A Decade of Acquisitions of Works on Paper – Part II
- – This is a past exhibition
This second presentation in the Hammer Museum’s new works on paper gallery highlights acquisitions of the last decade as well as important promised gifts. The exhibition includes numerous prints and drawings in the collection by artists such as Joan Brown, Robert Gober, Fernanda Gomes, Sonia Gomes, Roni Horn, Jasper Johns, Helen Lundeberg, Nam June Paik, Martin Puryear, Carolee Schneemann, and Barbara T. Smith. Also featured is a selection of photography-based works by Wallace Berman, Morgan Fisher, Helen Levitt, Paul Strand, and Minor White. The exhibition includes significant gifts from the estate of iconic Los Angeles art dealer and philanthropist Margo Leavin.
A Decade of Acquisitions of Works on Paper – Part II is organized by Cynthia Burlingham, deputy director for curatorial affairs and director of the Grunwald Center for Graphic Arts, and Connie Butler, chief curator.
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A Decade of Acquisitions of Works on Paper – Part II, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, May 22-August 28, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
A Decade of Acquisitions of Works on Paper – Part II, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, May 22-August 28, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
A Decade of Acquisitions of Works on Paper – Part II, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, May 22-August 28, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
A Decade of Acquisitions of Works on Paper – Part II, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, May 22-August 28, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
A Decade of Acquisitions of Works on Paper – Part II, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, May 22-August 28, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
A Decade of Acquisitions of Works on Paper – Part II, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, May 22-August 28, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
A Decade of Acquisitions of Works on Paper – Part II, installation viewHammer Museum, Los Angeles, May 22-August 28, 2022. Photo: Jeff McLane -
![Illustration of a human foot with the text "Human Garbage" written on top.]()
Robert Gober, Untitled, 2020Graphite on found paper. 6 7/8 × 8 3/8 in. (17.5 × 21.3 cm). UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of the artist © Robert Gober -
![Colorful collage with acrylic, gouache, and lace on paper.]()
Sonia Gomes, Caminho, 2021Collage with acrylic, gouache, and lace on cotton paper. 24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm). UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Purchased with funds provided by the Helga K. and Walter Oppenheimer Acquisition Fund © 2021 Sonia Gomes, Courtesy of the artist, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo, and Mendes Wood DM São Paulo/Brussels/New York -
![Monochromatic painting of a torso, zoomed in.]()
Amy Adler, After Sherrie Levine, 1994Gelatin silver print. 24 × 17 in. (61 × 43.2 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Gift of Lorrin and Deane Wong © 1994 Amy Adler. Courtesy of the artist -
![Painting of abstract, colorful yellow figures.]()
Charles Garabedian, Ozymandias, 2006Acrylic on paper. 22 1/4 × 19 1/4 in. (56.5 × 48.9 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Gift of Gary and Tracy Mezzatesta © 2006 Estate of Charles Garabedian -
![4 images held in hands of different figures.]()
Wallace Berman, 4 Hand Held Images (first image Buddha), 1966Verifax collage. 14 × 13 in. (35.6 × 33 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Gift of Bonnie Z. Yates © 1966 The Estate of Wallace Berman and Kohn Gallery
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