David Hammons

Inside David Hammons 2019 Los Angeles exhibition in this singular artists book, uncovering the conception, development and transformation of the unconventional project In 2019, the artist David Hammons staged a highly unconventionalyet very characteristicexhibition at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles, described by frieze as a parody of pious, politically activist art. With no checklist, catalogue or wall labels and only a limited press release composed of a dedication and a drawing, this richly illustrated publication represents the authors first comment on the landmark exhibition. It traces the projects conception, development and transformation, featuring an essay by curator and activist Linda Goode Bryant and a roundtable discussion with the team behind the exhibition. More than an exhibition catalogue, this artists book is a window onto Hammons uvre as a whole, and represents an indispensable resource on an icon of contemporary American art.