Hammer Summer Exhibition - Director's Reception

You are invited to the press preview of the Hammer Museum's Summer Exhibitions: Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga, and David Medalla: In Conversation with The Cosmos, on Saturday, June 8. Immediately following the press preview, please stay to enjoy the Director's Reception celebrating these exhibitions, featuring open bar and light bites. 

Originally presented at the Japan Society, New York, in 2022–23, Refashioning is the Hammer’s first fashion-forward exhibition, featuring transdisciplinary artists and fashion designers Concept Foreign Garments New York (CFGNY) and Wataru Tominaga. Highlighting garments, accessories, and textile works, the exhibition examines the ways in which these two practices—one based in New York, the other in Tokyo—challenge preconceived notions of gender and identity, and in particular what the artists describe as “vaguely Asian” aesthetics.

Organized by the Hammer Museum, David Medalla: In Conversation with the Cosmos is the first comprehensive survey in the United States dedicated to the late Filipino artist David Medalla (1938– 2020), an influential figure in twentieth-century art. The exhibition, which is accompanied by a richly illustrated catalogue, contextualizes the elusive and experimental practice of an artist whose pioneering work spanned kinetic, performance, and participatory art movements.

Also on view: Houseguest: Mute Flesh (curated by artist EJ Hill), and Hammer Projects: Jordan Strafer.

Schedule of Events: 
5p.m.: Check-in, enjoy some snacks and beverages
5:15 p.m.: Remarks by Ann Philbin, Hammer Museum Director
5.20 p.m.: Curator-led tours of both exhibitions
6:30-8 p.m.: Director's Reception (open bar & light bites)
8-10 p.m.: Public Opening (cash bar)