'Made in LA' Exhibit at Hammer Museum Showcases Local Artists and Their Stories

'Made in LA' Exhibit Overview

• 🖼️ The Hammer Museum is currently hosting the 'Made in LA' exhibit, a recurring showcase that features dozens of local artists.
• 💡 Admission to the exhibit is free, encouraging the public to engage with and support local artistic talent.

Artist Spotlight: Weedling

• 💭 Artist Weedling discusses how her work often draws from family archive photographs and personal photos, exploring themes of life in diaspora.
• 🌍 Originally from Haiti and having lived in New York before LA, her art connects these different places through personal narratives and visual motifs.
• 🧱 A specific design element referenced is the breeze block, popular in both Haiti and LA, which appears in her work in constellations that also resemble compasses and pinwheels.

Artwork and Audience Engagement

• 🖼️ Weedling's pieces are a mix of original family photos, reproductions, and newly staged photographs designed to tell a story and engage with her personal archive.
• 🏆 Visitors to the exhibit have the unique opportunity to vote for their favorite artist, with the winner receiving a $25,000 prize.
• ✨ The exhibit is described as containing