David Hammons

(American, born 1943)

David Hammons is a contemporary American artist whose sculptural, print-based, video, and painted work offers a crucial interpretation of African-American art history. By bridging the societal lines between the predominantly white sphere of fine art and the history of oppression, degradation, and cultural slavery of people of color, he critiques and exposes stereotypes within the art world with razor-sharp precision. “The art audience is the worst audience in the world,” the artist remarked in 1986. “It’s overly educated, it’s conservative, it’s out to criticize not to understand, and it never has any fun. Why should I spend my time playing to that audience?” Born in Springfield, IL, in 1943, he studied at the Chouinard Art Institution and the Otis Art Institute, befriending key members of the Conceptual Art movement including Bruce Nauman, John Baldessari, and Chris Burden. Since the early 1970s Hammons' work has been widely influential, garnering honors like a MacArthur Genius Grant in 1991, his inclusion in such institutions as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and earning him a place among the canon of the 20th- and 21st-centuries’ most important artists. Hammons currently lives and works in New York, NY.

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David Hammons Artworks

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David Hammons (202 results)
Hair Relaxer, 2007

David Hammons

Hair Relaxer, 2007

Sale Date: November 19, 2021

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HAMMONS, DAVID. The Holy Bible: Old Testament., 2000

David Hammons

HAMMONS, DAVID. The Holy Bible: Old Testament., 2000

Sale Date: November 9, 2021

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Untitled, 1988

David Hammons

Untitled, 1988

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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Puzzling Times, 1976

David Hammons

Puzzling Times, 1976

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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Untitled, 2001

David Hammons

Untitled, 2001

Sale Date: November 12, 2021

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Untitled, 2004

David Hammons

Untitled, 2004

Sale Date: November 9, 2021

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Decipher Artist's Mind: (Lucky Charm) And..., 2014

Berend Strik and David Hammons

Decipher Artist's Mind: (Lucky Charm) And..., 2014

Sale Date: November 9, 2021

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Elephant Dung, 1986

David Hammons

Elephant Dung, 1986

Sale Date: October 15, 2021

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The Man Nobody Killed, 1986–1987

David Hammons

The Man Nobody Killed, 1986–1987

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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The Man Nobody Killed: Michael Stewart..., 1986

David Hammons

The Man Nobody Killed: Michael Stewart..., 1986

Sale Date: July 21, 2021

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It’s Not Necessary, 1990

David Hammons

It’s Not Necessary, 1990

Sale Date: June 23, 2021

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Phat Free, 1995

David Hammons

Phat Free, 1995

Sale Date: May 14, 2021

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The Man Nobody Killed, 1986

David Hammons

The Man Nobody Killed, 1986

Sale Date: April 22, 2021

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The Man Nobody Killed., 1986–1987

David Hammons

The Man Nobody Killed., 1986–1987

Sale Date: December 10, 2020

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Untitled, 1969

David Hammons

Untitled, 1969

Sale Date: December 8, 2020

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Money Tree, 1992

David Hammons

Money Tree, 1992

Sale Date: November 25, 2020

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Untitled, 2004

David Hammons

Untitled, 2004

Sale Date: July 10, 2020

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Body Print, 1977

David Hammons

Body Print, 1977

Sale Date: July 10, 2020

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Hidden Drawing (Jordan begins 8th season as..., 1991

David Hammons

Hidden Drawing (Jordan begins 8th season as..., 1991

Sale Date: July 2, 2020

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The Man Nobody Killed., 1986

David Hammons

The Man Nobody Killed., 1986

Sale Date: June 4, 2020

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Untitled., 1965

David Hammons

Untitled., 1965

Sale Date: June 4, 2020

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The Man Nobody Killed, 1986

David Hammons

The Man Nobody Killed, 1986

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Tribes Print, 1991

David Hammons

Tribes Print, 1991

Sale Date: November 17, 2019

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Untitled (Body Print), 1974

David Hammons

Untitled (Body Print), 1974

Sale Date: May 15, 2019

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