Huguette Caland Retrospective at Hammer Museum
The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles will present 'Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines' in 2026. The exhibition features approximately 150 works including drawings, paintings, sculptures, and textiles, alongside archival materials and ephemera. Caland (1931–2019) was Lebanese-born, lived in France and later Venice, California, where she engaged with leading artists. Her work explores themes of humor, language, gender, aging, and physicality, challenging social and sexual norms. The show highlights her diasporic life and connections to community and home.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
- Runs in 2026
- Approximately 150 works on display
- Includes drawings, paintings, sculptures, textiles, archival materials
- Huguette Caland lived from 1931 to 2019
- Caland was Lebanese by birth, French by marriage, American by choice
- She spent her last decades in Venice, California
- Works explore humor, language, gender, aging, physicality
Entities
Artists
- Huguette Caland
Institutions
- Hammer Museum
Locations
- Los Angeles
- Venice, California
- Lebanon
- France
- United States