Lisa Anne Auerbach Untitled (Plant Portrait) 2010
hyde or die
Go-go dancing at the Hammer.
During the Sardines and Oranges show at the Hammer in 2008 they had dancer Falk Hentschel dance on the 1991 piece Untitled (Go-go dancing platform) by Felix Gonzalez-Torres for 5 minutes, unscheduled, every day.
Reason #4,598 that I love the Hammer so much.
Artists Nancy Rubins, Barry McGee, Dan Graham and John Baldessari, and Marina Abramovic working with print maker Jacob Samuel in his studio on their respective book etching editions.
Jacob Samuel’s show Out of the Box at the Hammer right now is a revelation. If you are in the neighborhood, you have no excuse not to go. Especially if you are there on a Thursday, because it’s free.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR ROCK THE SUMMER PASS
This series includes performances by Saint Motel, Kitten, Admiral Radley, Fitz & the Tantrums, Voxhaul Broadcast, and Chasing Kings, with DJs Dan Wilcox, Anne Litt, Garth Trinidad, and Chuck P.
Jump the lines, rock the VIP lounge for all four Also I Like To Rock concerts, AND enjoy a membership to BOTH the Hammer Museum and KCRW through October 31, 2010.
All Hammer public programs (concerts, lectures, screenings, etc…) are free to the public and only Hammer members receive express entry and VIP access. Get your pass NOW before this special offer is sold out!
Hammer benefits include:
▪ One express entry for the entire series of Also I Like To Rock
▪ Access to the VIP lounge for one
▪ Unlimited free Museum admission for one through October 31, 2010
▪ Priority seating for one at all Hammer public programs through October 31, 2010
▪ An invitation for two to the September 24th opening of Eva Hesse and Mark Manders
▪ 10% discount at the Hammer bookstore
▪ 20% discount on published rates at Ace Hotel & Swim Club in Palm Springs
▪ Hammer emails featuring Museum events and special member opportunities▪ Your Guide - a monthly newsletter on KCRW programming and current events
KCRW benefits include:
▪ Eligibility for on-air and online giveaways to concerts, movie screenings, and more
▪ Automatic entry into all KCRW Sweepstakes through October 31, 2010
▪ Members are the first to purchase tickets to KCRW-produced concerts and events
You know where to find me this summer…
Quite a few museums are offering up free admission or deals in the museum stores…You should find out if a museum near you is offering such a deal.
If you are in LA, the Hammer is free in observance.
“A final obstacle has to do with shifting expectations about what architecture (at LACMA) is capable of doing — particularly in a deep recession. Under the leadership of Ann Philbin, for example, UCLA’s Hammer Museum has proved that smart hiring and forward-looking programming can be a cheaper, nimbler means of redirecting an institution than almost any building campaign.”
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I can’t tell you how many times Dana and I have had this conversation in the past few weeks, it’s remarkable. Anticipate an open letter to Michael Govan, it’s in the works.
