Author Joan Didion’s Life And Work Is Illustrated In New Hammer Museum Exhibit

Author Joan Didion’s Life And Work Is Illustrated In New Hammer Museum Exhibit

Less than one year after Joan Didion's death, a new exhibition at the Hammer Museum reminds Angelenos to continue to gaze — an act that the writer relied on to find her most insightful words in essays such as Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The White Album.

Opening this week, through January 22, Joan Didion: What She Means sets out to capture the author with a trove of works that include excerpts from her essays and novels, paintings, ephemera, photography, sculpture, and video.

This post is an excerpt. Read the full article on the LAist website.

 


 

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