Hammer Museum Reveals Lineup for 2025 Made in L.A. Biennial

The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles has released the lineup for the highly anticipated Made in L.A. biennial running from October to early January 2026. Composed of 27 artists, the exhibition will shift its focus to those working in the greater LA area.

For the seventh edition of the biennial, curators Essence Harden and Paulina Pobocha pooled a group of multigenerational artists who work across a variety of mediums. Featured works include a presentation by esteemed conceptual artist John Knight, architectural explorations by Hood Century Modern founder Jerald Cooper, a choreographic composition by Will Rawls and a stage production by Leila Weinraub and avant-garde duo New Theater Hollywood (Max Pitegoff and Calla Henkel.)

While this year’s theme has yet to be announced, the curators note that the sunny clamor and character of the city will serve as the unifying thread across all works. “From the outset of this process, our primary objective was to look at art, and to see as much of it as possible. We wanted to learn from artists and distill an exhibition from those experiences,” Harden and Pobocha shared in a joint statement.”

“While there are as many ideas circulating through the show as there are materials, an inquiry into one’s relationship to the city of Los Angeles animates much of the work we will present. Neither myth nor monolith, this city is many things to many people and its cacophonous disorder is, perhaps, its most distinguishing feature.”

See the full list of participating artist below:

David Alekhuogie
Black House Radio / Michael Donte
Greg Breda
Widline Cadet
Carl Cheng
Jerald “Coop” Cooper
Ali Eyal
Hanna Hur
John Knight
Kristy Luck
Patrick Martinez
Beaux Mendes
Na Mira
New Theater Hollywood / Max Pitegoff and
Calla Henkel
Pat O’Neill
Will Rawls
Brian Rochefort
Amanda Ross-Ho
Gabriela Ruiz
Alake Shilling
Nicole-Antonia Spagnola
Mike Stoltz
Peter Tomka
Freddy Villalobos
Kelly Wall
Leilah Weinraub
Bruce Yonemoto

The 2025 edition of Made in L.A. will be on view at the Hammer Museum from October 5, 2025 and January 4, 2026. Check out the museum’s website for more information and updates about the upcoming edition.