Highlighting artists working all through the larger Los Angeles space, “Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Dwelling” will comprise works by 39 intergenerational artists and teams, whose practices embrace craft, materiality, and collectivity. Organized by impartial curator Diana Nawi and Hammer curator Pablo José Ramírez the exhibition is on view by means of December 31, 2023, and accompanied by an array of public applications, together with performances, artist talks, screenings, and extra. The exhibition is sponsored by Financial institution of America.

Hammer Museum director Ann Philbin mentioned, “As I take into consideration ‘Acts of Dwelling’ and look again on previous Hammer biennials, I’m amazed by the large depth and breadth of our metropolis’s creative communities. Like every new presentation within the collection, this ‘Made in L.A.’ will likely be a crucial gauge of the extraordinary expertise in our metropolis at this second, and of the pressing concepts and considerations of at present’s artists. I’m grateful to Diana Nawi and Pablo José Ramírez for bringing collectively this thrilling group of artists and creating this compelling snapshot of up to date artwork and communities in Los Angeles.”

The exhibition, which can embody sculpture, assemblage, portray, drawing, ceramics, efficiency, and set up, will take into account artwork as an expanded discipline of tradition entangled with on a regular basis life. It takes its title from a press release by the late Noah Purifoy (1917–2004) inscribed on a plaque on the Watts Towers: “One doesn’t should be a visible artist to make the most of inventive potential. Creativity could be an act of residing, a lifestyle, and a formulation for doing the precise factor.”

Pablo José Ramírez mentioned, “Over the course of practically 2 hundred studio visits, we traveled from the San Fernando Valley to Lengthy Seashore to the outer edges of Palm Springs, journeys that introduced focus to creative mediums, intergenerational connections, diasporic histories, and vernacular aesthetics. Being in dialogue with artists of their studios and houses, and all around the metropolis, gave us a richer appreciation for the way in which that artists tackle and remodel experiences, concepts, and materials environment drawn from on a regular basis life.”

Diana Nawi mentioned, “Pablo and I had been struck by not solely the variety of practices we encountered but in addition, extra profoundly, by the totally different stakes individuals expressed for artwork making. Artwork has a crucial position to play in individuals’s lives, to their wellbeing and that of their communities; it attests to our existence and permits us a greater understanding of each other.”

Curated by:
Diana Nawi and Pablo José Ramírez

at Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
till December 31, 2023