LA's Hammer Museum offers free tours in ArmenianJuly 12, 2018 - 11:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Hammer Museum — an art museum and cultural center affiliated with UCLA — is offering tours in the eight most-spoken languages in Los Angeles County, plus American Sign Language, as part of its Made in L.A. 2018 exhibition. The museum’s free Armenian tour of the exhibition will take place July 21, Asbarez reports. Made in L.A. 2018 is the latest iteration of the Hammer Museum’s acclaimed biennial exhibition, which showcases artists from the greater Los Angeles area. Other featured tour languages include English, Mandarin, Korean, Farsi, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese. “The exhibition’s 32 artists range in age from 29 to 97 and have contributed works that are deeply engaged with vital aspects of our contemporary culture. While there is no overarching theme, many of the artists share common interests,” according to the Hammer Museum website. “Several grapple with issues of representation, marginalization, and pressures placed on the body. Some artists offer interpretations of cultural practices, proposing how ancient forms of knowledge may be reimagined in the present, or reflect on the current political climate. Others consider the landscape, climate change and its repercussions, and the relationship between the land, capitalist expansion, and violence.” “The exhibition’s 32 artists range in age from 29 to 97 and have contributed works that are deeply engaged with vital aspects of our contemporary culture. While there is no overarching theme, many of the artists share common interests,” according to the Hammer Museum website. “Several grapple with issues of representation, marginalization, and pressures placed on the body. Some artists offer interpretations of cultural practices, proposing how ancient forms of knowledge may be reimagined in the present, or reflect on the current political climate. Others consider the landscape, climate change and its repercussions, and the relationship between the land, capitalist expansion, and violence.” The exhibition will feature drawings, paintings, sculpture, textiles, performance, video, photography and installations. Using these mediums, the Made in L.A. 2018 artists exemplify the diverse and creative landscape of Los Angeles today. Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |