HAMMER M– USEUM LOOKS AHEAD TO THREE EXHIBITIONS OPENING IN FEBRUARY 2015 in Los Angeles & New York
This February, the Hammer Museum will present three exhibitions, focusing on the unique drawing technique known as “frottage,” the innovative early work of LA-based artist Charles Gaines and the imaginative work of British designer Thomas Heatherwick and his studio. Admission to the Hammer is free of charge. More information is below about the Hammer’s spring exhibitions and related media previews, along with links to full press releases for each exhibition. You may also visit hammer.ucla.edu.
FEBRUARY EXHIBITIONS
Apparitions: Frottages and Rubbings from 1860 to Now
(on view February 7-May 31, 2015)
Featuring over 100 works by 50 artists, Apparitions: Frottages and Rubbings from 1860 to Now explores the technique known as “frottage” which involves rubbing a sheet of paper placed over an object with a marking agent. Debuting at the Hammer, this is the first museum exhibition to explore the historical roots and impact of the method, developed by Max Ernst (German, 1891-1976). Apparitions is co-organized by the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, and The Menil Collection, Houston, and will travel to the Menil in September 2015. Media are invited to preview Apparitions: Frottages and Rubbings from 1860 to Now with curator Allegra Pesenti, the Menil Drawing Institute curator at large and former curator of the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, on Friday, February 6 at 11:30 a.m.
Press preview: Friday, February 6, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
RSVP to [email protected]
Charles Gaines: Gridwork 1974-1989
(on view February 7-May 24, 2015)
Charles Gaines: Gridwork 1974-1989 is the first museum survey of the early work of Gaines’s career and includes rare, never-before-seen works, some of which were presumed lost. Charles Gaines, an artist based in Los Angeles, is best known for his photographs, drawings and works on paper that investigate how rules-based procedures construct order and meaning. Organized by The Studio Museum in Harlem, the exhibition is presented at the Hammer in conjunction with Charles Gaines: Librettos: Manuel de Falla/Stokely Carmichael at Art+Practice, a new art and social services non-profit in Leimert Park. Media are invited to preview Charles Gaines: Gridwork 1974-1989 with Charles Gaines and curator Naima J. Keith, The Studio Museum in Harlem associate curator, on Friday, February 6 at 11:30 a.m.
Press preview: Friday, February 6, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Artist Charles Gaines to be in attendance.
RSVP to [email protected]
Provocations: The Architecture and Design of Heatherwick Studio
(on view February 20-May 24, 2015)
Provocations: The Architecture and Design of Heatherwick Studio is the first exhibition in North America to present the work of British designer Thomas Heatherwick and his London-based studio. Heatherwick Studio is recognized for its inventive approach to design, often combining novel engineering, new materials and innovative technology to create unusual building forms. Organized by the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, where it was on view through January 4, the exhibition will travel to the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York in June following the Hammer presentation. Media are invited to preview Provocations: The Architecture and Design of Heatherwick Studio with exhibition curator Brooke Hodge, Deputy Director at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City on Thursday, February 19 at noon