Connie Butler and Tacita Dean with screening of ‘Mario Merz’
HAMMER | 7:30 p.m., Hammer Museum
Hammer chief curator Connie Butler outlines the artist Marisa Merz’s challenging, evocative body of work, its relationship to her domestic space and family life, and its engagement with sexual and cultural difference. Butler’s presentation is followed by a screening of the short film Mario Merz by artist Tacita Dean, in which she creates a film portrait Marisa’s husband and artist Mario months before his death. Followed by a discussion between Butler and Dean. (2002, dir. Tacita Dean, 16 mm film, colour, optical sound, 8 min.)
Event Date: Thursday, Jun. 8, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum
Price: Free
The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village, three blocks east of the 405 freeway’s Wilshire exit.
Parking is available under the museum.