Bear Hunt (detail), A.D. 300–400, Baiae, Italy. Stone tesserae. The J. Paul Getty Museum
New This Month
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Combat Between Dares and Entellus, A.D. 175-200, Villelaure, France. Stone and glass tessarae. The J. Paul Getty Museum
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Roman Mosaics Across the Empire
March 30–September 12, 2016
| The Getty Villa
This exhibition explores elaborate mosaic floors that transformed entire rooms into spectacular settings of vibrant color, figural imagery, and geometric design at the height of the Roman empire. Scenes from mythology, daily life, the natural world, and spectacles in the arena are presented, along with the contexts of their discovery across Rome's expanding empire—from its center in Italy to provinces in North Africa, southern Gaul, and ancient Syria.
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Continuing This Month
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Andy Warhol, 1983, Robert Mapplethorpe. Gelatin silver print. Promised Gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to The J. Paul Getty Trust and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation
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Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium
Through July 31, 2016
Featuring iconic images of celebrity friends, classicizing nudes, and elegant still lifes, this exhibition celebrates Mapplethorpe's enduring and provocative legacy. Concurrent presentations at the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art highlight different aspects of the artist's complex personality.
Support for this exhibition and its international tour has been provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. The Getty Museum's presentation is sponsored by Sotheby's.
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Rita de Acosta Lydig, negative 1913; print 1914, Baron Adolf De Meyer. Gelatin silver print. The J. Paul Getty Museum
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The Thrill of the Chase: The Wagstaff Collection of Photographs
Through July 31, 2016
In 1973, former museum curator Samuel J. Wagstaff Jr. began collecting photographs at the urging of his lover Robert Mapplethorpe. Over the next decade, Wagstaff assembled one of the most important private collections of photographs in the world, becoming the public face of photography as fine art until he sold the collection to the Getty Museum in 1984. This exhibition presents a selection of masterpieces alongside less well-known works that Wagstaff believed were deserving of attention.
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Mephistopheles Aloft, 1827, published 1828, Eugène Delacroix. Lithograph on wove paper. Courtesy of and © Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
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Noir: The Romance of Black in 19th-Century French Drawings and Prints
Through May 15, 2016 | The Getty Center
The range and availability of black drawing materials exploded with the Industrial Revolution, along with new techniques. This exhibition examines the inspiration that artists drew from their materials, and their expression of darkness in all its imaginative and narrative associations. Works are drawn from the Museum's permanent collection and loans from private and public Los Angeles collections.
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Winter, Cybele Begs for the Sun’s Return (detail), 1692–93, design by Pierre Mignard; woven at the Gobelins Manufactory, Paris. Wool, silk, and gilt metal-wrapped thread. Courtesy of and © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis
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Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV
Through May 1, 2016 | The Getty Center
The Sun King, Louis XIV of France (reigned 1643–1715), formed the greatest collection of tapestries in early modern Europe. The monumental works were meticulously woven by hand with wool, silk, and precious metal-wrapped thread, after designs by the best artists. With rare loans from the Mobilier National, this major exhibition presents a selection of grand tapestries that evoke the brilliance of the Sun King's court.
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2016 Getty Medal Honorees
The J. Paul Getty Trust will award its highest honor to musician Yo-Yo Ma and, posthumously, to artist Ellsworth Kelly at a celebratory dinner this fall. The J. Paul Getty Medal was established in 2013 by the trustees of the J. Paul Getty Trust to honor extraordinary contributions to the practice, understanding, and support of the arts.
Performances
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Riyaaz Qawwali. Courtesy of Asia Society Texas Center
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Sounds of L.A.: Riyaaz Qawwali
Saturday, April 9, 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 10, 4:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
Austin-based Riyaaz Qawwali is committed to sharing a centuries-old devotional genre with new audiences around the globe. Reflecting the extraordinary cultural landscape of South Asia, the ensemble comprises musicians hailing from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. At the heart of their performances are sacred poems of love and longing. Free; advance ticket required.
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Villa Theater Lab: The Archer from Malis
Friday and Saturday, April 15 and 16, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, April 16 and 17, 3:00 p.m.
| The Getty Villa
In this bold reimagining of Sophocles'
Philoctetes—set in a
Hunger Games–inspired dystopia and employing nontraditional casting in terms of gender, ethnicity, and disability—Odysseus orders young Neoptolemus, daughter of Achilles, to trick Philoctetes into joining the Greeks to assure their victory of the Trojan War. Tickets $7.
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Talks
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Mosaic detail showing head of a Greek royal figure/military commander discovered at Huqoq. Photo: Jim Haberman
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Samson in Stone: New Discoveries in the Ancient Synagogue at Huqoq in Israel's Galilee
Sunday, April 3, 3:00 p.m.
| The Getty Villa
Excavations in the ancient village of Huqoq in Israel's Galilee have brought to light the remains of a monumental 5th-century Roman synagogue paved with stunning and unique mosaics, including depictions of the biblical hero Samson. In this illustrated presentation, excavation director Jodi Magness describes these exciting finds. Free; advance ticket required.
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Tapestry for The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles (detail). Photo: John Nava
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Making Tapestries Now: Digital Jacquard and a Renewed Form
Sunday, April 3, 4:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
Artist John Nava talks about his experiences using new weaving technology to create the tapestries for the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, the largest collection hanging in a Catholic place of worship in the United States. Free; advance ticket required.
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Leaf from the Morgan Picture Bible (detail), about 1250. French. Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig I 6
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A Medieval Picture Book and Its Judeo-Persian Lives: The "Shah Abbas Bible" in 17th-Century Safavid Iran
Tuesday, April 19, 7:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
In 1608, Pope Clement VIII sent a 13th-century picture bible to Shah Abbas the Great. Later, marginal text in Persian and Judeo-Persian was added. Sussan Babaie, Andrew W. Mellon Lecturer in the Arts of Iran and Islam at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, recounts the story of this unique document. Free; advance ticket required.
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Preparing Antikythera Shipwreck ceramic artifacts for recovery. Brett Seymour EUA/ARGO 2015
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Return to Antikythera: Re-excavating an Ancient Greek Shipwreck
Sunday, April 24, 3:00 p.m.
| The Getty Villa
Project co-director Brendan Foley presents the latest discoveries from recent excavations of the Antikythera shipwreck. Working in partnership with colleagues from the Hellenic Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities and using advanced underwater technology, Foley shares findings that overturn conventional wisdom about the vessel and portray a calamity akin to the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Free; advance ticket required.
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