Kellie Jones: "South of Pico"
HAMMER | 7:30 p.m., Billy Wilder Theater
In South of Pico, MacArthur winner and Columbia University professor Kellie Jones explores how the artists in Los Angeles’s black communities during the 1960s and 1970s created a vibrant, engaged activist arts scene in the face of racism and social upheaval.
Building on her work on the Hammer exhibition Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980, Jones expands our understanding of the history of black arts in Los Angeles and beyond. She is joined by UCLA professor Robin D. G. Kelley.
Coffee, tea, and book signing to follow.
Event Date: Wednesdy, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
Price: Free*
*Tickets are available at the Box Office one hour before the program on a first come, first served basis. Early arrival is recommended.
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.