Open Through March 1, 2026
Made in L.A. 2025 is the seventh iteration of the Hammer’s signature biennial exhibition that showcases artists practicing throughout the greater Los Angeles area. The 28 participants in the exhibition present work not only made in the city but also grounded in its complex and unfolding terrain. Neither myth nor monolith, Los Angeles is many things to many people, and its dissonance is perhaps its most distinguishing feature. The works presented in this year’s biennial include film, painting, theater, choreography, photography, sculpture, sound, and video. Attitude draws them together: Each engages with this city in ways alternately literal, formal, material, and metaphoric. Conceived or made in Los Angeles, they are of this city and nowhere else.
Zoë Ryan, the Hammer’s new director, remarked, “Every two years, the Made in L.A. biennial provides an opportunity for both local and international audiences to honor the remarkable work being created by artists in this city. Although Los Angeles is still recovering from the devastating fires of the past few weeks, I hope that as we move into the fall, this biennial can showcase the strength and resilience of both the artists and the city itself.”
The full artist list follows below.
David Alekhuogie (b. 1986, Los Angeles)
Black House Radio / Michael Donte (est. 2023)
Greg Breda (b. 1959, Los Angeles)
Widline Cadet (b. 1992, Pétion-Ville, Ayiti, Haiti)
Carl Cheng (b. 1942, San Francisco)
Jerald “Coop” Cooper (b. 1983, Cincinnati)
Ali Eyal (b. 1994, Baghdad, Iraq)
Hanna Hur (b. 1985, Toronto)
John Knight (b. 1945, Los Angeles)
Kristy Luck (b. 1985, Woodstock, IL)
Patrick Martinez (b. 1980, Pasadena)
Beaux Mendes (b. 1987, New York)
Na Mira (b. 1982, Lawrence, KS)
New Theater Hollywood / Max Pitegoff and Calla Henkel (est. 2024)
Pat O’Neill (b. 1939, Los Angeles)
Will Rawls (b. 1978, Boston)
Brian Rochefort (b. 1985, Lincoln, NE)
Amanda Ross-Ho (b. 1975, Chicago)
Gabriela Ruiz (b. 1991, San Fernando Valley)
Alake Shilling (b. 1993, Los Angeles)
Nicole-Antonia Spagnola (b. 1991, Los Angeles)
Mike Stoltz (b. 1981, Miami)
Peter Tomka (b. 1989, Des Moines)
Freddy Villalobos (b. 1989, Los Angeles)
Kelly Wall (b. 1990, Los Angeles)
Leilah Weinraub (b. 1979, Los Angeles)
Bruce Yonemoto (b. 1949, San Jose)
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