Event 1: Hammer Museum

THE HAMMER MUSEUM: PROVOCATIONS

The Hammer Museum here in Los Angeles is home to beautiful and unique artwork that can be seen free of admission. Being a student in DESMA 9, the Hammer Museum is a wonderful place to examine real-life art that is relevant to the topics we have discussed in class. One exhibit in particular, “Provocations: The Architecture and Design of Heatherwick Studios” displays fascinating hi-tech architecture and design, that really relates to what we have been studying in class.

(Entrance to the Provocations exhibit)

The “Provocations” exhibit displays a wonderful assortment of new age architecture and design. The exhibit is perfectly relevant to what we learn in DESMA9 because the pieces on display are perfect examples of art that comes from the precision of science and technology. There was a wide variety of art on display, from models, paintings, photographs, to conceptual drawings, all from the work of Heatherwick Studios. The amazing part about the art on display is that not only are the pieces beautiful, but the ideas and concepts are actually functional, which emphasizes that art and technology can be fused together to create masterpieces.

(An example of a structure built by Heatherwick Studios)

Visiting the "Provocations" display allowed me to grasp the concepts and ideas presented in DESMA 9. The experience of physically seeing examples of art and technology mixed together to create structures with such beauty and functionality is truly amazing. It was difficult to comprehend that some of these structures were in fact real, and not just conceptual. For me, especially living in Los Angeles, I am used to seeing tall skyscrapers and living in somewhat of a concrete jungle, but the "Provocations" exhibit allowed me to appreciate the beauty and elegance that architecture can portray. My trip to the Hammer Museum to witness the work of Heatherwick Studios enabled me to realize the ability for art and new age technology to be mixed together to create wonders.

(Myself enjoying the hammer museum display)