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Big Changes at the Getty Villa!


On April 18 the Getty Villa celebrates the completion of a major reinstallation of its collection, the display of special loan objects from other ancient cultures, the expansion of exhibition and family spaces, and two new exhibitions: Plato in L.A.: Contemporary Artists' Visions and Palmyra: Loss and Remembrance. Special events for families take place the weekend of April 21 and 22: the Troubies' performance of Odd-yssey and two workshops (see "Family Days at the Villa," below).


  La Habana - Venere cubana, 2015, Michelangelo Pistoletto. Silkscreen. Courtesy of the artist and GALLERIA CONTINUA, San Gimignano / Beijing / Les Moulins / Habana. Photo by Ela Bialkowska

Plato in L.A.: Contemporary Artists' Visions

April 18–September 3, 2018 | The Getty Villa
Plato is one of the founding figures of Western civilization. His legacy encompasses ethics, politics, theology, and poetics. In this exhibition, some of today's most celebrated artists—including Jeff Koons, Whitney McVeigh, and Raymond Pettibon—consider Plato's impact on the contemporary world. In the form of sculptures, paintings, drawings, and large-scale installations, they respond to his contributions to philosophy—from defining the ideal to understanding the human condition—while fostering the ultimate Platonic experience: contemplation.


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  "The Beauty of Palmyra," 190–210, Palmyran. Limstone and pigment. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.

Palmyra: Loss and Remembrance

April 18, 2018–May 27, 2019 | The Getty Villa
Between the first and third centuries AD, the inhabitants of Palmyra, an ancient Syrian caravan city at the crossroads between the Roman and Parthian empires, embellished their tombs with distinctive funerary portraits. These vivid likenesses of finely dressed men, women, and children illuminate cultural exchanges that took place in the eastern Mediterranean.


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FAMILY

  Play-Doh (detail), 1994–2014, Jeff Koons. Polychromed aluminum. © Jeff Koons




Family Days at the Villa

Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22 | The Getty Villa
Enjoy free and family-friendly events during this weekend celebrating the completion of the Getty Villa's reinstallation. Beloved theatrical group The Troubies pays homage to Homer's The Odyssey in short performances throughout the weekend. Drop in for a Play-Doh sculpture workshop inspired by Jeff Koons' sculpture on view, or learn about ancient herbs in the Herb Garden and make seed balls to grow your own mini-garden at home.






PERFORMANCE

  The Q Brothers. Photo: Christina Noel




Villa Theater Lab: The Madness of Love Mixtape

Friday, April 27–Sunday, April 29 | The Getty Villa
Can two brothers who access the world and their place in it with seemingly opposite approaches find common ground? This remix of Plato's Phaedrus explores themes of madness, the soul, love, and the art of discourse itself in the form of a hip-hop mixtape. Complements the exhibition Plato in L.A.: Contemporary Artists' Visions.


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TALKS

  Shah Jahan and Dara Shikoh (detail), about 1656–1661, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn. Pen and brown ink with brown and grey wash, touched with white and with some scraping-out. The J. Paul Getty Museum


Drawing from Mughal India in the Age of Rembrandt

Sunday, April 8, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
To elucidate the importance of India for the Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606–1669) and other Europeans of his time, this scholarly daylong symposium traces historical, political, economic, and artistic points of contact between Europe and the Mughal Indian Empire in the early modern period.


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  Study of a Mourning Woman, about 1500–1505, Michelangelo Buonarroti. Pen and brown ink, heightened with white lead opaque watercolor. The J. Paul Getty Museum

Finding Michelangelo, and Other Tales

Sunday, April 15, 4:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
The discovery of a long-lost Michelangelo drawing in 1995 in the library of Castle Howard, England, made newspaper headlines around the world. That drawing, Study of a Mourning Woman, was recently acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum. In this talk, Julien Stock discusses the magical moment he discovered it and his lifetime of detective work on old master drawings and paintings.


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The Plato Conversations: Dialogues

in LA

Saturday, April 21, 4:00–6:30 p.m. | The Getty Villa
Hear from renowned artists Paul Chan, Jeff Koons, Joseph Kosuth, Paul McCarthy, and Whitney McVeigh about their contributions to the exhibition Plato in L.A.: Contemporary Artists' Visions. In one-on-one dialogues with guest curator Donatien Grau, they discuss their engagement with Plato and the creative process behind their work.


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  European Painting 1850–1900 Gallery, J. Paul Getty Museum, 1997, Robert Polidori. Chromogenic print. Courtesy of the artist in conjunction with The Lapis Press. © Robert Polidori


Artist Talk: Robert Polidori

Sunday, April 22, 4:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
"Synchrony and Diachrony"

On the occasion of the exhibition Robert Polidori: 20 Photographs of the Getty Museum, 1997, artist Robert Polidori speaks about his prolific career as a staff photographer for the New Yorker, his work in such locations as Versailles, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and more.


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  Relief with Cartouches of Alexander the Great, 323–305 BC, Ptolemaic. Limestone and pigment. Image courtesy of and © Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, Genève, Switzerland. Photo © Sandra Pointet


The Fantasy of Ancient Egypt from Classical Greece to the Present Day

Sunday, April 29, 3:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
Scholars have long been fascinated with pharaonic Egypt, imagining that the land of the Nile was the oldest and most learned of all civilizations. Jeffrey Spier, the Getty's senior curator of antiquities, examines the endurance of Egypt's mysterious allure.


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COURSES

 




Art Circles

Saturday, April 7, 6:00–8:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
Enrich your Saturday night! Join an open-ended discussion in the galleries to heighten your understanding of the visual arts by exploring one masterpiece with an educator.


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Drawing from Antiquity: Monsters

Saturday, April 7, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | The Getty Villa
The ancient Greek world was alive with supernatural beings. Find images of monsters and learn the ancient myths associated with them. Then draw composite creatures from objects in the galleries.


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  Luther Gerlach


Artist-at-Work: Paper and Light

Saturday, April 7, 1:00–3:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
Drop by as photographer Luther Gerlach explores the art and science of early photography while demonstrating a variety of 19th-century photographic processes and materials, including large-format cameras, lenses, and an interactive camera obscura.


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  Mummy Portrait of Isidora, AD 100, attributed to the Isidora Master. Encaustic on linden wood; gilt; linen. The J. Paul Getty Museum

Roman Gems and Jewelry: The Art of Adornment

Saturday, April 14, 1:00–4:00 p.m. | The Getty Villa
Explore the world of Roman self-adornment with specialist Ruth Allen. Learn about jewelry and precious stones in the classroom and handle materials and replicas of ancient gems. Then tour the galleries to look closely at exquisite details and investigate the ways jewelry signals gender, status, and identity.


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Drawing from the Masters: Paper Dimensions

Sunday, April 15, 3:30–5:30 p.m. | The Getty Center
Learn to create the illusion of space by drawing on paper. Then transform your drawings into a real three-dimensional artwork using simple geometric origami techniques with artist Marissa Magdelena.


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FROM THE GETTY STORE

 

Sublime Perfection

This elegant white marble Cycladic reproduction, hand carved in Greece by skilled artisans, is similar to examples found in the beautiful new installation of Cycladic objects at the Getty Villa. The form and proportions of these sculptures established an aesthetic of simplicity and demonstrate a sublime austerity that continues to inspire artists today.

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COMMUNITY PARTNER: PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

 



Pasadena Playhouse Presents Culture Clash's Bordertown Now

May 30–June 24, 2018
Re-imagined, remixed, and fully reloaded, LA's very own Culture Clash returns to the border twenty years after the premiere of the hit Bordertown for this irreverent, comedic look at one of America's most controversial hot-button issues, and the walls that divide us all.

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Highlights at a Glance—April

CONTINUING ON VIEW

Outcasts: Prejudice and Persecution in the Medieval World Through April 8, 2018
Michelangelo to Degas: Major New Acquisitions Through April 22, 2018
Robert Polidori: 20 Photographs of the Getty Museum, 1997 Through May 6, 2018
Harald Szeemann: Museum of Obsessions Through May 6, 2018
Paper Promises: Early American Photography Through May 27, 2018
Cut! Paper Play in Contemporary Photography Through May 27, 2018
Rembrandt and the Inspiration of India Through June 24, 2018
Pastels in Pieces Through July 29, 2018
Beyond the Nile: Egypt and the Classical World Through September 9, 2018
A Queen's Treasure from Versailles: Marie-Antoinette's Japanese Lacquer Through January 6, 2019

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