The Hammer Museum’s ‘Made In L.A.’ Exhibit Is Back For The First Time In 2 Years – Here’s What To Know & How To See It

The Hammer Museum is once again honoring Angeleno artists with its biennial Made In L.A. exhibition, returning this October to Westwood. The seventh iteration of the exhibition, which happens every other year, showcases artists practicing throughout the greater Los Angeles area. According to a press release, “the works presented in this year’s biennial include film, painting, theater, choreography, photography, sculpture, sound, and video. Each engages with this city in ways alternately literal, formal, material, and metaphoric. Conceived or made in Los Angeles, they are of this city and nowhere else. ” Zoë Ryan, director of the Hammer Museum, hopes the exhibit offers “a chance for local and international audiences to celebrate the incredible work being made by artists in this city. ” Her statement continues, “Los Angeles is still grappling with the terrible fires of the last few weeks but, as we look ahead to the fall, I hope this biennial can demonstrate the resilience of artists and this city.” There are 28 participants in the exhibition. Who are the artists? -------------------- ### The artists participating in the exhibit include: David Alekhuogie Black House Radio / Michael Donte Greg Breda Widline Cadet Carl Cheng Alonzo Davis Ali Eyal Hood Century / Jerald Cooper Hanna Hur John Knight Kristy Luck Patrick Martinez Beaux Mendes Na Mira New Theater Hollywood / Calla Henkel and Max Pitegoff Pat O’Neill Will Rawls Brian Rochefort Amanda Ross-Ho Gabriela Ruiz Alake Shilling Nicole-Antonia Spagnola Mike Stoltz Peter Tomka Freddy Villalobos Kelly Wall Leilah Weinraub Bruce Yonemoto Who curated the exhibition? --------------------------- The exhibition was curated by Essence Harden, an independent curator, and Paulina Pobocha, Chair and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and former Hammer Museum Robert Soros Senior Curator. “From the outset of this process, our primary objective was to look at art, and to see as much of it as possible. We wanted to learn from artists and distill an exhibition from those experiences,” said the curators in a joint statement. “While there are as many ideas circulating through the show as there are materials, an inquiry into one’s relationship to the city of Los Angeles animates much of the work we will present. Neither myth nor monolith, this city is many things to many people, and its cacophonous disorder is, perhaps, its most distinguishing feature.” Jennifer Buonocore-Nedrelow acted as the curatorial assistant. When will the *Made In L.A.* exhibition run? -------------------------------------------- The exhibit will be available to view from October 5, 2025 to March 1, 2026 . How much? --------- The Hammer Museum is **free to the public**. 📍Where: The Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024 📅 When: October 5, 2025 to March 1, 2026, 11 am – 6 pm on Tuesday through Sunday, open til 8 pm on Fridays Source: https://secretlosangeles.com/hammer-museum-made-in-la-2025/