Presented for the first time since its debut over 20 years ago, artist David Hammons’ acclaimed installation work ‘Concerto in Black and Blue’ will be reprised at Hauser & Wirth’s Downtown Los Angeles Arts District complex from 18 February through 25 May 2025.
David Hammons, Concerto in Black and Blue, 2002–03 © 2025 David Hammons / ARS, New York. Courtesy David Hammons. Photo: Linda Goode Bryant
David Hammons
This post-exhibition catalogue revisits David Hammons’ 2019 show at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles. A singular book created entirely under the artist’s direction, this publication illustrates the most expansive exhibition of this legendary artist’s work to date.
In Conversation: Darby English, Jasper Marsalis, Harryette R. Mullen & Joe Ray
In light of how we may experience David Hammons’ historic 2002 installation ‘Concerto in Black and Blue’—reprised for the first time at Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles—this conversation invited reflections and asked: What do we make of the work’s darkness now? The program was moderated by Darby English, whose book ‘How to See a Work of Art in Total Darkness’ opens precisely with this observation: ‘One cannot, of course, except in the most extraordinary circumstances, such as when darkness itself forms the condition of the work's visibility.’
On View in Downtown Los Angeles
‘David Hammons. Concerto in Black and Blue’ is on view through 25 May. The gallery is open Tuesday – Saturday, 11 am – 6 pm.
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