Hammer Museum unveils ambitious spring 2026 season

The Hammer Museum at UCLA announced its Spring 2026 exhibitions lineup, featuring four diverse and interdisciplinary shows: Arthur Jafa: The White Album, an experimental film about the power of visual media to influence Black music and the American culture; SPACE IS THE PLACE: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, an exploration of afro- futurism, belonging, and placemaking through works by 30 artists; Hammer Projects: Mike Cloud, mixed- media assemblages that highlight contemporary social and political issues; and Several Eternities in a Day: Form in the Age of Living Materials, an ambitious exhibition revealing the intertwined relationship between living materials and contemporary art. Assembled from found and produced footage, Arthur Jafa’s The White Album is a 30 minute experimental film that examines