Edition Jacob Samuel, 1988-2010
May 23 - August 29, 2010
This summer the Hammer Museum will host a major exhibition marking the joint acquisition of the complete archive of prints by Los Angeles publisher Edition Jacob Samuel by the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum,and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Since 1988 Jacob Samuel has published 43 portfolios of prints made by a diverse group of international artists,including Marina Abramovic, John Baldessari, Chris Burden, Mona Hatoum, Rebecca Horn, Anish Kapoor, Barry McGee, Ed Moses,Matthew Monahan, Wangechi Mutu, Gabriel Orozco,Nancy Rubins, Ed Ruscha, Robert Therrien, James Welling, Christopher Wool,and Andrea Zittel, among many others. Working primarily in series in intaglio mediums such as etching, drypoint, and aquatint, Samuel has invited artists to create prints in his Santa Monica studio but has also traveled internationally to collaborate with artists in their own studios.
The number of prints included in each portfolio range from 6 to 36, with more than 550 individual prints included in the 43 portfolios. The exhibition will be situated in the museum’s main temporary exhibition galleries and will include all the published portfolios, as well as related proofs and other preparatory works.
From Editions by Wangechi Mutu and Barry McGee
Don't miss the opportunity to join in one of these events:
Exhibition Walkthrough with Jacob Samuel on June 10th at 7PM:
Jacob Samuel discusses works by Marina Abramovic and Rebecca Horn
Exhibition Walkthrough with Jacob Samuel on June 27th at 2PM:
Jacob Samuel discusses works by Jannis Kounellis, Giuseppe Penone, and
the Arte Povera movement Exhibition Walkthrough with Jacob Samuel on August 19th at 7PM: Jacob Samuel discusses the technical aspects of the portfolios
Find more information here
Exhibition walkthroughs are free with museum admission. Seating is on a first come, first
served basis. Hammer members receive priority seating, subject to
availability. Reservations not accepted, RSVPs not required.
Parking is available under the museum for $3.
To Visit the Hammer:
10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: 310.443.7000
Read the INTERVIEW WITH JACOB SAMUEL by Cynthia Burlingham, Leslie Jones, and Britt Salvesen from February 26, 2010.
Or watch this video interview
Jacob Samuel: Outside the Box courtesy of Melanie Reynard and the Jewish Journal