PHOEBE WASHBURN: It Has No Secret Surprise
New site-specific installation on view in Hammer lobby, September 7 - February 12, 2006.
September 9
Los Angeles, CA—Phoebe Washburn’s monumental installations are composed of thousands of found, scavenged, and purchased pieces of cardboard or plywood cut into varying lengths and widths. Materials for her works are collected over time and built up in a slow, seemingly organic process to resemble topological maps, urban landscapes, or fine layers of shells. Washburn’s site-specific work, It Has No Secret Surprise, 2005, in the Hammer Museum lobby, addresses ideas of environmental sustainability and notions of recycling, refuse, and landscape.
Phoebe Washburn was born in 1973 and currently lives in New York. She received her M.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts in New York and her B.F.A. from Tulane University in New Orleans. Her work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in the United States and Europe, including solo presentations at the Rice University Gallery in Houston and LFL Gallery in New York. Her work was also included in Greater New York at P.S.1. in New York, The Bench at the Kunsthalle St. Gallen in Switzerland, and Make It Now at the Sculpture Center in Long Island City, New York. Washburn's work has been reviewed in Art in America, Artforum, Flash Art, The New York Times and The Village Voice.
This exhibition is organized by James Elaine, curator of Hammer Projects.Hammer Projects are a series of exhibitions that focus primarily on the work of emerging artists, and reflect the Museum’s commitment to contemporary art by providing international and local artists a laboratory-like environment to create new work, or to present existing work in a new context.
RELATED PROGRAM
Saturday, September 10, 2pm
Gallery Talk with the artist
ABOUT HAMMER PROJECTS
Hammer Projects are curated by James Elaine. Hammer Projects are a series of exhibitions that reflect the Museum’s commitment to contemporary art by providing international and local artists a laboratory-like environment to create new work or to present existing work in a new context. Hammer Projects are made possible with support from The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Annenberg Foundation, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and members of the Hammer Circle.
Phoebe Washburn’s Hammer Project received additional support from Stavros Merjos and Honor Fraser, Sherry and Douglas Oliver, Susan A. and James N. Phillilps, and Kay and Marc Richards.
HAMMER MUSEUM MISSION
The Hammer Museum is dedicated to exploring the diversity of artistic expression through the ages, recognizing that artists play a crucial role in all aspects of culture and society. The Museum’s programming spans the classics to the cutting-edge, presenting exhibitions of historical and contemporary art alongside selections from its permanent collections. Founded by Dr. Armand Hammer in 1990, the Museum’s collections include The Armand Hammer Collection of Old Master, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings; The Armand Hammer Daumier and Contemporaries Collection; The Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, containing over 45,000 works on paper; and the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden on the UCLA campus.
In addition to selections from its permanent collections, the Hammer Museum presents a range of acclaimed exhibitions of historical and contemporary art, architecture, and design. The Museum also presents approximately ten Hammer Projects each year focusing on the work of emerging artists. The series provides international and local artists with a laboratory-like environment to create new work or to present existing work in a new context, and reflects the Museum’s commitment to serving artists by providing a responsive, flexible arena for presenting their work to the Los Angeles community.
HAMMER MUSEUM INFORMATION
Website with current program and exhibition information: www.hammer.ucla.edu
Phone: 310-443-7000; TTY: 310-443-7094
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 11am–7pm; Thursday, 11am–9pm; Sunday, 11am-5pm; closed Mondays, July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.
Admission: Regular Museum admission $5 for adults; $3 for seniors (65+) and UCLA Alumni Association members; free for Museum members, students with identification, UCLA faculty/staff, and visitors 17 and under. The Museum is free for everyone on Thursdays.
Location/Parking: The Museum is located at 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, at Westwood Boulevard. Parking is available under the Museum. Rates are $3 for the first two hours with Museum validation, $1.50 for each additional 20 minutes.
Museum Tours: For reservations and information, call 310-443-7041
The Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center is operated by the University of California, Los Angeles. Occidental Petroleum Corporation has partially endowed the Museum and constructed the Occidental Petroleum Cultural Center Building, which houses the Museum.
New site-specific installation on view in Hammer lobby, September 7 - February 12, 2006.
September 9
Los Angeles, CA—Phoebe Washburn’s monumental installations are composed of thousands of found, scavenged, and purchased pieces of cardboard or plywood cut into varying lengths and widths. Materials for her works are collected over time and built up in a slow, seemingly organic process to resemble topological maps, urban landscapes, or fine layers of shells. Washburn’s site-specific work, It Has No Secret Surprise, 2005, in the Hammer Museum lobby, addresses ideas of environmental sustainability and notions of recycling, refuse, and landscape.
Phoebe Washburn was born in 1973 and currently lives in New York. She received her M.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts in New York and her B.F.A. from Tulane University in New Orleans. Her work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in the United States and Europe, including solo presentations at the Rice University Gallery in Houston and LFL Gallery in New York. Her work was also included in Greater New York at P.S.1. in New York, The Bench at the Kunsthalle St. Gallen in Switzerland, and Make It Now at the Sculpture Center in Long Island City, New York. Washburn's work has been reviewed in Art in America, Artforum, Flash Art, The New York Times and The Village Voice.
This exhibition is organized by James Elaine, curator of Hammer Projects.Hammer Projects are a series of exhibitions that focus primarily on the work of emerging artists, and reflect the Museum’s commitment to contemporary art by providing international and local artists a laboratory-like environment to create new work, or to present existing work in a new context.
RELATED PROGRAM
Saturday, September 10, 2pm
Gallery Talk with the artist
ABOUT HAMMER PROJECTS
Hammer Projects are curated by James Elaine. Hammer Projects are a series of exhibitions that reflect the Museum’s commitment to contemporary art by providing international and local artists a laboratory-like environment to create new work or to present existing work in a new context. Hammer Projects are made possible with support from The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Annenberg Foundation, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and members of the Hammer Circle.
Phoebe Washburn’s Hammer Project received additional support from Stavros Merjos and Honor Fraser, Sherry and Douglas Oliver, Susan A. and James N. Phillilps, and Kay and Marc Richards.
HAMMER MUSEUM MISSION
The Hammer Museum is dedicated to exploring the diversity of artistic expression through the ages, recognizing that artists play a crucial role in all aspects of culture and society. The Museum’s programming spans the classics to the cutting-edge, presenting exhibitions of historical and contemporary art alongside selections from its permanent collections. Founded by Dr. Armand Hammer in 1990, the Museum’s collections include The Armand Hammer Collection of Old Master, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings; The Armand Hammer Daumier and Contemporaries Collection; The Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, containing over 45,000 works on paper; and the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden on the UCLA campus.
In addition to selections from its permanent collections, the Hammer Museum presents a range of acclaimed exhibitions of historical and contemporary art, architecture, and design. The Museum also presents approximately ten Hammer Projects each year focusing on the work of emerging artists. The series provides international and local artists with a laboratory-like environment to create new work or to present existing work in a new context, and reflects the Museum’s commitment to serving artists by providing a responsive, flexible arena for presenting their work to the Los Angeles community.
HAMMER MUSEUM INFORMATION
Website with current program and exhibition information: www.hammer.ucla.edu
Phone: 310-443-7000; TTY: 310-443-7094
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 11am–7pm; Thursday, 11am–9pm; Sunday, 11am-5pm; closed Mondays, July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.
Admission: Regular Museum admission $5 for adults; $3 for seniors (65+) and UCLA Alumni Association members; free for Museum members, students with identification, UCLA faculty/staff, and visitors 17 and under. The Museum is free for everyone on Thursdays.
Location/Parking: The Museum is located at 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, at Westwood Boulevard. Parking is available under the Museum. Rates are $3 for the first two hours with Museum validation, $1.50 for each additional 20 minutes.
Museum Tours: For reservations and information, call 310-443-7041
The Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center is operated by the University of California, Los Angeles. Occidental Petroleum Corporation has partially endowed the Museum and constructed the Occidental Petroleum Cultural Center Building, which houses the Museum.