F I N A L  W E E K S
Modern Antiquity: Picasso, de Chirico, Léger, and Picabia in the Presence of the Antique
Closes January 16
The Getty Villa

"Provocative and demanding...makes clear how indelibly our vision of ancient art has been shaped by modern artists" —The Wall Street Journal

This landmark exhibition explores how classical art was reinvented and transformed by four of the greatest artists of the early 20th century—Pablo Picasso, Giorgio de Chirico, Fernand Léger, and Francis Picabia. Featuring major, rarely loaned paintings from collections across the U.S. and Europe juxtaposed with works of ancient art, Modern Antiquity tells a new story about modern painting and reveals new ways of looking at Greek and Roman art.

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Ed Bereal and Members of Bodacious Buggerrilla
Wednesday, January 18, 7:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
Artist Ed Bereal was a founding member of the radical street theater group Bodacious Buggerrilla, which performed around L.A. in the 1960s. Members of the original group will reassemble with Bereal for a reading that revives their politically charged historical performance works. Free; reservations required.

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Kalpa
Friday, January 20, 7:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
Kicking off the performance festival at the Getty Center is Kalpa, a mesmerizing performance piece by Hirokazu Kosaka that will transform the Getty Center's Arrival Plaza. Free; reservations required.

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Dream a Little Dream: Artists in Film
Saturday, January 14, 3:00 and 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, January 15, 12:00 and 3:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
See five classic depictions of working artists on the big screen in a movie weekend complementing the exhibition Images of the Artist.

– Blood of a Poet and Testament of Orpheus: Jan. 14, 3:00 p.m.
– The Moderns: Jan. 14, 7:00 p.m.
– The Draughtman's Contract: Jan. 15, 12:00 p.m.
– Caravaggio: Jan. 15, 3:00 p.m.

The series is free; a separate reservation is required for each film.

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Storytelling and Photography
Thursday, January 26, 7:30 p.m.
The Getty Center
Playwright and actress Anna Deavere Smith joins artists Eileen Cowin and Carrie Mae Weems to discuss their works on view in the exhibition Narrative Interventions in Photography and explore how storytelling impacts their art making. Free; reservations required. Parking is $10 after 5:00 p.m.

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Émigrés and Experimentalists: Music in Los Angeles in the 1930s and 1940s
Saturday, January 21, and Sunday, January 29, 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
The Getty Center
Explore the musical culture of Los Angeles during the interwar years, when Austrian and German composers mentored young experimentalists such as John Cage. This two-part, two-venue event includes a music recital, a conversation with LA Opera maestro James Conlon, and a discussion of Los Angeles émigré culture with curator Nancy Perloff. Course fee $35; $30 students and LA Opera members.

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The Family Forum
Daily except Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The Getty Villa
Newly refurbished and still tons of fun, the Family Forum offers great hands-on activities that will teach you and your kids about all aspects of ancient Greek vases, from how they were fired to the exciting scenes of drama and battle painted on their sides. Free with your advance, timed-entry ticket to the Getty Villa.

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Exhibition Banners
Beautifully designed banners first flew above the streets of Los Angeles in 1997 to herald the opening of the Getty Center. Since then, they've promoted the J. Paul Getty Museum's exhibitions. $50 each.

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H O T   T I C K E T S
– Lecture: Carleton Watkins (Jan. 8)
– Film Series: Artists in Film (Jan. 14 & 15)
– Performance: Kalpa (Jan. 20)
– Course: Music in Los Angeles in the 1930s and '40s (Jan. 21 & 29)
– Conversation: Storytelling and Photography (Jan. 26)

M A R K   Y O U R   C A L E N D A R
Tickets are available beginning Monday, January 9, for:
– Selected Shorts (Mar. 3 & 4)

Reservations are available beginning Thursday, January 19, for:
– Sounds of L.A.: Pasatono Orquesta (Feb. 11 & 12)

C L O S I N G   T H I S   M O N T H
– Modern Antiquity: Picasso, de Chirico, Léger, and Picabia in the Presence of the Antique (Jan. 16)

H O T   T I C K E T S
– Course: Things You Never Knew about the Romans (Jan. 14)
– Handling Sessions: Glass (Thu, Sat, Sun)

M A R K   Y O U R   C A L E N D A R
Tickets are available now for:
– Lecture: Roman Panel Paintings (Feb. 11)
– Villa Theater Lab: Critical Mass Performance Group Presents An Alcestis Project (Feb. 17–19)
– Lecture: Mycenae (Feb. 23)
– The Villa Council Presents: "Did the Ancient World Decide the Fate of the Ancient World?" (Mar. 1)

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