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This summer, in two places:

A Public Fiction, at the Hammer Museum*:
Rotating over the course of three months, 6 artists and 6 writers fill a room—The Room—at the

museum, with objects and words, respectively. For two weeks at a time and in turn, one artist and

one writer respond to the shared prompt of The Room’s description. Each artist's presentation

is a new episode in the space and each writer's text a new chapter appearing in a pamphlet.

All of which culminates in a bound book (a novel) at the exhibition’s end.

As a fiction about fiction, this exhibition within the exhibition is metafictional

in concept and episodic in structure.

Symmetrically, and across town…

Tragedy + Time, at Public Fiction:
Rotating over the course of three months, 6 artists take turns occupying a comedy stage with ‘one work’.

With stand-up comedy as a model, each work presented in this parallel context becomes a performer

or a performance. Concurrent with the two weeks of their on-stage set, the artists will occupy a soapbox

—a smaller satellite—at the Hammer Museum. And, while on the topic of performance, 6 comedians will

also take the stage, stepping into rotation during the exhibition.

These two exhibitions present the work of: Eric Wesley, Fiona Connor, Margaret Lee, Leslie Hewitt,

Shana Moulton, Mateo Tannatt, Matthew Brannon, Becket Flannery, Sarah Heyward, Claudia Rankine,

Chris Kraus, Benjamin Weissman, Amanda Ross-Ho, Neal Bashor, Darren Bader, D’Ette Nogle,

Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Claude Wampler.

After being on view— in The Room or on the stage— each artist's work will accumulate in an open backstage,

at Public Fiction. Open Hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, noon-6pm

 

SCHEDULE:

June 15 - June 29
In The Room: Eric Wesley
In print: Matthew Brannon
On stage: Amanda Ross-Ho

 

July 1 - July 13
In The Room: Fiona Connor
In print: Becket Flannery
On stage: Neal Bashor

 

July 15 - July 27
In The Room: Margaret Lee
In print: Sarah Heyward
On stage: Darren Bader

 

July 29 - August 10
In The Room: Leslie Hewitt
In print: Claudia Rankine
On stage: D’Ette Nogle

 

August 12 - August 24
In The Room: Shana Moulton
In print: Chris Kraus
On stage: Sara Greenberger-Rafferty

 

August 26 - September 7
In The Room: Mateo Tannatt
In print: Benjamin Weissman
On stage: Claude Wampler



Curated by Lauren Mackler and Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer.


* A Public Fiction is presented as a part of Made In LA, the Los Angeles Biennial

curated by Connie Butler and Michael Ned Holte.

 

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