The Hammer Museum explores the capacity of art to impact and illuminate our lives. Through its collections, exhibitions and programs, the Hammer examines the depth and diversity of artistic expression through the centuries with a special emphasis on art of our time. Mon, 07 May 2012 21:32:10 -0400 Public Programs no http://hammer.ucla.edu Copyright Hammer Museum 282 Copyright Hammer MuseumLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,ConversationsArts/Visual ArtsNews & PoliticsArts/LiteratureArts/Performing ArtsLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,ConversationsHammer Museum (video)The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles is a dynamic cultural center offering world class art exhibitions and free public programs including film, music, readings, lectures, and performance. The Hammer Museum’s collections and exhibitions span the classic to the contemporary in art, architecture, and design, with a special emphasis on new work. The Hammer’s programming is based on the tenet that artists play a crucial role in all aspects of culture and society.http://hammer.ucla.edu/watchlisten/watchlistenhttp://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l47/HammerMuseum/HAMMER_MUSEUM.jpg Hammer Forum Mon, 07 May 2012 13:34:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/971983/971983_2012-05-07-133423.1327.m4v buying votes ian masters lawrence lessig lessig masters pac super pacs vote votes voting 971983 971983 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Mon, 07 May 2012 13:34:00 EDT 971983_2012-05-07-133423 no3/15/12---As well-heeled candidates with Super PACs overwhelm their rivals, we look for an alternative to money-driven elections and explore ways for candidates and issues to be presented fairly and openly. Joining us is Lawrence Lessig, the director of tLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Conversations Thu, 03 May 2012 20:12:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/967743/967743_2012-05-03-201243.1327.m4v 1915 ararat armenian genocide atom egoyan egoyan genocide hammer conversations hammer museum rage against the machine screamers serj tankian tankian 967743 967743 Hammer Museum Hammer Conversations Video Thu, 03 May 2012 20:12:00 EDT 967743_2012-05-03-201243 no4/22/12---Two days before the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, we bring together two artists of Armenian descent to discuss its lasting impact. Atom Egoyan's critically acclaimed films include Chloe, Speaking Parts, The Adjuster, Exotica, TheLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:39:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/928953/Lectures_2012-04-05-143953.1327.m4v art lectures evan holloway hammer lectures holloway ucla 928953 928953 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:39:00 EDT Lectures_2012-04-05-143953 no2/29/12---Evan Holloway has had recent solo exhibitions at Marc Foxx Gallery, Los Angeles; Harris Lieberman, New York; the Approach, London; and the Pomona College Museum of Art. His work has appeared in numerous group exhibitions including, All of this aLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:36:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/897597/897597_2012-03-14-142637.1327.m4v ali subotnick anne ellegood barnsdall park cesar garcia contemporary art daedelus ellegood firstenberg gaines garcia hammer museum la municipal art gallery lauri firstenberg laxart los angeles biennial made in la made in los angeles malik gaines new art now subotnick 897597 897597 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:36:00 EDT 897597_2012-03-14-142637 noThe first Los Angeles biennial, organized by the Hammer Museum in collaboration with LAXART, will be presented at the Hammer, LAXART, and the Department of Cultural Affairs' Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park. (Run time: 3 min.)Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:24:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/887755/887755_2012-03-05-142455.1327.m4v corporate power ellen schultz hammer forum ian masters jennifer taub masters schultz social responsibility taub 887755 887755 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:24:00 EDT 887755_2012-03-05-142455 no2/8/12---With demonstrations against corporations erupting around the world, Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal reporter Ellen Schultz, author of Retirement Heist: How Companies Plunder and Profit from the Nest Eggs of American Workers, joins us tLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:38:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/870241/Lectures_2012-02-14-143841.1327.m4v alina szapocznikow allegra pesenti griselda pollock hammer lectures pesenti pollock szapocznikow 870241 870241 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:38:00 EDT Lectures_2012-02-14-143841 no2/5/12--- Scholar Griselda Pollock is internationally known for her work on feminist studies in the visual arts and cultural theory. Her current work on art as a form of inscription and transformation of traumatic legacies will appear in the forthcoming ALos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:51:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/863833/863833_2012-02-07-145133.1327.m4v 99 american dream democrat ecomony election hammer forum ian masters jones masters obama occupy republican van jones 863833 863833 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:51:00 EDT 863833_2012-02-07-145133 no1/24/12---Former White House adviser Van Jones will discuss his new solution-oriented movement to rebuild America for the 99% who find the American dream increasingly unattainable. One of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World," Jones wLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:22:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/860781/860781_2012-02-03-182221.1327.m4v bunga cardboard carlos bunga hammer projects installation loby wall miriam newcomer 860781 860781 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:22:00 EDT 860781_2012-02-03-182221 noTrained as a painter, Barcelona-based Portuguese artist Carlos Bunga has expanded his practice to encompass multiple mediums including collage, drawing, performance, sculpture, and video. In his architecturally scaled installations, Bunga uses mass-producLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/859313/Lectures_2012-02-02-155113.1327.m4v hammer lectures hammer museum jeff wall ucla ucla department of art lectures wall 859313 859313 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EDT Lectures_2012-02-02-155113 no1/12/12---Jeff Wall is among the most important and influential artists working today. His work has been the subject of major retrospectives at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Schaulager, Basel; Tate Modern, London; and the Museum of Modern ALos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Presents Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:24:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/857947/857947_2012-02-01-142447.1327.m4v bewley burrell dale dale radio dale seever daniel lee hammer presents horowitz james bewley kenny burrell lawrence welk show lee live marc horowitz mary lou metzger metzger seever ucla jazz ucla jazz ensemble 857947 857947 Hammer Museum Hammer Presents Video Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:24:00 EDT 857947_2012-02-01-142447 no1/19/12---Dale Seever (aka James Bewley) returns to L.A. for a live taping of his cult-hit podcast, Dale Radio. Dale welcomes artist and Internet celebrity Marc Horowitz of ineedtostopsoon.com and entertainment legend Mary Lou Metzger (The Lawrence Welk SLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Conversations Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:30:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/845393/845393_2012-01-18-203033.1327.m4v als artist hammer conversations hilton als kara walker theater critic walker 845393 845393 Hammer Museum Hammer Conversations Video Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:30:00 EDT 845393_2012-01-18-203033 no12/11/11---Hilton Als is a theater critic for the New Yorker and the author of Women and Justin Bond/Jackie Curtis. He received a Guggenheim fellowship for creative writing in 2000 and has taught at Smith College, Wesleyan, and Yale University. In 2010 heLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Conversations Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:38:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/841261/841261_2012-01-13-143801.1327.m4v amiri baraka art and black los angeles baraka curator hammer conversations jones kellie jones now dig this poet 841261 841261 Hammer Museum Hammer Conversations Video Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:38:00 EDT 841261_2012-01-13-143801 no1/8/12---Now Dig This! curator Kellie Jones and her father---renowned poet, playwright, and activist Amiri Baraka---discuss their collaboration on Jones's book EyeMinded: Living and Writing Contemporary Art, which investigates various perspectives on art Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:20:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/835055/835055_2012-01-06-142055.1327.m4v black los angeles hassinger maren hassinger miriam newcomer now dig this performance art 835055 835055 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:20:00 EDT 835055_2012-01-06-142055 noIn early 2011, we visited Now Dig This! artist Maren Hassinger in her New York studio. Watch as she discusses her process, the importance of friendships, and what it was like to live and make art in Los Angeles in the 1970s. (Run Time 6 min.)Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:43:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/823945/Lectures_2011-12-20-134345.1327.m4v barbara mccullough bretteville bridget cooks cooks hammer lectures ianco starrels jackson josine ianco starrels levrant de bretteville mccullough now dig this panel sheila levrant de bretteville starrels suzanne jackson youve come a long way baby 823945 823945 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:43:00 EDT Lectures_2011-12-20-134345 no12/4/11---Pioneering artists Barbara McCullough and Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, curator Josine Ianco-Starrels, and gallerist Suzanne Jackson gather to reflect on gender politics in art, then and now. Moderated by art historian Bridget Cooks. In conjuncLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/820255/Lectures_2011-12-15-134655.1327.m4v black daniel widener hammer lectures jacqueline stewart jones kelley kellie jones la los angeles now dig this race robin kelley stewart widener 820255 820255 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EDT Lectures_2011-12-15-134655 no12/8/11---Scholars Robin D. G. Kelley (USC/UCLA), Jacqueline Stewart (Northwestern University), and Daniel Widener (UCSD) discuss black artists in Southern California through history, and the role of geography, migration, and economics in creating the potLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:34:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/818517/Lectures_2011-12-13-133417.1327.m4v art lecture artist ferguson painting russell ferguson sue williams ucla ucla department of art ucla department of art lectures williams 818517 818517 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:34:00 EDT Lectures_2011-12-13-133417 no11/9/11---Sue Williams is a New York-based painter who has had solo exhibitions at the Carpenter Center, Harvard University, Cambridge; IVAM, Valencia, Spain; Secession, Vienna, Austria; and Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva. (Run time: 51 min.)Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:58:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/816157/816157_2011-12-09-145857.1327.m4v black jenkins los angeles miriam newcomer now dig this ulysses jenkins watts festival 816157 816157 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:58:00 EDT 816157_2011-12-09-145857 noIn October 2011 we sat down with Ulysses Jenkins to discuss his diverse body of video and performance work. From his early documentation of the Watts Festival in the 1970s to his current investigation of the media's portrayal of African American men, JenkLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/815067/Lectures_2011-12-08-140707.1327.m4v biographer hammer lectures lawrence weschler lectures new yorker weschler writer 815067 815067 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EDT Lectures_2011-12-08-140707 no11/8/11---Lawrence Weschler, the award-winning biographer of Robert Irwin and David Hockney and former staff writer for the New Yorker, will discuss Uncanny Valley, his latest collection of political tragedies and cultural comedies. Weschler is currently Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:41:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/815121/815121_2011-12-08-144121.1327.m4v 2012 2012 elections bill zimmerman dan schnur elections hammer forum ian masters masters persuasion political persuasion schnur zimmerman 815121 815121 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:41:00 EDT 815121_2011-12-08-144121 no11/17/11---Marking one year until the 2012 elections, we explore the multi-billiondollar election machinery. Two veteran campaign strategists join us for a discussion about the psychology and technology behind political persuasion. Dan Schnur is the direcLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Conversations Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/812789/812789_2011-12-06-143929.1327.m4v activism activist angela davis davis hammer conversations human rights levi robin levi social justice 812789 812789 Hammer Museum Hammer Conversations Video Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EDT 812789_2011-12-06-143929 no12/1/2011---For more than four decades Angela Davis has been one of the most influential activists and scholars involved in the social justice movement. Her recent work has focused on incarceration and the criminalization of communities that are most affeLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Presents Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:33:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/808569/808569_2011-12-02-153309.1327.m4v art and black la constant elevation cortez daaood javon johnson jayne cortez johnson kamau daaood monyee now dig this shihan van clief spoken word thea monyee van clief 808569 808569 Hammer Museum Hammer Presents Video Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:33:00 EDT 808569_2011-12-02-153309 no11/1/11 --- Renowned poets Jayne Cortez and Kamau Daaood are joined by emerging L.A. poets Thea Monyee and Javon Johnson for an evening celebrating the art of the spoken word. Hosted by Shihan Van Clief. (Run Time: 1 hour, 48 min.)Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/807401/Lectures_2011-12-01-140001.1327.m4v african america african american alonzo davis art community art historian collectors curator davis franklin sirmans higa joy simmons karin higa now dig this payne simmons sirmans taste and style taste and style just arent enough vaughn payne 807401 807401 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:00:00 EDT Lectures_2011-12-01-140001 no11/15/11 --- Gallerist Alonzo Davis, and collectors Vaughn Payne and Joy Simmons join curator Franklin Sirmans and art historian Karin Higa to talk about the importance of galleries and collectors in creating an African American art community in Los AngelLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:58:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/787881/787881_2011-11-14-165821.1327.m4v artist hammer projects installation interview native american performance photography sara sara vanderbeek vanderbeek 787881 787881 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:58:00 EDT 787881_2011-11-14-165821 noInvited by the Hammer to participate in our Artist Residency Program, VanDerBeek spent several weeks in Los Angeles over the past year. The works included in her Hammer Project have grown out of this residency and offer a particular view into our city. AfLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:16:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/779765/779765_2011-11-07-151605.1327.m4v flores sara sara vanderbeek sonya sonya flores vanderbeek 779765 779765 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:16:00 EDT 779765_2011-11-07-151605 noInvited by the Hammer to participate in our Artist Residency Program, Sara VanDerBeek spent several weeks in Los Angeles over the past year. The works included in her Hammer Project have grown out of this residency and offer a particular view into our citLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:59:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/777671/777671_2011-11-04-135911.1327.m4v center for food law and policy david heber food law food policy heber ian masters masters michael roberts obesity obesity epidemic roberst 777671 777671 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:59:00 EDT 777671_2011-11-04-135911 no10/20/11 --- Co-presented by The Center for Food Law and Policy. The U.S. suffers from an obesity epidemic that produces massive health-care costs, often at taxpayers' expense. Why are government food policies so slow to change in the face of this crisis?Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:26:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/773229/773229_2011-11-01-132629.1327.m4v african american art artist betye saar black los angeles now dig this pacific standard time pst saar 773229 773229 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:26:00 EDT 773229_2011-11-01-132629 noIn early 2011 we visited artist Betye Saar in her studio. Saar was part of the unique support system of African American artists, curators, scholars, and gallerists in Southern California from 1960 to 1980. She began her career in interior design, but latLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Events Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:57:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/772319/772319_2011-10-31-155719.1327.m4v 2011 gala gala 2011 gala in the garden 772319 772319 Hammer Museum Events Video Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:57:00 EDT 772319_2011-10-31-155719 noOn September 24, 2011 the Hammer honored two remarkable creative forces---artist and UCLA faculty member Lari Pittman and cartoonist, writer, and creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening. Darren Star and Rosette Delug chaired the event. Art critic ChristophLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:24:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/770237/Lectures_2011-10-28-152437.1327.m4v architect brad cloepfil cloepfil filmmaker gus van sant hammer lectures van sant zocalo 770237 770237 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:24:00 EDT Lectures_2011-10-28-152437 no10/18/11 --- Oregon-born architect Brad Cloepfil's work, which includes the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, and Wieden+Kennedy's world headquarters---has been described as "by design anti-spectacular." CloepfiLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:04:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/769047/Lectures_2011-10-27-170447.1327.m4v alec soth book catherine opie douglas fogle fashion fogle hammer lectures kate mulleavy mulleavy sisters opie rodarte soth 769047 769047 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:04:00 EDT Lectures_2011-10-27-170447 no10/19/11 --- Without any formal training in fashion, California-raised sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, known as Rodarte, are among the most celebrated American designers at work today. The Mulleavy sisters join Catherine Opie and Alec Soth in a discussioLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Events Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:16:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/762629/762629_2011-10-21-171629.1327.m4v adam moser fletcher hammer museum harrell fletcher miriam newcomer moser picture public engagement ucla yearbook 762629 762629 Hammer Museum Events Video Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:16:00 EDT 762629_2011-10-21-171629 noHarrell Fletcher and Adam Moser, in collaboration with the UCLA yearbook staff, will document the span of an academic year at the Hammer with a yearbook dedicated to the museum's visitors, programs, and staff. Come to the Hammer between now and March 2012Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Conversations Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:16:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/759419/759419_2011-10-19-141619.1327.m4v columnist eltahawy feminism feminist gloria steinem mona eltahawy ms magazine steinem 759419 759419 Hammer Museum Hammer Conversations Video Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:16:00 EDT 759419_2011-10-19-141619 no10/13/11 --- Mona Eltahawy is an Egyptian American award-winning columnist and international public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues. Her columns appear in the Toronto Star, the Jerusalem Report, and Politiken. Her opinion pieces have been published freqLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:06:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/757315/Lectures_2011-10-17-140615.1327.m4v contemporary art hammer lectures hatoum independent curator jack jack persekian jersualem lecture lectures middle east mona hatoum nablus nablus soap persekian proch renaud renaud proch 757315 757315 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:06:00 EDT Lectures_2011-10-17-140615 no9/29/11 --- Jerusalem-based curator Jack Persekian is the founder and director of the influential Gallery Anadiel and the Al-Ma'mal Foundation for Contemporary Art in Jerusalem, and former director of the Sharjah Biennial. He recently curated DisorientatiLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:58:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/755719/755719_2011-10-14-155819.1327.m4v al qaeda america eric schmitt hammer hammer forum ian masters john mueller masters mueller obama schmitt terrorist war 755719 755719 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:58:00 EDT 755719_2011-10-14-155819 no10/21/11---Veteran New York Times Pentagon correspondent Eric Schmitt and national security studies scholar John Mueller join us to discuss how the U.S. military, spy agencies, and law enforcement are fighting terrorism at home and abroad. (Run Time: 1 hoLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:01:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/754433/Lectures_2011-10-13-140133.1327.m4v hammer lectures leonard leonard nimoy nimoy photography quinto secret selves star trek zach zach quinto 754433 754433 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:01:00 EDT Lectures_2011-10-13-140133 no9/13/11 --- Actor turned photographer/folk anthropologist Leonard Nimoy discusses his photographic project, Secret Selves. Inspired by the Greek mythological idea that ever since Zeus split humans in two each person has been searching for his or her otherLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:30:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/752919/Lectures_2011-10-12-143019.1327.m4v art artist bolande british jennifer bolande leckey lecture lectures mark leckey ucla ucla department of art ucla department of art lectures video video art 752919 752919 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:30:00 EDT Lectures_2011-10-12-143019 no10/6/11 --- British artist Mark Leckey has exhibited widely, including solo shows at the Serpentine Gallery, London; Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York; Kolnischer Kunstverein, Cologne; and Le Consortium, Dijon. He is a 2008 Turner Prize recipient. (Run tLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Conversations Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/816111/816111_2011-12-09-141811.1327.m4v art in la baldessari christopher knight hammer hammer conversations john baldessari knight pacific standard time 816111 816111 Hammer Museum Hammer Conversations Video Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:00:00 EDT 816111_2011-12-09-141811 no10/4/11 --- John Baldessari is a Los Angeles-based artist known for his conceptual work that often intersects artistic genres and media. Christopher Knight is the art critic for the Los Angeles Times and a three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. (Run Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/746335/Lectures_2011-10-05-135335.1327.m4v charlotte brimmer class dale brockman davis fair housing act george lipsitz los angeles marqueece harris dawson naima keith neighbor neighborhood now dig this race residence social justice 746335 746335 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:00:00 EDT Lectures_2011-10-05-135335 no10/26/10---When the Fair Housing Act became law in 1968, residential segregation had already become entrenched. In the 40 years since the act was passed, these segregated housing patterns have continued through government decisions and private actions. ExLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Events Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:12:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/729893/729893_2011-09-19-141233.1327.m4v air david david kipen kipen libros libros schmibros public engagement residency schmibros 729893 729893 Hammer Museum Events Video Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:12:00 EDT 729893_2011-09-19-141233 noThe Hammer Museum's Public Engagement brings an artist project by David Kipen---an interpretation of Libros Schmibros, a nonprofit lending library and used-book shop in Boyle Heights---to Westwood. Libros Schmibros is set up in the Hammer Museum's lobby gLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/716873/Lectures_2011-09-06-133513.1327.m4v hammer hammer lectures laura owens owens 716873 716873 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:00:00 EDT Lectures_2011-09-06-133513 no2/3/11---Artist Laura Owens is one of the most highly regarded painters working today. Her work has been shown extensively in the U.S. and abroad with solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Sadie Coles HQ, London; Gavin Brown's ELos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:32:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/708555/708555_2011-08-26-143255.1327.m4v american dream andy stern banking economy forum hammer forum ian masters johnson masters restoring restoring the american dream robert johnson social justice stern 708555 708555 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:32:00 EDT 708555_2011-08-26-143255 no8/10/11 --- Andy Stern, the former President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and Robert Johnson, the head of the Institute for New Economic Thinking and former Chief Economist of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, join us to address tLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Residencies Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:55:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/699545/699545_2011-08-18-195545.1327.m4v amanda law artist in residence guatemala hammer residency home depot mayan mexican artist mexico miriam newcomer octopus okon video yoshua yoshua okon 699545 699545 Hammer Museum Hammer Residencies Video Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:55:00 EDT 699545_2011-08-18-195545 noWe were invited behind-the-scenes at the shoot for Yoshua Okon's latest video Octopus. The piece, shot on location at a Los Angeles Home Depot store, explores the relationships among Guatemalan day laborers who at home fought on opposite sides of the GuatLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Conversations Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:11:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/691871/691871_2011-08-11-141111.1327.m4v 1960s art scene babitz duchamp eve babitz eves hollywood hammer conversations hunter hunter drohojowska philp marcel duchamp philp rebels in paradise writer 691871 691871 Hammer Museum Hammer Conversations Video Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:11:00 EDT 691871_2011-08-11-141111 no8/3/11 --- Eve Babitz is an American writer who gained notoriety by posing nude with a fully dressed Marcel Duchamp during his 1963 retrospective at the Pasadena Art Museum. She is the author of several books, including the infamous memoir Eve's HollywoodLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:27:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/689429/Lectures_2011-08-09-132729.1327.m4v academic programs amanda law docent education hammer marisa lemorande student educators students tours ucla 689429 689429 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:27:00 EDT Lectures_2011-08-09-132729 noHammer student educators are UCLA students from a variety of disciplines who serve as the museum's docents. They work with the Academic Programs department to research and develop their own tours. In this video they discuss what it's like to be a student Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Presents Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:17:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/683473/683473_2011-08-02-161713.1327.m4v hammer presents kazakhstan kazakhstan montage of cinemas kurmangazy kazakh national conservatory turan ucla film television archive 683473 683473 Hammer Museum Hammer Presents Video Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:17:00 EDT 683473_2011-08-02-161713 no6/10/11---In Conjunction with the UCLA Film & Television Archive film series Kazakhstan: Montage of Cinemas. Kazakh traditional music ensemble Turan performs on ancient Kazakh instruments, including the lute-like zhetygen, sherter, and dombra (all pluLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:22:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/682239/Lectures_2011-08-01-142239.1327.m4v german artist painter painting russell ferguson silke silke otto knapp ucla department of art ucla department of art lectures 682239 682239 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:22:00 EDT Lectures_2011-08-01-142239 no5/26/11 --- German artist Silke Otto-Knapp has had recent solo exhibitions at the Kunstverein Munchen; Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York; The Banff Art Centre, Canada; Modern Art Oxford, UK; Overduin and Kite, Los Angeles; and Tate Britain, London. She hLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/663255/663255_2011-07-11-141055.1327.m4v cairo democratic reform dr rabab elmahdi egypt elmahdi hammer hammer forum ian masters jawad nabulsi masters nabulsi revolution tahrir square 663255 663255 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:00:00 EDT 663255_2011-07-11-141055 no7/6/11 --- The world has been caught by surprise as youthful revolutions have swept across the Middle East toppling entrenched dictators in the so-called "Arab Spring." But as the dust settles there are mixed results in terms of democratic progress and reLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Presents Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:12:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/659431/659431_2011-07-06-191231.1327.m4v aaron novik alternative jazz concert concerts empty cage quartet jazz jazzpop kjazz lisa mezzacappa mezzacappa miriam newcomer sickafoose summer concerts thorny brocky tiny resistors todd sickafoose 659431 659431 Hammer Museum Hammer Presents Video Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:12:00 EDT 659431_2011-07-06-191231 noJazzPOP enters its sixth year of jazz without borders at the Hammer, bringing three wildly inventive and daringly original groups to perform in the courtyard on the first three Thursdays in August. Curated by San Francisco bassist Lisa Mezzacappa. KJazz 8Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:52:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/658959/658959_2011-07-06-135259.1327.m4v albert carnesale arjun makhijani carnesale death of nuclear forum gilinsky hammer forum ian masters makhijani masters nuclear nuclear power victor gilinsky 658959 658959 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:52:00 EDT 658959_2011-07-06-135259 no6/22/11 --- The recent catastrophic nuclear meltdowns in Japan have cast a shadow over the future of nuclear power that was undergoing a renaissance as a possible "clean energy" solution to the global warming crisis. Albert Carnesale, the Chancellor EmeriLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Lunchtime Art Talks Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:44:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/655243/655243_2011-07-01-134443.1327.m4v agsten allison agsten amanda law boddhisatva buddhism grunwald center lunchtime art talks miriam newcomer munakata printmaking shiko munakata woodcut 655243 655243 Hammer Museum Lunchtime Art Talks Video Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:44:00 EDT 655243_2011-07-01-134443 noThe Hammer's curatorial department leads free and insightful 15-minute discussion about works of art currently on view or from museum collections. This talk was led by Allison Agsten, curator, public engagement. She focused on Shiko Munakata's "Fish, flowLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Conversations Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/652213/652213_2011-06-28-151813.1327.m4v abrams giacchino hammer jj abrams lost michael giacchino mission impossible super 8 652213 652213 Hammer Museum Hammer Conversations Video Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:00:00 EDT 652213_2011-06-28-151813 no6/12/11---J.J. Abrams is the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning co-creator of the television series Lost. The producer, screenwriter, director, and composer is also creator of the TV series Alias, co-creator of Felicity and Fringe, and director of several filLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Events Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:03:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/647151/647151_2011-06-22-200351.1327.m4v air amanda law artist in residence catron corey fogel ensemble insect ensemble insects jessica basta jessica catron leticia castaneda paloma udovic performance public engagement 647151 647151 Hammer Museum Events Video Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:03:00 EDT 647151_2011-06-22-200351 noFor the live sound performance "Insect Ensemble" performers were scattered around the Hammer Museum courtyard making inset noises with hand percussion and mouth sounds. Organized by musician and sound curator Jessica Catron. (Run time: 2 min., 15 sec.)Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/633735/Lectures_2011-06-14-132035.1327.m4v baker george baker hammer hawkins richard hawkins third mind 633735 633735 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:00:00 EDT Lectures_2011-06-14-132035 no3/2/11---George Baker is associate professor of Art History at UCLA, where he has taught modern and contemporary art and theory since 2003. A New York and Paris-based critic for Artforum magazine throughout the 1990s, he also works as an editor of the jouLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/630769/630769_2011-06-10-140009.1327.m4v armed armed and insecure colin goddard gun control guns ian masters insecure masters nra stephen higgins viriginia tech shooting 630769 630769 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:00:00 EDT 630769_2011-06-10-140009 no5/17/11 --- There are 97 guns for every 100 Americans, and in the last decade, 140,000 U.S. citizens have died from guns. Yet, gun control appears to be a politically dead issue even though a majority of gun owners are in favor of sensible restrictions. JLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Events Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/630077/630077_2011-06-09-180017.1327.m4v charles long jorge pardo kamp kids kids art museum project long marmol marmol radziner pardo radziner 630077 630077 Hammer Museum Events Video Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:00:00 EDT 630077_2011-06-09-180017 noOn May 15th, 2011 the Hammer Museum hosted its second annual K.A.M.P. (Kids' Art Museum Project), an event imagined by artists for kids. Artists Charles Long, Jorge Pardo, Leo Marmol, and Ron Radziner led group projects that kids of all ages participated Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:06:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/629769/629769_2011-06-09-150609.1327.m4v amanda law drawing hammer projects linn meyers lobby wall meyers projects 629769 629769 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:06:00 EDT 629769_2011-06-09-150609 noFor her Hammer Project Linn Meyers made a large-scale, site-specific wall drawing on the Hammer's lobby wall. In this video she discusses her process, technique, and allows us to watch her work. (Run time: 5 min.)Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Events Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:16:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/632817/632817_2011-06-13-131617.1327.m4v kamp kids kids art museum project 632817 632817 Hammer Museum Events Video Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:16:00 EDT 632817_2011-06-13-131617 noOn May 15th, 2011 the Hammer Museum hosted its second annual K.A.M.P. (Kids' Art Museum Project), an event imagined by artists for kids. Painters, sculptors, photographers, and other creative pros led inventive workshops and experiences for kids of all agLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Events Thu, 26 May 2011 16:57:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/606217/606217_2011-05-26-165717.1327.m4v air ana prvacki artist in residence greeting greeting committee prvacki public engagement 606217 606217 Hammer Museum Events Video Thu, 26 May 2011 16:57:00 EDT 606217_2011-05-26-165717 noAna Prvacki's Public Engagement project, Greeting Committee, concerned with hospitality and welcoming, evolved over the course of four days at the museum. Welcoming foods from different cultures were offered to guests. Mindfulness and etiquette instructorLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Wed, 25 May 2011 20:51:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/604609/Lectures_2011-05-25-205109.1327.m4v aslan aslna cordoba cordoba initiative imam imam feisal imam feisal abdul rauf islam new york city ucla 604609 604609 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Wed, 25 May 2011 20:51:00 EDT Lectures_2011-05-25-205109 no5/4/11 --- In his role as chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf directs projects that aim to heal conflict between Islamic and Western communities. As Imam of Masjid al-Farah, a mosque located twelve blocks from Ground Zero in New YorLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Tue, 24 May 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/602815/Lectures_2011-05-24-131215.1327.m4v all of this and nothing gedi sibony hammer hammer lectures sibony 602815 602815 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Tue, 24 May 2011 19:00:00 EDT Lectures_2011-05-24-131215 no3/29/11--- Gedi Sibony often uses basic found materials associated with architecture or construction, including drywall, wood, cardboard, paint, and carpet. Hung from ceilings, draped over doorways, slumped or leaned against walls, Sibony's work is as mucLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Wed, 18 May 2011 13:19:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/598023/Lectures_2011-05-18-131923.1327.m4v abstract painter charline von heyl lecture painter ucla ucla department of art lectures 598023 598023 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Wed, 18 May 2011 13:19:00 EDT Lectures_2011-05-18-131923 no5/5/11 --- Charline von Heyl is a painter who lives and works in New York. She has had solo exhibitions at Le Consortium, Dijon; the Dallas Museum of Art; and the Vienna Seccession. She has participated in many group exhibitions, including Oranges and SarLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Lunchtime Art Talks Mon, 16 May 2011 14:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/594951/594951_2011-05-16-171751.1327.m4v amanda law collage corrina peipon hawkins house of the mad professor lunchtime art talks mad professor peipon richard hawkins sculpture 594951 594951 Hammer Museum Lunchtime Art Talks Video Mon, 16 May 2011 14:00:00 EDT 594951_2011-05-16-171751 noLunchtime Art Talks take place every Wednesday at 12:30pm. The Hammer's curatorial department leads free and insightful 15-minute discussion about works of art currently on view or from museum collections. This talk was led by Corrina Peipon, curatorial aLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Presents Mon, 09 May 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/589985/589985_2011-05-10-142725.1327.m4v bobby bradford bradford hammer jazz pinsky poetry robert pinsky stephen yenser yenser 589985 589985 Hammer Museum Hammer Presents Video Mon, 09 May 2011 19:00:00 EDT 589985_2011-05-10-142725 no2/10/11---Robert Pinsky, former U.S. poet laureate and jazz enthusiast, will read poems with accompaniment by renowned jazz musician Bobby Bradford and his Mo'tet (Bobby Bradford on cornet and trumpet; Vinny Golia on winds; Roberto Miranda on bass; Chris Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Mon, 09 May 2011 14:19:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/589239/589239_2011-05-09-141939.1327.m4v amanda law exhibition installation painter painting paul thek preview retrospective sculptor sculpture thek 589239 589239 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Mon, 09 May 2011 14:19:00 EDT 589239_2011-05-09-141939 noPaul Thek: Diver, a Retrospective is the first retrospective in the U.S. devoted to the legendary American artist Paul Thek (1933-1988). A sculptor, painter, and one of the earliest artists to create environments or installations, Thek was first recognizeLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:37:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/582375/582375_2011-04-29-183715.1327.m4v elite felix salmon forum hammer forum ian masters masters new global elite salmon 582375 582375 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:37:00 EDT 582375_2011-04-29-183715 no4/26/11 --- With four Wall Street banks controlling half the assets of the nation's banking system, average investors are outmatched by high-speed computer trading and disadvantaged by private equity insiders and hedge funds that are first in line to reapLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Presents Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:50:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/580121/580121_2011-04-27-135021.1327.m4v democracy gomez pena guillermo guillermo gomez pena hammer presents pena performance strange democracy 580121 580121 Hammer Museum Hammer Presents Video Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:50:00 EDT 580121_2011-04-27-135021 no4/5/11 --- In his new solo-performance, post-Mexican writer and performance artist Guillermo Gomez-Pena deals with the end of the Bush era and articulates the formidable challenges facing Obama. He also denounces the anti-immigration hysteria and assaultsLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/578369/578369_2011-04-25-154509.1327.m4v amal hassan fadlalla fadlalla hale hammer ian masters lako tongun masters sondra hale sudan tongun 578369 578369 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:00:00 EDT 578369_2011-04-25-154509 no3/30/11--- As a new nation is formed from the division of Sudan, Africa's largest country, will the oil-rich South and the diminished North resume hostilities or coexist peacefully? Scholars Amal Hassan Fadlalla, Lako Tongun, and Sondra Hale join us to asLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:07:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/574737/Lectures_2011-04-20-140737.1327.m4v ando architect architecture carlsberg hammer lectures kyoto prize lecture praemium imperiale pritzker tadao tadao ando taschen 574737 574737 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:07:00 EDT Lectures_2011-04-20-140737 no3/8/11 --- Tadao Ando is the only architect to have won the discipline's four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize. His award-winning designs can be seen throughout Japan, as well as in France, Italy, SpainLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Conversations Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:29:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/569497/569497_2011-04-13-142937.1327.m4v imperial magnum photos meiselas photography susan meiselas vollmann william t vollmann william vollmann writing 569497 569497 Hammer Museum Hammer Conversations Video Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:29:00 EDT 569497_2011-04-13-142937 no3/15/11 --- Susan Meiselas is a documentary photographer best known for her coverage of the insurrection in Nicaragua and her documentation of human rights issues in Latin America. Her awards include the Robert Capa Gold Medal, Leica Award for Excellence,Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:12:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/567753/567753_2011-04-11-141253.1327.m4v 1960s art 1970s art african american art amanda law art and black los angeles assemblage black art black artists black los angeles brockman gallery california african american museum kellie jones los angeles art melvin edwards naima keith now dig this pacific standard time pst 567753 567753 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:12:00 EDT 567753_2011-04-11-141253 noThis October the Hammer Museum will present Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles 1960-1980, a comprehensive exhibition that examines the incredibly vital but often overlooked legacy accorded to the city's African American visual artists. Now Dig This! Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Events Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:44:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/566393/566393_2011-04-08-194433.1327.m4v air ana prvacki artist in residence greeting committee prvacki public engagement 566393 566393 Hammer Museum Events Video Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:44:00 EDT 566393_2011-04-08-194433 noIn conjunction with "Greeting Committee" at the Hammer Museum, April 7 - 10, 2011 (Run time: 12 min., 56 sec.)Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Presents Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:19:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/536345/536345_2011-03-22-191945.1327.m4v autobiography autobiography of mark twain david kipen hal holbrook hirst holbrook kipen mark twain mark twain tonight robert hirst twain 536345 536345 Hammer Museum Hammer Presents Video Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:19:00 EDT 536345_2011-03-22-191945 no2/8/11 --- The Hammer Museum celebrates the publication of Mark Twain's autobiography with Twain scholar and editor of the Mark Twain Project, Robert Hirst who discusses Twain's life and work in Part 1 video. Video Part 2 is a panel discussion with Hal HoLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Presents Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:30:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/535525/535525_2011-03-21-173025.1327.m4v autobiography autobiography of mark twain david kipen hal holbrook hirst holbrook kipen mark twain mark twain tonight robert hirst twain 535525 535525 Hammer Museum Hammer Presents Video Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:30:00 EDT 535525_2011-03-21-173025 no2/8/11 --- The Hammer Museum celebrates the publication of Mark Twain's autobiography with Twain scholar and editor of the Mark Twain Project, Robert Hirst who discusses Twain's life and work in Part 1 video. Video Part 2 is a panel discussion with Hal HoLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:22:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/533985/533985_2011-03-18-182225.1327.m4v ann louise bardach bardach castros cuba cuba after the castros hammer forum ian masters lesnik masters max lesnik 533985 533985 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:22:00 EDT 533985_2011-03-18-182225 no2/24/11 --- Having survived 11 U.S. presidencies, Fidel Castro and his brother Raul continue to rule the tiny island nation despite a long and vexed relationship with its superpower neighbor. Will the U.S. embargo of Cuba end before the Castro rule does? Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:41:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/509475/509475_2011-02-09-174115.1327.m4v afghanistan barfield 509475 509475 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:41:00 EDT 509475_2011-02-09-174115 no1/27/11 --- As we approach the 10-year mark of the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan, Afghan broadcaster Spozhmai Maiwandi and American anthropologist Thomas Barfield join us to discuss the situation on the ground with firsthand perspectives. BarfLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/512103/Lectures_2011-02-14-173103.1327.m4v artist talk charles gaines douglas fogle fogle gaines manifesto manifestos video artist 512103 512103 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EDT Lectures_2011-02-14-173103 no2/2/11 --- Charles Gaines was born in Charleston, S.C., in 1944 and has been described as "one of the first, if not the first, African American, to work in the field of conceptual art." All of this and nothing will feature Gaines's 2008 work Manifestos, cLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:43:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/502845/502845_2011-01-28-194345.1327.m4v all of this and nothing amanda law exhibition hammer invitational mateo tannatt sculpture tannatt zoo 502845 502845 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:43:00 EDT 502845_2011-01-28-194345 noMateo Tannatt asked us to meet him at the old zoo in Griffith Park to discuss his work in the exhibition "All of this and nothing". Tannatt makes sculptures, paintings, photographs, videos, prints, and performances inspired by everyday urban experiences aLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:55:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/502763/502763_2011-01-28-175503.1327.m4v all of this and nothing amanda law dianna molzan exhibition molzan painter painting studio 502763 502763 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:55:00 EDT 502763_2011-01-28-175503 noWhile Dianna Molzan was working on her pieces in "All of this and nothing" we visited her in her Los Angeles studio in November, 2010. Molzan's paintings explore established tropes in the language of painting by borrowing the techniques of recognizable hiLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:19:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/502677/502677_2011-01-28-161917.1327.m4v all of this and nothing amanda law exhibition film hammer invitational kerry tribe laxart milton torres sees a ghost the last soviet tribe video 502677 502677 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:19:00 EDT 502677_2011-01-28-161917 noWe visited Kerry Tribe in January, 2011 during the installation of "Milton Torres Sees a Ghost" at LAXART, which she discusses in this video. Tribe's film and video works are meditations on cognition, using image, text, and sound to explore what she callsLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:10:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/502595/502595_2011-01-28-151035.1327.m4v all of this and nothing amanda law frances stark hammer invitational paper stark 502595 502595 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:10:00 EDT 502595_2011-01-28-151035 noIn November 2010 we visited Frances Stark in her Chinatown studio to discuss her work in relation to the exhibition "All of this and nothing". Language is both a medium and a subject in the work of Frances Stark, whose works on paper and sculptures explorLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:04:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/502553/502553_2011-01-28-140453.1327.m4v all of this and nothing amanda law charles gaines exhibition gaines hammer invitational manifesto 502553 502553 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:04:00 EDT 502553_2011-01-28-140453 noIn November, 2010 we visited Charles Gaines in his studio to discuss his work in the exhibition "All of this and nothing", the "Manifestos". Gaines has been described as "one of the first, if not the first, African American, to work in the field of concepLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:58:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/502801/502801_2011-01-28-185801.1327.m4v all of this and nothing exhibition mateo tannatt piano sound recording tannatt 502801 502801 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:58:00 EDT 502801_2011-01-28-185801 noArtist Mateo Tannatt created this piece for the exhibition "All of this and nothing". This musical composition of a baby grand piano being dropped from the height of eighty feet was recorded with both internal and external microphones. The recording was sLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Conversations Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:10:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/498743/498743_2011-01-21-171043.1327.m4v conversations durant hammer conversations morello rage against the machine sam durant tom morello 498743 498743 Hammer Museum Hammer Conversations Video Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:10:00 EDT 498743_2011-01-21-171043 no1/12/2011 --- Tom Morello is the Grammy Award-winning guitarist of the rock bands Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and Street Sweeper Social Club, and a solo project, The Nighwatchman. A widely recognized political activist, Morello co-founded Axis oLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/568479/Lectures_2011-04-12-140119.1327.m4v hirsch perlman james welling jim welling lectures photography ucla art ucla department of art ucla department of art lectures welling 568479 568479 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EDT Lectures_2011-04-12-140119 no1/20/11 --- Artist James Welling's early photographic work became identified with the Pictures generation of the 1980s. He has exhibited extensively, with recent solo exhibitions at Regen Projects, Los Angeles; David Zwirner, New York; and Maureen Paley, Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Conversations Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:40:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/497009/497009_2011-01-19-154009.1327.m4v aslan conversations hammer conversations hooman majd iran majd reza aslan 497009 497009 Hammer Museum Hammer Conversations Video Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:40:00 EDT 497009_2011-01-19-154009 no1/11/11 --- Iranian-American authors Reza Aslan and Hooman Majd have both recently published new books. "The Ayatollahs' Democracy", Hooman's follow-up to his 2008 bestseller "The Ayatollah Begs to Differ", offers an insider's account of the political macLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:16:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/491773/491773_2011-01-10-181613.1327.m4v all of this and nothing amanda law anne ellegood black charles gaines dianna molzan douglas fogle eileen quinlan ellegood evan holloway exhibition fernando ortega fogle frances stark gaines gedi sibony holloway ian kiaer invitational jensen jorge macchi karla black kerry tribe kiaer macchi mateo tannatt molzan ortega paul sietsema quinlan sergej jensen sibony sietsema stark tannatt tribe 491773 491773 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:16:00 EDT 491773_2011-01-10-181613 noThe sixth in the series of Hammer Invitationals, "All of this and nothing" will present the work of several Los Angeles-based artists, both established and emerging, alongside a number of international artists, several of whom will be exhibiting in Los AnLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Readings Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:30:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/455177/455177_2010-11-08-153017.1327.m4v benjamin weissman danielewski donnelly jerry stahl joe donnelly lauren weedman laurie ochoa mark z danielewski mary woronov max wrightson trio ochoa readings slake slake magazine stahl weedman weissman woronov wrightson 455177 455177 Hammer Museum Hammer Readings Video Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:30:00 EDT 455177_2010-11-08-153017 no10/27/10 --- Edited by former LA Weekly editors Laurie Ochoa and Joe Donnelly, Slake: Los Angeles is a new LA-centric quarterly that examines all things curious, fictional, poetic, political and philosophical, comprising work by local writers and artists.Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:05:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/481911/Lectures_2010-12-21-140611.1327.m4v comics dc comics geoff johns hammer lectures jim lee johns lee levitz oswalt patton oswalt paul levitz 481911 481911 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:05:00 EDT Lectures_2010-12-21-140611 no12/14/10 --- Within its short 75-year lifespan, DC Comics has created and destroyed entire cities, worlds, and universes with a cast of characters that includes the titans of the Superhero world. Comedian, actor, and writer Patton Oswalt will moderate a dLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Conversations Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:40:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/471499/471499_2010-12-03-144039.1327.m4v architect architecture hammer conversations mandala project michael rotondi pema pema namdol thaye rotondi thaye 471499 471499 Hammer Museum Hammer Conversations Video Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:40:00 EDT 471499_2010-12-03-144039 no11/7/10 --- Architect and educator Michael Rotondi is the principal of RoTo Architecture, an award-winning firm that creates unconventional structures that aim to dissolve the boundaries between design, science, technology, and the fine arts. Rotondi co-fLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:59:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/470257/470257_2010-12-02-145957.1327.m4v eason jordan ian masters jordan masters miller networks politics politics and tv television toby miller tv 470257 470257 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:59:00 EDT 470257_2010-12-02-145957 no11/9/10 --- With a large portion of the money that politicians raise for campaigns going to the television networks, do the media monopolies have any incentive to fix a system from which they benefit so profitably? Former CNN chief news executive and presLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:07:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/466515/Lectures_2010-11-24-150715.1327.m4v artist mexico okon ucla ucla art ucla department of art ucla department of art lectures video video art yoshua okon 466515 466515 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:07:00 EDT Lectures_2010-11-24-150715 no9/3/10 --- Yoshua Okon was born in 1970, in Mexico City where he lives and works. In 1994 he founded La Panaderia, an artist-run space in Mexico City. In 2002, he received an MFA from UCLA. His solo exhibitions include Ventanilla Unica, Museo Carrillo GilLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:00:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/521969/Lectures_2011-03-02-140509.1327.m4v allegra pesenti elisabeth sussman eva hesse exhibition hesse painting pesenti sussman 521969 521969 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:00:00 EDT Lectures_2011-03-02-140509 no11/21/10 --- Elisabeth Sussman is curator and Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography at the Whitney Museum of American Art. She recently co-curated two exhibitions on the work of Eva Hesse: Eva Hesse Drawing at the Drawing Center and Eva Hesse: Sculpture atLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Exhibitions Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:12:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/463183/463183_2010-11-18-171223.1327.m4v amanda law demon hill hammer projects hoeber installation julian hoeber mystery spot 463183 463183 Hammer Museum Exhibitions Video Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:12:00 EDT 463183_2010-11-18-171223 noLos Angeles-based artist Julian Hoeber uses a wide range of media---including sculpture, drawing, filmmaking, installation, and photography---to explore psychology, emotion and narrative. For this exhibition, Hoeber presents Demon Hill, a freestanding strLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:56:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/460587/Lectures_2010-11-15-215627.1327.m4v andrew berardini cesar garcia joel kyack kyack puppet show puppets superclogger susan yank traffic 460587 460587 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:56:00 EDT Lectures_2010-11-15-215627 no10/2/10 --- Taking place in the ubiquitous congestion of the Los Angeles freeways, Los Angeles-based artist Joel Kyack's mobile puppet show Superclogger has been delighting stressed commuters all summer. Performed out of the back of his pick-up truck for Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Presents Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:04:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/456055/456055_2010-11-09-170455.1327.m4v fuller joel kyack kyack miriam newcomer peter fuller puppets superclogger 456055 456055 Hammer Museum Hammer Presents Video Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:04:00 EDT 456055_2010-11-09-170455 no9/25/10 --- Superclogger marks Los Angeles-based artist Joel Kyack's first large-scale public project. Conceived with Providence-based artist and bike mechanic Peter Fuller and developed out of Kyack's interest in chaos, performance, and the relationship Los,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:06:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/451343/451343_2010-11-02-150643.1327.m4v bob edgar candidates democracy democracy for sale elections hammer forum ian masters jessica levnison masters 451343 451343 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:06:00 EDT 451343_2010-11-02-150643 no10/12/10 --- With more money than ever pouring into political campaigns, how do we ensure that average citizens have a voice and that candidates represent people and not money? Bob Edgar, former congressman and head of Common Cause, the nation's leading aLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:26:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/450643/Lectures_2010-11-01-172643.1327.m4v beshty hammer lectures hammer projects photography ucla ucla art ucla department of art lectures walead beshty 450643 450643 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:26:00 EDT Lectures_2010-11-01-172643 no10/14/10 --- Artist and writer Walead Beshty is associate professor in the Graduate Fine Art Department of Art Center College of Design. He has exhibited widely, including at Tate Britain, London; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Museum oLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Lunchtime Art Talks Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:04:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/451309/451309_2010-11-02-140409.1327.m4v amanda law brooke hodge elliott hundley hammer contemporary collection hodge hundley lunchtime art talks 451309 451309 Hammer Museum Lunchtime Art Talks Video Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:04:00 EDT 451309_2010-11-02-140409 noThe Hammer's curatorial department leads free and insightful 15-minute discussions about works of art on view at the Museum. Director of exhibitions management and publications Brooke Hodge discusses Elliott Hundley's Pentheus, 2010. This piece is on viewLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Events Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:39:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/446767/446767_2010-10-26-203907.1327.m4v amanda law ari bhod lamas mandala mandala project monks sand mandala tibet 446767 446767 Hammer Museum Events Video Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:39:00 EDT 446767_2010-10-26-203907 noThe Hammer Museum, in partnership with Ari Bhod --- the American Foundation for Tibetan Cultural Preservation --- is pleased to present The Mandala Project. This two-week program will feature the construction of a Tibetan sand mandala by a team of traditiLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Lectures Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:18:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/441417/Lectures_2010-10-19-221817.1327.m4v anne ellegood artist talk beer beer drinking sonata beer sonata ellegood hammer lectures hammer players marioni performance tom marioni 441417 441417 Hammer Museum Hammer Lectures Video Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:18:00 EDT Lectures_2010-10-19-221817 no9/28/10 --- A key figure in the invention of Conceptual Art in the 1960s, Tom Marioni's identity as artist, writer, and curator defies categorization. In 1970, he founded the Museum of Conceptual Art in San Francisco as a venue to support his own work andLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations Hammer Forum Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:23:00 EDT http://serve.castfire.com/video/440229/440229_2010-10-18-152329.1327.m4v addicted to oil charles wohlforth hammer forum hofmeister ian masters john hofmeisters masters oil wohlforth 440229 440229 Hammer Museum Hammer Forum Video Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:23:00 EDT 440229_2010-10-18-152329 no9/8/10 --- Following the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, John Hofmeister, the former president of Shell Oil and author of Why We Hate The Oil Companies: Straight Talk From An Energy Insider, joins us to discuss his ideas for an environmentalLos,Angeles,Hammer,Museum,Museum,Artist,Contemporary,Art,Exhibition,Lecture,Interview,Hammer,Public,Programs,Reading,Politics,Hammer,Forum,Hammer,Lectures,Hammer,Presents,Hammer,Readings,Hammer,Conversations en-usPublic ProgramsnonadultHammer Museum (video)