In this video, step into the studio of artist Jonas Wood as he reflects on his move to Los Angeles, the importance of the Hammer Museum and his unique approach to creating art. Jonas Wood and his wife, artist and studio mate Shio Kusaka, have donated their works Shio Butterfly Still Life and (Line 65) to be offered as highlights of Artists for the Hammer Museum – a group of works by more than 40 leading contemporary artists that have been donated to support the creation of a new Artist Fund at the Hammer Museum. This fund directly support the museum’s pioneering exhibition program and work with emerging artists. The full collection of donated works will be offered across Sotheby’s Evening and Day Auctions of Contemporary Art on 16 & 17 May in New York.
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