Hammer Museum's Made in L.A. 2025 Exhibition Features Recreated Olympic Mural and Social Commentary

The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles is presenting 'Made in L.A. 2025' from October 5, 2025, to March 1, 2026. The exhibition includes a recreation of Alonzo Davis's 1984 Olympic mural 'Eye on '84' by the 3B Collective, originally created for the 1984 Summer Games. Davis, who directed the Olympic Mural Project, aimed to direct resources to Black and Latino artists. The show features works by artists like John Knight, Alake Shilling, Patrick Martinez, Ali Eyal, Gabriela Ruiz, and Kelly Wall, addressing themes such as urban renewal, surveillance, and economic inequality. Critics note the exhibition's minimal curatorial framing sometimes sidelines political context, though many artists embed social commentary directly into their works.