UCLA Hammer Museum
Director of the Hammer Museum, located near the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Westwood
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Ann Philbin
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FROM Ann Philbin
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Made in LA Shines Light on Emerging Artists in Los Angeles Pacific Standard Time involved local museums and galleries in a tribute to art works produced between 1945 and 1980. Tomorrow, the Hammer Museum in Westwood will open Made in LA 2012 . A biennial, it will feature some 60 emerging and overlooked LA-based artists, and the Hammer has actually helped them financially to develop their work. Ann Philbin is Director of the Hammer Museum .
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