Wharton SoCal Culture Club – Private Tour of Made in LA 2025 at the Hammer Museum, Westwood, Sunday, January 25, 2:45 p.m. PT

Wharton SoCal Culture Club  –  Private Tour of  Made in LA 2025 at the Hammer Museum, Westwood, Sunday, January 25, 2:45 p.m. PT

Join us for a docent-led exhibition tour of Made in L.A. 2025—the seventh iteration of the Hammer Museum’s signature biennial exhibition that showcases artists practicing throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Following the one-hour, docent-led tour, attendees have the option of gathering for no-host nibbles and a cash bar at Lulu, the museum’s restaurant led by chef, writer, and cookbook author David Tanis and conceived with legendary chef and food activist Alice Waters.

Pat O’Neill, Los Angeles, from the series Cars and Other Problems, circa 1960s
Image courtesy of the Hammer Museum

Exhibition Overview

Made in L.A. 2025 showcases 28 artists practicing throughout the greater Los Angeles area, spotlighting work not only made in the city but also grounded in its complex and unfolding terrain. Neither myth nor monolith, Los Angeles is many things to many people, and its dissonance is perhaps its most distinguishing feature. The works presented in this year’s biennial include film, painting, theater, choreography, photography, sculpture, sound, and video. Attitude draws them together: 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.

Exhibition description from the Hammer Museum website (hammer.ucla.edu). Visit the link below for information on the participating artists.
https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2025/made-la-2025

When:  Sunday, January 25, 2:45 to 4:00 p.m. PT, followed by optional gathering at the bar of the museum’s restaurant

Where: Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90024 

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.

Cost:

Members: $5.00 per person with registration; Wharton SoCal Members may purchase up to two additional tickets at the discounted Member price for guests.

Non-Members: $15.00 per person with Registration.

Space is limited. All attendees, including guests, must have a paid ticket.

Parking: Self-parking is available under the museum. Parking entrances are located on the east side of Westwood Boulevard (northbound) or on the west side of Glendon Boulevard (southbound), between Wilshire Boulevard and Lindbrook Drive. There is a $8 flat rate all day on weekends. 

Public Transportation: The Hammer may be reached via numerous LA Metro buses, especially along Wilshire Blvd and Westwood Blvd, with key stops including Wilshire/Westwood or Kinross Ave/Veteran Ave, using routes such as the 2, 20 (Rapid), 720 (Rapid), 6, 8, and 761, plus Big Blue Bus, with transfers from Metro Rail lines (E Line/Expo). 

MUSEUM GUIDELINES
· Please leave large purses, bags and backpacks at home or in your car. You will be asked to check any large items
that you bring into the museum at the welcome desk.
· Non-flash, personal-use photography is acceptable in the galleries, except where noted.
· Pens and markers are not permitted within the galleries. Pencils are available at the welcome desk.
· Food and drink is not permitted in the galleries.

Hosts & Contact Info:
Karrye Braxton WG86 202.669.2728
Beverly Chang WG90 [email protected]
Shaina Oake WG19 [email protected]