Fowler and Hammer Museum Exhibitions at UCLA named Best of 2018 by Los Angeles Times
In chronological order of their opening, Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight names the 10 most engaging art museum exhibitions that he saw this year within L.A.'s immediate orbit. Three of his 10 picks are from UCLA Arts offerings and two are still on view. Visit the UCLA Arts Calendar to see the full schedule.
— Christopher Knight, Dec. 11, 2018
Eamon Ore-Giron's "Angelitos Negros (detail)," part of the Hammer's "Made in L.A." biennial. (Christopher Knight / Los Angeles Times) “Made in L.A. 2018,” UCLA Hammer Museum
With a smart focus on a wide variety of recent art keenly attuned to the turbulence of our socially disturbed time — notably, two-thirds of the artists were women — this was the best Hammer biennial yet. Review
Installation view of furnace bellows and forged iron objects in "Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths." (UCLA Fowler Museum) “Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths,” UCLA Fowler Museum
More than 225 remarkable iron objects crafted in Africa, mostly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, embody power as a trait of human knowledge and facility rather than merely physical might. (The show ends Dec. 30.) Review.
"Everything #21 (detail)," 2010-2013, chalk on vintage blackboards. It's part of “Adrian Piper: Concepts and Intuitions, 1965-2016” at the UCLA Hammer Museum (UCLA Hammer Museum) “Adrian Piper: Concepts and Intuitions, 1965-2016,” UCLA Hammer Museum
A big retrospective of the Berlin-based American Conceptual and performance artist ricochets between her enthusiasm for soulful popular culture (psychedelia, funk music) and academic philosophy (Immanuel Kant, David Hume), building on the powerful precedent of artist Sol LeWitt. (The show continues through Jan. 6.) Review.
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