Jeff Wall is among the most important and influential artists of his time. His work has been the subject of major retrospectives at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Schaulager, Basel; Tate Modern, London; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. A group of his works was shown at the Hammer in 2003.

The UCLA Department of Art's visiting lecture series is made possible through the generous support of the William D. Feldman Family Endowed Art Lecture Fund.