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July 9, 2009 |
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Dancing on the Head of a Pin: Paul Outerbridge and the Art of Commerce
Thursday July 9, 2009
7 pm
Museum Lecture Hall, Getty Center
A pioneer in applying Modernist aesthetic principles to commercial photography, Paul Outerbridge helped close the great divide between art for art's sake and commercial art. Paul Martineau, curator of the exhibition Paul Outerbridge: Command Performance currently on view at the Getty Center, provides an overview of Outerbridge's career explores his struggle to unite its artistic and commercial aspects during a time of significant change in the world of art and high-end advertising.
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July 22, 2009 |
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Songs of the Self: The Taymouth Hours and the Female Self in Early 14th-Century England
Wednesday July 22, 2009
3 pm
Museum Lecture Hall, Getty Center
In this lecture, Kathryn Smith, art history professor at New York University, explores the principles of Psalm illustration in a profusely illuminated book of hours made for Eleanor of Woodstock, sister of Edward III of England. The manuscript's unusual imagery includes not only stories from scripture, but also from chivalric romance and comic literature. Complements the exhibition Temptation and Salvation: The Psalms of King David.
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August 6, 2009 |
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The Art of Translation: French Bronzes and their Making
Thursday August 6, 2009
7 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
The creation of a bronze sculpture is a complex, multi-faceted process of translation. In this lecture, Francesca G. Bewer, research curator at Harvard Art Museum's Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, considers both the historical and technical aspects of these relatively unexplored sculptures and reconstructs a richer story around them. Complements the exhibition Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution.
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August 16, 2009 |
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Prospects and Promenades: French Landscapes from Claude to Monet
Sunday August 16, 2009
3 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Richard Rand, senior curator at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, sets the drawings currently on view in the exhibition Capturing Nature's Beauty: Three Centuries of French Landscapes in the wider context of the French landscape tradition.
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September 6, 2009 |
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French Royal Bronzes Collections from Louis XIV to the Revolution
Sunday September 6, 2009
3 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Stéphane Castelluccio, from the National Center for Scientific Research in Paris, speaks about the different sensitivities Kings Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI had for bronzes and the evolution of taste and display during their reigns. Complements the exhibition Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution.
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July 18, 2009 |
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From Excavation to Exhibition: Beyond Vani's Golden Graves
Saturday July 18, 2009
2 pm
Auditorium, Getty Villa
Learn more about the spectacular finds featured in The Golden Graves of Ancient Vani from exhibition curator Jennifer Chi of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. Chi examines the archaeological and art historical significance of the artifacts as well as the innovative techniques used to display them. The exhibition will be on view at the Getty Villa July 16 through October 5, 2009.
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July 23, 2009 |
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The Pleasures of Empire: Food and Cooking in Ancient Rome
Thursday July 23, 2009
7 pm
Auditorium, Getty Villa
Explore the culinary pleasures of the Roman Empire with historian Andrew Dalby and chef Sally Grainger, authors of The Classical Cookbook. Dalby surveys the tastes and aromas of ancient Rome, where ingredients were drawn from every province of the empire and shipped at great cost over land and sea. Grainger shares her research on the Roman recipe text Apicius and its remarkable survival from antiquity. A tasting of delicacies from Apicius, as well as other classical sources, follows.
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July 25, 2009 |
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The Pleasures of Empire: Food and Cooking in Ancient Rome
Saturday July 25, 2009
5 pm
Auditorium, Getty Villa
Explore the culinary pleasures of the Roman Empire with historian Andrew Dalby and chef Sally Grainger, authors of The Classical Cookbook. Dalby surveys the tastes and aromas of ancient Rome, where ingredients were drawn from every province of the empire and shipped at great cost over land and sea. Grainger shares her research on the Roman recipe text Apicius and its remarkable survival from antiquity. A tasting of delicacies from Apicius, as well as other classical sources, follows.
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