After decades of being hidden in plain sight on the corner of Wilshire and Westwood boulevards, the Hammer Museum recently debuted a new façade and exhibition areas by architect Michael Maltzan. The renovation and expansion (which adds 40,000 square feet of gallery space) comprises a glazed, street-level entrance that draws visitors into the lobby and hosts rotating artworks.
Inaugural exhibitions on view this summer include a 25-foot-tall sculpture by Sanford Biggers, installations by Chiharu Shiota and Rita McBride, as well as “Together in Time: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection,” which showcases artists such as Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Bruce Conner and Huguette Caland.
