KARA WALKER:
My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love
March 2 – June 8, 2008 |
Kara Walker has risen to international prominence over the past decade for visually stunning works that challenge conventional narratives of American history and the Antebellum South, and is among the most provocative and prominent American artists of her generation. The Hammer Museum is the only West Coast venue for the show, which originated at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. |
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Slavery! Slavery! Presenting a GRAND and LIFELIKE Panoramic Journey into Picturesque Southern Slavery or “Life at ‘Ol’ Virginny’s Hole’ (sketches from Plantation Life).” See the Peculiar Institution as never before! All cut from black paper by the able hand of Kara Elizabeth Walker, an Emancipated Negress and leader in her Cause, 1997. Cut paper on wall. 12 ft. x 85 ft. (3.7 m. x
25.9 m.). Collections of Peter Norton and Eileen Harris Norton, Santa Monica
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AND THEN AGAIN…
PRINTED SETS AND SERIES,
1500 – 2007
March 23 – July 13, 2008
Drawn primarily from the extensive collection of the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, the exhibition will focus on traditional Renaissance and Baroque narrative subjects and prints by contemporary artists such as John Baldessari, Catherine Opie and Barry McGee. |
For current program and exhibition information:
call 310-443-7000 or
visit www.hammer.ucla.edu.
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 11.a.m. – 7.p.m.; Thursday, 11.a.m. – 9 p.m.; Sunday, 11.a.m. – 5 p.m.; closed Mondays, July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year’s Day.
Admission: $5 for adults; $3 for seniors (65+) and UCLA Alumni Association members; free for Museum members, students with identification, UCLA faculty/staff and visitors 17 and under. The Museum is free for everyone on Thursdays.
Location/Parking: The Hammer is located at 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, at Westwood Boulevard. Parking is available under the Museum. Rate is $3 for three hours with Museum validation.
Hammer Museum Tours: For group tour reservations and information, call 310-443-7041. |
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