For additional program information:For additionalprogram 310-443-7000 Wilshire Boulevard California LosAngeles, 90024USA10899 Hammer MuseumSummer2012 www.hammer.ucla.edu BEGINNING JUNE1 Saturday & Sunday 11am–5pm &Sunday Saturday MUSEUM HOURS Tuesday–Friday 11am–8pm Tuesday–Friday Closed Mondays NEW Los Angeles, CALos Angeles, Permit no.202 Non Profit Org. Profit Non US Postage PAID IN. IN. 4 ⁄ 1 X 8 16 ⁄ 11 , 2012 (DETAIL). DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH. DIGITAL , 2012 (DETAIL). 2011 (DETAIL). GRAPHITE AND ACRYLIC ON PAPER. 11 ON PAPER. GRAPHITE AND ACRYLIC 2011 (DETAIL). Summer 2012 Calendar Summer 2012 MOUNTAINS DWARF THE CITY, DWARF MOUNTAINS . CHARACTER PORTRAIT (ISABELLA BLOW, MARIO TESTINO VERSION) (ISABELLA BLOW, CHARACTER PORTRAIT . SCOLI ACOSTA MICHELE O’MARAH COVER: FRONT: COVER: FRONT: AND GALERIE LAURENT GODIN, PARIS. SCOLI ACOSTA COURTESY GUNEWARDENA. (29.7 X 21 CM). COLLECTION OF FRANK ESCHER AND RAVI BACK: WEDEMEYER. PHOTO BY ROBERT THE ARTIST. COURTESY DIMENSIONS VARIABLE. NEW MUSEUM HOURS 2 3 BEGINNING JUNE 1 HAMMER NEWS Tuesday–Friday 11am–8pm, Saturday & Sunday 11am–5pm, Closed Mondays news director the 1 HIGHLIGHTS FROM RECENT ACQUISITIONS L.A.-based artist Charles Gaines works with various mediums, including photography, drawing, text, and video, relying on existing and invented systems to generate his from A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR works. Numbers & Trees VI, Landscape, #4 (1989) is part of a body of work in which Gaines transformed photographic images within a series of prescribed operations. Made in L.A. 2012 is finally here! For nearly two years of the Tate’s Turner Prize and the Whitney Museum of the staffs at the Hammer and LA><ART have worked at American Art’s Bucksbaum Award. It is different in one Known for her provocative combinations of text and image in her assemblage works, message a heroic pace to organize and present this significant significant way, however: while a professional jury will L.A.-based artist Alexis Smith comments on social mores, the media’s depiction of a biennial exhibition. Made in L.A. 2012 will be installed select five finalists from among the 60 artists, the Mohn gender roles, and our increasingly consumer-focused culture. InTown & Country (2001), in three locations around the city: here at the Hammer, Prize recipient will be chosen by visitors to the exhibition a card table with a scene of an English fox hunt is embellished with objects like a clock, in Los Feliz at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, through online and on-site voting. Shining a light on L.A. a shaving brush, and a perfume bottle in a critique of aspirational marketing. 1 and at LA><ART in Culver City. The curatorial team— artists as we have done for more than a decade was among Anne Ellegood and Ali Subotnick from the Hammer and our primary motivations for organizing Made in L.A. 2012, Lauri Firstenberg, Malik Gaines, and Cesar Garcia from and it is also the primary goal of the Mohn Prize. Encouraging NEW BOARD MEMBERS LA><ART—considered work by more than 600 artists. people to see the show is paramount, and offering this The Hammer is delighted to welcome Dr. Eric Esralian and Kevin Ratner to the The 60 artists they selected give us a great snapshot of prize—which the audience has a stake in awarding—will Museum’s Board of Directors and Bill True to the Board of Overseers. the work being made in this city. The artists represent a certainly bring even more visitors through our doors. remarkably wide range of ages—from early 20s to 80 years Dr. Eric Esrailian is the vice-chief of the Division of Digestive old—and come from 30 neighborhoods across L.A.—from Made in L.A. 2012 will be accompanied by a full roster of Diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Esrailian the San Gabriel Valley to Wilmington. Nearly one third public programming, featuring performances, screenings, is active in community service and fundraising for numerous of the artists featured in this show were born outside and artist talks at each of the venues. The insert included charitable causes involving UCLA and organizations connected the United States—a testament to the international in this calendar serves as a terrific guide to all things to the university. He is also currently the vice president of the scope of the thriving L.A. art scene. Made in L.A. 2012 Made in L.A. 2012, and there are many reasons to make Board of Directors of the Fulfillment Fund. is complemented by the Venice Beach Biennial, directed repeat visits throughout the summer. We have also launched by Ali Subotnick, which will take place July 13-15 on the a dedicated website for the biennial—madeinla2012.org— Kevin Ratner is president of Forest City Residential West, an Venice Beach boardwalk. (See insert for exhibition and which has information about all the programs and additional owner, developer, and manager of a diverse portfolio of real estate programming details). All eyes have been on L.A. this past content about each of the artists. Finally, be sure to download holdings throughout the nation. His expertise is in revitalizing year with the historical presentations of Pacific Standard the free Made in L.A. 2012 Soundmap app to your iPhone. urban neighborhoods through public/private partnerships. Kevin Time, and we want to continue to capture that international The app not only features music by L.A.-based musicians and his wife, Alisa, have been longtime supporters of the Hammer attention with a focus on new work being made here, now. from Dublab, but it also appropriates geo-locative technology and are actively involved in K.A.M.P. with their two children. to highlight places throughout the city that are of special We are also very excited to present the Mohn Prize in significance to the artists and the curators of the Bill True is chairman of Gull Industries, founded by his father and conjunction with Made in L.A. 2012 Funded through exhibition. Made in L.A. 2012 truly grandfather as Gull Oil. He and his wife Ruth are based in Seattle. the generosity of Los Angeles philanthropists and art is a summer-long, citywide immersive They are collectors of contemporary art and showcase new media artists through their non-profit gallery, Western Bridge, designed OPPOSITE: DIRECTOR ANN PHILBIN. ABOVE: CHARLES GAINES. collectors Jarl and Pamela Mohn, the $100,000 prize will event that we hope you will enjoy NUMBERS & TREES VI, LANDSCAPE, #4, 1989. ACRYLIC SHEET, 5 by artist/architect Roy McMakin. Bill sits on the boards of the ACRYLIC PAINT, WATERCOLOR, SILKSCREEN, PHOTOGRAPH. 46 ⁄8 be awarded over two years to an artist from the exhibition thoroughly and often. 5 Henry Art Gallery, the Pike Place Market Foundation, as well as X 38 ⁄8 IN. (118.4 X 98.1 CM). HAMMER MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES. and will be accompanied by the publication of a book on PURCHASE. ALEXIS SMITH. TOWN & COUNTRY, 2001. MIXED MEDIA — Ann Philbin, Director Duke University’s Nasher Art Museum. COLLAGE ON FOLDING TABLE. 36 ¾ X 28 X 5 ½ IN. (93.3 X 71.1 X 14 the finalist’s work. The Mohn Prize follows in the tradition CM). HAMMER MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES. GIFT OF JAMES BURROWS. 4 5 exhibitions exhibitions 1 1 Made in L.A. 2012 is organized by the Hammer Museum in collaboration with LA><ART. The exhibition is presented by 2012 Major support is provided by the Annenberg Foundation; the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs; Fundación Jumex, A.C.; Kayne Foundation—Ric & Suzanne Kayne and Jenni, Maggie & Saree; The Mohn Family Foundation; and the members of the Hammer Circle. The Venice Beach Biennial is made possible by the Teiger Foundation. Generous support is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts; the Bloom Family; Gail and Stanley Hollander; Linda and Jerry Janger; Dori Peterman Mostov and Charles Mostov; Karyn Kohl; Heidi and Erik Murkoff; Julie and Barry Smooke; Amy Adelson and Dean Valentine; The Fran and Ray Stark Foundation; and an anonymous donor. Additional support is provided by the Pasadena Art Alliance; Alumnos 47; ForYourArt; and the LA><ART Producers Council. KCRW 89.9 FM is the official radio sponsor.Los Angeles magazine is the official print sponsor. 6 7 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT The Hammer Museum’s Public Engagement Program is supported through a major grant from the James Irvine Foundation. Additional Support is provided by The Shifting Foundation. engagenemt engagenemt public public 1 1 CONTEMPLATIVE ART VIEWING WILD UP RESIDENCY Saturday, June 9, 1-2:15PM Ongoing through December Mindfulness educator Mitra Manesh leads a 75-minute wild Up, the Hammer’s first orchestra-in-residence, is an mindful art-viewing experience of the Armand Hammer L.A.-based 24-member experimental ensemble that mixes Collection. This contemplative session is designed to deepen classical works, new compositions, and indie music, seeking the art exploration experience, creating an opportunity to reconceptualize the role of an orchestra in its community. for art, artist, and self to be considered anew. Their insightful programming changes the experience of the classical concert, while vibrant performances and interactive FREE MADE IN L.A. 2012 iPHONE APP YEARBOOK SIGNING PARTY installations around the museum demonstrate their philosophy Made in L.A. Soundmap is a site-specific mobile audio experience designed for use while traveling to, from, and Saturday, June 23, 1-4PM of “radical-inclusionism”—audience members are invited to in between the three biennial venues in Culver City, Los Feliz, and Westwood. Made in L.A. Soundmap explores If you had your portrait taken for the Hammer Yearbook experience the performances as they see fit and no music is Los Angeles as the context for the exhibition through interviews with Made in L.A.