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# 'In Real Life,' 100 Days of Film and Performance at the Hammer Museum
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/in-real-life-100-days-of-film-and-performance-at-the-hammer-museum/
- Published: 2016-09-21T17:45:55.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:28:47.000Z
- Description: The Hammer Museum’s In Real Life includes four monthlong, curated film and video exhibitions, 15 weekends of performances and durational, immersive works, as well as weekday rehearsals by a select group of performers including theater, dance, music, and experimental recitation.[http://engine.nectara
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Trajal Harrell, “Judson Church is Ringing in Harlem (Made-to-Measure) / Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at the Judson Church” (2014) (photo by Paula Court)

The [Hammer Museum](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6MTM1NTIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjo0ODcwNTMsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxNjg1NjUxLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjIwMDI2NjIsImZsIjoyMzYxOTYzLCJpcCI6IjU0LjIzNC4xOS4xNDgiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwiZWMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsImJmIjp0cnVlLCJwbiI6ImF6a3ByZXZpZXciLCJ1ciI6Imh0dHBzOi8vaGFtbWVyLnVjbGEuZWR1L2luLXJlYWwtbGlmZS8iLCJyZSI6MX0&s=Vk1E78-mGnAuw0tdT3ECQKRPA38&ref=hyperallergic.com)’s *In Real Life* includes four monthlong, curated film and video exhibitions, 15 weekends of performances and durational, immersive works, as well as weekday rehearsals by a select group of performers including theater, dance, music, and experimental recitation. *In Real Life* runs through January 2017.

*In Real Life: Film & Video*, four thematic programs, are organized in collaboration with local and international artists, independent curators, and arts organizations: [Artists’ Film International](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6MTM1NTIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjo0ODcwNTMsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxNjg1NjU0LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjIwMDI2NjYsImZsIjoyMzYxOTYzLCJpcCI6IjU0LjgzLjExOC40NiIsIm53IjoyMDcsInBjIjowLCJlYyI6MCwicHIiOjE2NjYsInJ0IjoxLCJzdCI6MCwiYmYiOnRydWUsInBuIjoiYXprcHJldmlldyIsInVyIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9oYW1tZXIudWNsYS5lZHUvcHJvZ3JhbXMtZXZlbnRzLzIwMTYvaW4tcmVhbC1saWZlL2FydGlzdHMtZmlsbS1pbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLyIsInJlIjoxfQ&s=s7vsVE1hb2r2Cvt5oA3sBHgREJk&ref=hyperallergic.com) (September 13–October 15, 2016); [Ecco: The Videos of Oneohtrix Point Never and Related Works](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6MTM1NTIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjo0ODcwNTMsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxNjg1NjU1LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjIwMDI2NjcsImZsIjoyMzYxOTYzLCJpcCI6IjU0LjkwLjE2Mi4xNCIsIm53IjoyMDcsInBjIjowLCJlYyI6MCwicHIiOjE2NjYsInJ0IjoxLCJzdCI6MCwiYmYiOnRydWUsInBuIjoiYXprcHJldmlldyIsInVyIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9oYW1tZXIudWNsYS5lZHUvcHJvZ3JhbXMtZXZlbnRzLzIwMTYvaW4tcmVhbC1saWZlL2VjY28tdGhlLXZpZGVvcy1vZi1vbmVvaHRyaXgtcG9pbnQtbmV2ZXItYW5kLXJlbGF0ZWQtd29ya3MvIiwicmUiOjF9&s=1tXbMajPbk8H0ioUwnDKAZ2WGSk&ref=hyperallergic.com) (October 18–November 19, 2016); [*How to Love a Watermelon Woman*](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6MTM1NTIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjo0ODcwNTMsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxNjg1NjU3LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjIwMDI2NjksImZsIjoyMzYxOTYzLCJpcCI6IjU0LjIzNC4xOS4xNDgiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwiZWMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsImJmIjp0cnVlLCJwbiI6ImF6a3ByZXZpZXciLCJ1ciI6Imh0dHBzOi8vaGFtbWVyLnVjbGEuZWR1L3Byb2dyYW1zLWV2ZW50cy8yMDE2L2luLXJlYWwtbGlmZS9ob3ctdG8tbG92ZS1hLXdhdGVybWVsb24td29tYW4vIiwicmUiOjF9&s=WuZBdThnq60oLOSKRdrMLpiIwZY&ref=hyperallergic.com) (November 22–30, 2016 and December 20–31, 2016); and [The Workshop Years: Black British Film and Video After 1981](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6MTM1NTIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjo0ODcwNTMsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxNjg1NjU4LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjIwMDI2NzAsImZsIjoyMzYxOTYzLCJpcCI6IjU0LjgzLjExOC40NiIsIm53IjoyMDcsInBjIjowLCJlYyI6MCwicHIiOjE2NjYsInJ0IjoxLCJzdCI6MCwiYmYiOnRydWUsInBuIjoiYXprcHJldmlldyIsInVyIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9oYW1tZXIudWNsYS5lZHUvcHJvZ3JhbXMtZXZlbnRzLzIwMTYvaW4tcmVhbC1saWZlL3RoZS13b3Jrc2hvcC15ZWFycy1ibGFjay1icml0aXNoLWZpbG0tYW5kLXZpZGVvLWFmdGVyLTE5ODEvIiwicmUiOjF9&s=Qj0q7-u2PF7CDQJ4pC9-HYmH-4k&ref=hyperallergic.com) (January 3–25, 2017).

*In Real Life: Performance* showcases both new and re-staged works by artists and performers working in a range of disciplines from theater, dance, and music to experimental recitation, and comedy, taking place most weekends in the Hammer’s courtyard, annex, and Billy Wilder Theater. Artists include **Jennifer Moon and laub**, **Gabie Strong**, **Jibz Cameron**, **Meg Cranston**, **Dan Levenson**, **Mutant Salon**, **Lara Schnitger**, **Alison O’Daniel**, **Women’s Center for Creative Work**, **Simon Leung**, **Simone Leigh**, and **Trajal Harrell**, among many others.

For full schedule and details, visit [hammer.ucla.edu/in-real-life](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6MTM1NTIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjo0ODcwNTMsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxNjg1NjUxLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjIwMDI2NjIsImZsIjoyMzYxOTYzLCJpcCI6IjU0LjIzNC4xOS4xNDgiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwiZWMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsImJmIjp0cnVlLCJwbiI6ImF6a3ByZXZpZXciLCJ1ciI6Imh0dHBzOi8vaGFtbWVyLnVjbGEuZWR1L2luLXJlYWwtbGlmZS8iLCJyZSI6MX0&s=Vk1E78-mGnAuw0tdT3ECQKRPA38&ref=hyperallergic.com).

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