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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Museums & Institutions

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Studio Visit

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David Hammons Artworks

Artworks for Sale &
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David Hammons (202 results)
Spades, 1972

David Hammons

Spades, 1972

Sale Date: May 11, 2012

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Untitled (Body print), 1991

David Hammons

Untitled (Body print), 1991

Sale Date: March 7, 2012

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Untitled (Max Roach album art) (set of 4), 1977

David Hammons and Bruce Talamon

Untitled (Max Roach album art) (set of 4), 1977

Sale Date: February 16, 2012

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The man nobody killed, Michael Stewart,..., 1986

David Hammons

The man nobody killed, Michael Stewart,..., 1986

Sale Date: October 13, 2011

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On loan, 2000

David Hammons

On loan, 2000

Sale Date: November 8, 2011

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Fly jar, 1996

David Hammons

Fly jar, 1996

Sale Date: November 8, 2011

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Untitled, 1996

David Hammons

Untitled, 1996

Sale Date: November 9, 2011

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Untitled (Bodyprint), 1975

David Hammons

Untitled (Bodyprint), 1975

Sale Date: November 7, 2011

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Untitled (Black pillow case), 2006

David Hammons

Untitled (Black pillow case), 2006

Sale Date: September 22, 2011

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Money tree, 1992

David Hammons

Money tree, 1992

Sale Date: September 21, 2011

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Mobile garden, 1998

David Hammons

Mobile garden, 1998

Sale Date: September 21, 2011

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African American flag, 1990–2000

David Hammons

African American flag, 1990–2000

Sale Date: September 23, 2011

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Untitled (Portrait of a nude), 1980

David Hammons

Untitled (Portrait of a nude), 1980

Sale Date: March 10, 2011

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Untitled (Rock head), 2004

David Hammons

Untitled (Rock head), 2004

Sale Date: November 11, 2010

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Hair relaxer, 2001

David Hammons

Hair relaxer, 2001

Sale Date: November 8, 2010

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Untitled, 1969

David Hammons

Untitled, 1969

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Untitled (Bodyprint), 1970

David Hammons

Untitled (Bodyprint), 1970

Sale Date: May 13, 2010

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Untitled, fly swatter, 1992

David Hammons

Untitled, fly swatter, 1992

Sale Date: February 23, 2010

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Untitled, body print, 1977

David Hammons

Untitled, body print, 1977

Sale Date: February 23, 2010

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The Holy Bible: Old testament, 2002

David Hammons

The Holy Bible: Old testament, 2002

Sale Date: November 13, 2009

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The king's show has ended let's give him a..., 1968

David Hammons

The king's show has ended let's give him a..., 1968

Sale Date: October 29, 2009

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Untitled (Black pillow case), 2006

David Hammons

Untitled (Black pillow case), 2006

Sale Date: March 10, 2009

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The king's show has ended let's give him a..., 1968

David Hammons

The king's show has ended let's give him a..., 1968

Sale Date: October 31, 2008

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African-American flag, 1990

David Hammons

African-American flag, 1990

Sale Date: October 7, 2008

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