OPENING THIS MONTH
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Metropolis: Capitol Records, 1986, Karl Gernot Kuehn. Solarized gelatin silver print. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2016.R.29). Gift of Karl Gernot Kuehn. © Karl Gernot Kuehn
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MONUMENTality
December 4, 2018–April 21, 2019 | The Getty Center
As markers of history and repositories of collective memory, monuments can project multiple and sometimes contradictory meanings. Monuments might outlast their original purpose, meet their demise through violent conflict or artistic intervention, or simply become forgotten in the fabric of everyday life. This exhibition investigates various paradigms of monumentality, prompting viewers to consider why certain monuments endure and others fall.
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Portrait of a Young Woman, about 1520–25, attributed to Andrea Previtali.
Black chalk heightened with white chalk. The J. Paul Getty Museum
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Spectacular Mysteries: Renaissance Drawings Revealed
December 11, 2018–April 28, 2019 | The Getty Center
Comprising spectacular drawings from the Getty collection and rarely-seen works from private collections, this exhibition reveals the detective work involved in investigating master drawings. Discover what we know and don't know, what we'd like to know, and what we may never discover about these intriguing Italian Renaissance drawings and their world.
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Initial B: The Lord Enthroned (detail), from an Antiphonal, about 1260–70,
made in Northeastern France or Flanders. Tempera colors and ink on
parchment. The J. Paul Getty Museum
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Artful Words: Calligraphy in Illuminated Manuscripts
December 18, 2018–April 7, 2019 | The Getty Center
The written word was an art form in the premodern world. Calligraphers filled the pages of manuscripts with scrolling vines and delicate pen flourishes, and illuminators depicted captivating narratives within large letterforms. The alphabetic adornments in this exhibition enliven the content of a range of manuscripts—including sacred scripture, romance literature, and history—produced from England to Ethiopia over nearly one thousand years.
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TALKS
The Body Politic
Sunday, December 2, 2:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
Roxane Gay and Firelei Báez: Unruly BodiesAuthor and cultural critic Roxane Gay has garnered wide critical and popular acclaim for her insightful and witty observations on contemporary society. Her books include
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body and
Bad Feminist, which NPR named one of the best books of the year for 2014. Earlier this year Gay brought together 25 writers in an online magazine, "Unruly Bodies," to expand on the conversation she started in
Hunger. Báez investigates identity through her visually striking paintings, collages, and drawings, which depict strong female protagonists.
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. STANDBY LIST OPENS DECEMBER 2, 12:30 P.M.
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Kellie Jones, 2018. Photo courtesy and © Rod McGaha
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Signs of Life: Aspects of Global Performance in the 1970s
Tuesday, December 4, 7:30 p.m. | The Getty Center
Kellie Jones discusses the global reaches of performance art during the 1970s through the lens of projects by Latin American and African American artists. Jones focuses on performative works that took place while Mexican artists Felipe Ehrenberg and Lourdes Grobet and Argentine artist David Lamelas were in unofficial exile in Europe, alongside works by African American artists Adrian Piper and Senga Nengudi.
Jones is professor in art history and archaeology at Columbia University, research fellow at the Institute for Research in African American Studies History (IRAAS), and senior consultant for the Getty Research Institute's
African American Art History Initiative.
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COURSES
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Artist Luther Gerlach
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Artist at Work: Wet Plate Collodion Photography
Sunday, December 2, 1:00–3:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
Drop by as photographer Luther Gerlach demonstrates how to make wet plate collodion negatives, ambrotypes, and tintypes. Although pioneered in the 1850s, these techniques continue to inform and inspire the work of contemporary photographer Sally Mann as she reinterprets these exacting processes to reveal traces of serendipity and exploration.
This course complements the exhibition
Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings.
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Study of a Nude Boy, Partial Figure Study (detail), 1518, Pontormo. Red and white chalk. The J. Paul Getty Museum
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Drawing from the Masters: Figure Drawing
Sundays, December 2 and 16, 3:30–5:30 p.m. | The Getty Center
Enjoy the tradition of sketching from original works of art every first and third Sunday of the month at the Getty Center. This month, learn to draw the human figure while exploring key elements of human anatomy and proportion with artist Peter Zokosky. All experience levels welcome. Sign-up begins at 2:30 p.m. at the Information Desk.
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Artist at Work: French Fashion
Saturday, December 8, 1:00–3:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
Dressing a live model, costume historian Maxwell Barr demonstrates the extraordinary craftsmanship and virtuosity involved in creating the daily wardrobe required by fashion icon Marie-Antoinette and other elite households of the 18th-century.
This demonstration complements the exhibitions:
A Queen's Treasure from Versailles: Marie-Antoinette's Japanese Lacquer, All that Glitters: Life at the Renaissance Court, and
Eighteenth-Century Pastel Portraits.
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Storage jar with Orestes and Clytemnestra, about 340 B.C., attributed as close to Asteas. Terracotta. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Gift of Stanley Silverman
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Women's Fault? Family Dysfunction from Classical Greece to Suburban America
Sunday, December 9, 2018, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
| The Getty Villa
Louis Fantasia of the Shakespeare Center of L.A. and educator and archaeologist Shelby Brown explore negative tropes of women in classical Greek myth and art and consider their enduring impact. Examine ancient images and analyze examples of "problem" women through time in the classroom, then tour the galleries to learn more. Course fee $25 (includes refreshments). Complimentary parking.
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Youth with a Dog, 3rd–2nd century B.C., unknown artist. Gold, carnelian. The J. Paul Getty Museum
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Drawing from Antiquity: Detail and Definition
Saturday, December 15, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
| The Getty Villa
Learn ways of tackling detail in your drawings by studying the smallest objects in the museum's collection: gems. Carving gems was a special skill in antiquity. Many rings and other pieces of jewelry have intricate designs carved onto tiny gem surfaces. In this workshop, look at magnified images and learn about their significance, then design your own detailed drawings. Supplies are provided, and all skill levels are welcome.
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FAMILY
Sculpting and Shaping Clay
Saturdays, December 1 and 8, 11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
| The Getty Villa
Join the fun in this hands-on clay lab and discover how artists have transformed earth and water into beautiful ceramics for thousands of years. Try your hand at the potter's wheel, mold a Medusa, and shape a handle to decorate a communal vessel. L.A.-based ceramic artist Wayne Perry guides the experience and shares what his artistic practice has in common with the ancient Greeks'.
This program complements the exhibition
Underworld: Imagining the Afterlife.Learn more about this free, drop-in program »
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