTEPHANIE
BLACKSN KE
ALLAIN(PRODUCER
MOAN/HUSTLE& FLOW)AND
OTHERGUESTS,MODERATED
B'
ELVISMITCHELL
Whatdefinesa filmas African
American?Canfilmsabout Bla
characters,producedby white
filmmakersbe considered"Blac<
films"?AreAfricanAmericanfil makers entitled (or restricted)to o ~Ly
makestories about Blackchara::ters?
Join us as prominentAfricanA erican
filmmakerstalk about their wo and
exploredefiningmomentsin c ntemporaryBlackcinema.
Afterservingin WorldWarII, he
added to his list of credits roles in
Breakfastat Tiffany's,TheBlack
Stallion,and morethan three hundred
other films.Mostrecentlyhe appeared
in Nightat the Museum.He has also
receivedEmmysfor his television
work,and a Tonynominationfor Sugar
Babieson Broadway.He receivedthe
AcademyHonoraryAward,the motion
pictureindustry'shighest acknowledgementof film legends,in 1983.
SATURDAY,JUNE30,7PM
WITHDIRECTORS
CRAIGBREWER
(BLACKSNAKEMOAN)ANDJACK
BY
HILL(FOXYBROWN),MODERATED
ELI ROTH( CABIN FEVER/HOSTEL)
What'sdrivinga new generationof
filmmakersto reinventa long-derided
genre?Is it merecinematicfun, or is
there morebehind the sex, drugs,
blood, and guts? ... and torture? ..•and
zombies?
This ongoing series of timely, thought-provoking events
addresses current social and political issues.
Hammer Forum is made possible, in part, by Erika Glazer.
MIKEYWEINSTEIN IN DISCUSSION WITH IAN MASTERS
WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE:
EVANGELICALSAND THE MILITARY
TUESDAY, JULY 10, 7PM
Michael(Mikey)L. Weinstein is the author, with Davin
Seay, of With Godon OurSide: OneMan's WarAgainst
an EvangelicalCoupin America's Military.Founder and
president of the MilitaryReligious Freedom Foundation,
a former JAGofficer, and an attorney in the Reagan
administration, Weinstein has provided a detailed expose
of life inside the Air ForceAcademy.His first hand account
reveals a systematic program of indoctrination sanctioned,
coordinated, and carried out by fundamentalist Christians
within the U.S. military.
Ian Mastersis a journalist, commentator, author, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker,and the host of the radio
program BackgroundBriefingon KPFK.
FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 7PM
Bornin 1920, MickeyRooneyi a
veteran of stage, film,and tele "sion.
In 1939 he was nominatedas tiest
actor for his role in Babesin A~ s, his
first majormusicalwith Judy G rland.
TOPTO BOTTOM
, PHARRELLWILLIAMS. ELVISMITCHELL
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MICKEYROONEY
. CRAIGBREWER
. JACKHILL. ELI ROTH.
(PHOTOS
, COURTESY
LA FILM FESTIVAL)
FARLEFT,STILLFROMSPIDERBABY, 1968. DIR. JACKHILL.
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HAMMER READINGS
NewAmericanWriting
DavidBezmozgis
A series of contemporary fiction and poetry readings
organized by Benjamin Weissman,author of two books
of short fiction, most recently Headless,and professor
of creative writing at Art Center Collegeof Design and
Otis Collegeof Art+ Design.
This series is made possible, in part, with support from
Bronya and Andrew Galef.
DAVID BEZMOZGIS
SUNDAY, JULY 1, 6PM
DavidBezmozgis'sfirst book, Natasha and Other Stories,
was translated into more.than a dozen languages and
was a New YorkTimesNotable Book, as well as one of the
NewYorkPublicLibrary's25 Booksto Rememberfor 2004.
Natasha received the ReformJudaism Prize for Jewish
Fiction and the 2005 City of Toronto BookAward;it was
also a finalist for the GuardianFirst Book Prize, and the
LosAngelesTimesArt SeidenbaumAwardfor First Fiction.
David'swork has appeared in TheNew Yorker, Harper's,
and Zoetrope, and his stories have been included in The
BestAmericanStories2005 and 2006. He is a Guggenheim
Fellowand a Sundance Screenwriting Fellow.
BELOW, DAVID BEZMOZGIS (PHOTO, GREG MARTIN).
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LunchtimeArt Talks
HammerCollections
THEARMANDHAMMERCOLLECTION
A selection of paintings and works on
paper from the ArmandHammerCollection
is permanently on view and provides an
impressiveoverviewof the major movements of 19th-centuryFrenchart. VanGogh,
Gauguin and Toulouse-Lautrecare among
the artists exhibited, alongside a select
range of old masters such as Titian, Rubens,
and Rembrandt.Worksby Americanartists
are also represented,most prominentlyby
the striking imagery of George Bellows.
THEARMANDHAMMER
DAUMIERCOLLECTION
This collection is one of the most
extensive collections of prints, drawings,
paintings, and sculpture by the 19thcentury Frenchsatirist Honore Daumier.
Thiscomprehensivegathering also includes
prints and drawings by many of Daumier's
fellow 19th-century caricaturists. Call
310-443-7078to schedulean appointment.
HAMMERCONTEMPORARY
COLLECTI:ON
In the past two and a half years, the
Hammerhas launched a new initiative to
build a collection of contemporary art.
This new collection is led by works on
paper, particularly drawings and photographs, but also includes painting,
sculpture, and media arts. The emphasis
of the HammerContemporaryCollectionis
on works created since the 1960s, with
particular focus on art of the last 10 years.
Wednesdaysat 12:30pm
Join Hammercurators each week for
insightful, 15-minute talks about works
of art on display and from the collections.
FRANKLIND, MURPHY
SCULPTUREGARDEN
One of the most distinguished outdoor
sculpture collections in the country, the
FranklinD. MurphySculpture Garden
spans more than five acres on UCLA's
campus with over 70 sculptures. Visitors
engage with works by Rodin, Miro,and
DavidSmith among others, each one
dispersed among the Garden's luscious
tree-lined spaces. Call310-443-7041 to
schedule a tour of the Sculpture Garden.
June 27
July 11
Matt Greene's
Rebecca Morales's
OurIdealized Invisibility, 2006 Tamara'sCues,2004
July 18
RichardSerra's
Abu Ghraib,2004
July 25
LizCraft's
Death Rider(Virgo), 2002
August 1
KimJones's
Untitled, 1978-1980-19902000
August 15
Terry Haggerty's
HammerProject
August 22
Richardvan Orley's
Disgraceof the Angels (after
Peter Paul Rubens), c.1690
VIDEO LIBRARYAND VIEWINGROOM
The HammerVideo Libraryand Viewing1
Roomis a new resource room dedicated
to
the study of video art. The initial
The GrunwaldCenter contains over 45,000
workson paper, including prints, drawings, selection spans the late 1960s through
the 1980s, and features seminal works by
photographs, and artists' books dating
fromthe 1400'sto the present. Renaissance such artists as Vito Acconci,Chris Burden,
GordonMatta-Clark,Bruce Nauman,Tony
masterpieces by Mantegna and Di.irercan
Oursler,NamJune Paik, Martha Rosler,
be viewed alongside the work of impresand
Bill Viola.In addition to works of
sionist and modernmasterssuch as Cezanne
video
art, the HammerVideo Libraryalso
and Picasso.Thecollectionis also a resource
includes
selections of past Hammerpublic
of contemporaryprints by artists as diverse
as KikiSmith and Ed Ruscha.The Grunwald programs. An initial group of 12 videos
documents readings, conversations, and
Center is an important place for research
and education serving scholars, amateurs, discussions by Stanley Crouch,Joan
Didion,Art Spiegelman,ColmT6ibin, David
and artists. Call310-443-7078 to
Foster
Wallace,ChrisWare,and others.
schedule an appointment.
GRUNWALDCENTER
FORTHEGRAPHICARTS
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Song Kun's
HammerProject
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HAMMER MEMBERSHIP
MUSEUM INFORMATION
www.hammer.ucla.edu
310-443-7000
Hours
Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 11am-7pm,
Thu 11am-9pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Closed Mondays,July 4, Thanksgiving,
Christmas, and NewYear's Day.
The GrunwaldCenter Study Roomis
open by appointment only, Monday
through Fridayfrom 10am to 4pm.
Parking
Admission
Convenient parking is available
FREESUMMERthrough September2 under the museum for $3 with
FromSeptember 3:
$5 Adults
$3 Seniors (65+) and UCLAAlumni
Association Memberswith ID
Free for Hammermembers, students
with ID, UCLAfaculty and staff,
and visitors 17 and under
Free every Thursdayfor all visitors
validation. Enter on Westwood
Boulevard or Glendon Avenue.
Parkingfor people with disabilities
is provided on levels Pl and P3.
Boardof Directors
Boardof Overseers
ChairmanEmeritus
Peter Benedek
Rosette Varda Delug
George Freeman
BronyaGalef
Harriett Gold
MurrayGribin
Stanley Hollander
Linda Janger
Erik Murkoff
Susan Bay Nimoy
Catherine Opie
Phil A. Robinson
Ronnie Sassoon
Susan Steinhauser
DavidTeiger
Dean Valentine
James Welling
Jeremy Zimmer
MichaelA. Hammer
Founder
Dr.Armand Hammer
Chairman
John V.Tunney
Roy H. Aaron
NormanAbrams
LloydE. Cotsen*
Samuel P. Dominick
Frank 0. Gehry
RichardW. Hallock
WernerH. Kramarsky*
Anthony R. Leach
Joseph D. Mandel
Eileen Harris Norton*
Lee Ramer*
Nelson C. Rising
Michael Rubel*
Andrea Van de Kamp
Christopher A. Waterman
*Also serve on
Board of Overseers
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