Hammer Channel | Hammer Museum Hammer Channel A project of the Hammer Museum Art Several Eternities in a Day: Carmen Argote "Painting with avocado became almost like an affirmation that I was here." Carmen Argote’s artistic p... 00:05:04 The Sea Around Us: Panel discussion of Rebeca Méndez's cinematic installation Beneath the glittering surface of the Pacific Ocean lies a world of ancient and ongoing kinship—and a hidden legacy of destruction. Guided by the cosmologies of the Tongva... 01:08:23 Anna Sew Hoy: UCLA Department of Art Lecture Los Angeles-based artist Anna Sew Hoy exerts pressures of perception, language, and feeling onto the externalized body and psychic figurations of the... 01:24:13 Edgar Calel on artistic practice, communal life, and Kakchikel spirituality Edgar Calel engages with the rich cultural heritage and rituals of Guatemala’s midwestern highlands, where he resides. Hailing from a fami... 01:01:19 Raven Chacon on breaking open sonic traditions Raven Chacon is a Diné composer and artist who creates musical experiences that explore relationships among sound, space, and people. Cha... 00:53:58 Akinsanya Kambon: The Hero Avenges "My life is still committed to the people's struggle. And I'll be struggling for the people until the day that I die."  Artist Akinsanya Kambon, a Vietnam war veter... 00:27:04 Hilton Als on Diane Arbus in Manhattan An exploration of the significance of Manhattan in Diane Arbus’s seminal work: In this lecture, the esteemed writer, curator, and critic Hilton... 01:23:03 Jarl Mohn, Ann Goldstein, Michael Govan, & Zoë Ryan on building a collection for L.A. The Mohn Art Collective (MAC3) is a groundbreaking collaboration between the Hammer Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Co... 00:58:12 Voices of the Diaspora 2026: Todd Gray, Mercedes Dorame, Patrick Martinez, & more During Frieze Week, the Hammer presented the third annual Voices of the Diaspora symposium organized by the Asian American Pacific Islander Arts Netwo... 02:25:29 John Walsh on Matisse inventing and adapting Join art historian John Walsh as he discusses the work of Henri Matisse in his later years in this last lecture of a four-part series. In old age Mati... 01:24:14 Film & TV Post-screening Q&A: "Out of Plain Sight" Post-screening Q&A of Out of Plain Sight with UCLA English Professor Elizabeth DeLoughrey, UCLA Design Media Arts Professor Rebeca Méndez, and the film&rsquo... 01:08:35 Writer-Director Scott Cooper on "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere" Post-screening conversation with writer and director Scott Cooper, moderated by Associate Curator, Department of Film at The Museum of Modern Art, Sop... 00:23:49 Zoey Deutch on "Nouvelle Vague" Post-screening conversation with actress Zoey Deutch, moderated by actor and screenwriter Jenelle Riley.Richard Linklater pays tribute to a fi... 00:23:14 Actors Delroy Lindo & Wunmi Mosaku on "Sinners" Post-screening conversation with actors Delroy Lindo & Wunmi Mosaku. Moderated by Jacqueline Coley, journalist and awards editor at Rotten Tomatoe... 00:34:13 Director Park Chan-wook & star Lee Byung-hun on "No Other Choice" Post-screening conversation with director Park Chan-wook and star Lee Byung-hun. Moderated by Christopher P. Hanscom, professor in the Departmen... 00:29:53 Production designer Jeremy Hindle & casting director Susanne Scheel on "A House of Dynamite" Post-screening conversation with production designer Jeremy Hindle and casting director Susanne Scheel. Moderated by actor and screenwriter Jenelle Riley. There is no ti... 00:29:42 Glenn Kaino on "Hoops, Hopes & Dreams" Artist Glenn Kaino's new film Hoops, Hopes & Dreams animates the untold story about how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and... 00:38:41 Walter Murch & Lawrence Weschler in conversation Triple-Oscar winner Walter Murch discusses his book Suddenly Something Clicked: The Languages of Film Editing and Sound Design, offering a ma... 01:38:43 Sam Feder, Amy Scholder, & Tre'vell Anderson on "Heightened Scrutiny" Q&A with director Sam Feder, producer Amy Scholder, and journalist, critic, editor, and podcaster Tre'vell Anderson. Moderated by Alex Schmider, S... 00:40:44 Director Pamela Bright-Moon & more on Black women in politics Hammer Forum is made possible by the Rosenbloom FamilyPost screening panel featuring: Areva Martin, Attorney; LaToya Baldwin-Clark, Professor... 00:38:26 Society & Culture Julia Angwin & Ami Fields-Meyer discuss How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear Fascism doesn't win because it's strong — it wins when people give up. Authoritarians count on their subjects feeling powerless. Pulitzer Prize... 01:37:06 Calling In: Navigating Challenging Conversations with Dr. Loretta J. Ross Join renowned activist, professor, and 2022 MacArthur Fellow Loretta J. Ross to explore the powerful practice of "calling in." With five decades... 01:29:38 Author Elie Mystal on "Bad Law" New York Times bestselling author Elie Mystal discusses his provocative new book Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America. In this sharp and... 01:10:52 Natalie Rae discusses "Daughters" Post-screening Q&A with Daughters co-director Natalie Rae moderated by film critic Beandrea July. Four young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Danc... 00:30:32 Symposium: An Encounter with the Korean Avant-Garde Presented in collaboration with GYOPO, an L.A.-based collective of Korean cultural producers and art professionals, this program features dialogues with artists and thinkers on... 03:49:20 An Indigenous Present: Indigeneity in Made in L.A. 2023 Co-presented with the UCLA American Indian Studies Center Celebrating the launch of the new book An Indigenous Present, conceived by artist Jeffrey Gibson, this panel takes a cl... 00:03:42 50 Years of Ms. Magazine with Dolores Huerta & Eleanor Smeal Since its founding in 1973, Ms. magazine has been a source for news, analysis, and commentary with a feminist point of view. In this panel, the magazine’s executi... 01:26:05 Cyberfeminism Index: Nora Khan, Lauren Lee McCarthy & Mindy Seu Designer and technologist Mindy Seu joins artist and computer programmer Lauren Lee McCarthy and writer, editor, and curator Nora Khan to discuss the release of Cyberfeminis... 01:20:25 Erwin Chemerinsky on upcoming Supreme Court cases As engaged citizens it is important for us all to understand the role the Supreme Court plays in our lives and its decisions impact us all. Erwin Chemerinsky, one of the nation&... 01:35:24 Liz Goldwyn leads a guided interactive meditation In celebration of Valentine’s day and the release of her latest book, Sex, Health, and Consciousness: How to Reclaim Your Pleasure Potential, writer, filmmaker, a... 01:08:48 Politics Julia Angwin & Ami Fields-Meyer discuss How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear Fascism doesn't win because it's strong — it wins when people give up. Authoritarians count on their subjects feeling powerless. Pulitzer Prize... 01:37:06 Under the Gavel 2026: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Most Recent Term in Review With rulings on major issues expected by the start of summer 2026, the United States Supreme Court is once again at the center of key legal and policy... 01:35:25 Law professor Leah Litman on the Supreme Court University of Michigan Law School professor Leah Litman discusses her provocative new book Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Gri... 01:10:06 Under the Gavel 2025: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Most Recent Term in Review With rulings on major issues expected by the start of summer 2025, the United States Supreme Court is once again at the center of key legal and policy... 01:40:21 Sam Feder, Amy Scholder, & Tre'vell Anderson on "Heightened Scrutiny" Q&A with director Sam Feder, producer Amy Scholder, and journalist, critic, editor, and podcaster Tre'vell Anderson. Moderated by Alex Schmider, S... 00:40:44 Director Pamela Bright-Moon & more on Black women in politics Hammer Forum is made possible by the Rosenbloom FamilyPost screening panel featuring: Areva Martin, Attorney; LaToya Baldwin-Clark, Professor... 00:38:26 From November 5 to January 6: Are We Ready for a Fair and Legitimate Election? Are election administrators up to the task of holding elections and fairly counting votes when they are subject to unprecedented public scrutiny and face possible harassment? Wi... 01:09:40 The United States Electoral College and Fair Elections Co-presented with the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Law Moderated by Rick Hasen, UCLA Law. Panelists: Joey Fishkin, UCLA Law; Amanda Hollis-Brusky, Pomona Colle... 01:16:25 Democracy and Risks to the 2024 Elections Co-presented with the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Law Can the United States conduct a free and fair election in November in which the public will have confide... 01:11:36 Under the Gavel: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Term in Review With rulings on major issues expected by the start of summer 2024, the United States Supreme Court is once again at the center of key legal and policy debates. An all-star panel... 01:36:34 Books Molly Bloom's Bloomsday 2026 Now in its 17th year at the Hammer, Bloomsday is a worldwide annual celebration of James Joyce and his landmark book Ulysses. This lively celebration featured a cast of veteran... 01:37:31 The Sea Within Us: Caring for the Deep To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Rachel Carson’s award-winning and widely influential book, The Sea Around Us, an interdisciplinary group of Indigenous cultur... 02:27:08 A.E. Stallings reads from her book "This Afterlife" A.E. Stallings, forty-seventh Oxford professor of poetry and winner of the MacArthur Fellowship, has published five volumes of poems (most recently This Afterlife), as... 01:12:46 Kimberlé Crenshaw on Backtalker: An American Memoir Kimberlé Crenshaw—pioneering civil rights scholar who gave the world intersectionality and critical race theory—reads from her new... 01:30:36 Kiran Desai on love, family, & tradition in "The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny" Kiran Desai’s novel The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is a spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge acr... 01:07:00 Katie Kitamura on love & identity in "Audition" Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025, Katie Kitamura’s most recent novel Audition asks who we are to the people... 01:02:41 Calling In: Navigating Challenging Conversations with Dr. Loretta J. Ross Join renowned activist, professor, and 2022 MacArthur Fellow Loretta J. Ross to explore the powerful practice of "calling in." With five decades... 01:29:38 Jean Strouse reads from "Family Romance: John Singer Sargent & the Wertheimers" In her newest publication Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers, award-winning author Jean Strouse captures the dramas, mys... 01:14:42 Lynn Hershman Leeson: Private I Pioneering conceptual artist Lynn Hershman Leeson has spent six decades exploring technology, identity, and surveillance with prophetic vision.... 00:48:23 Plant It and They Will Come: Supporting California's 1,600 Native Bees National Geographic Explorer Krystle Hickman leads a captivating talk on California’s native bee species and the plants they thrive on. Californ... 01:27:08 Music JazzPOP 2026: Malachi Whitson Quartet Drummer, composer, educator, and community builder Malachi Whitson creates boundary-defying jazz rooted in the deep traditions of the Black Music canon–blues, gospel, swin... 00:58:42 JazzPOP 2026: Kasey Knudsen Sextet San Francisco-based saxophonist Kasey Knudsen led her sextet in creating spacious and evocative compositions. Each piece wove improvisation into melodic and rh... 01:15:03 Raven Chacon on breaking open sonic traditions Raven Chacon is a Diné composer and artist who creates musical experiences that explore relationships among sound, space, and people. Cha... 00:53:58 Writer-Director Scott Cooper on "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere" Post-screening conversation with …