Hamza Walker, renowned curator and director of LA nonprofit art space the Brick, was a key driver behind one of the year’s most ambitious shows. “Monuments” places decommissioned Confederate monuments alongside contemporary art at a moment when American cultural history is more politicized than ever.
What’s one work of art that got you through an important moment in your life?
Miles Davis. Every day is an important moment in my life.
What’s your biggest vice? Your greatest virtue?
Otus Thai Food.
What’s something people get wrong about you?
It’s all true and all correct.
What would you like the headline of your obituary to be?
“Planned Obsolescence.”
What would you be doing if you weren’t working in your field?
Working in someone else’s field?
Where do you feel most at home?
At work.
Who do you call the most?
Otus Thai Food.
What grounds you, and what invigorates you?
Tea.
To read more from the 2026 CULT100 honorees, see the full list here.
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