Trading Game: France—Colonies (detail), O.P.I.M. (French firm, active ca. 1940s), 1941. The Getty Research Institute,
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CLOSING THIS MONTH
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Paper cut out from Trading Game: France—Colonies, 1941. The Getty Research Institute, 970031
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Connecting Seas: A Visual History of Discoveries and Encounters
Exhibition closes April 13, 2014 | The Getty Center
From maps to board games,
Connecting Seas offers insight into how adventures on other continents and discoveries of different cultures were perceived, represented, and transmitted during the era of ocean travel. Included is a section on educational tools used to teach children about Europe's colonies, such as a French
jeu des échanges, or "trading game," in which the goal was to import the most resources back to France.
Experts lead special gallery tours at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays through April 10, 2014.
Learn more about the exhibition.
Read more about the exhibition from the curators.
EVENTS
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Cornelia Funke © Dressler Verlag Hamburg
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Cornelia Funke Storytelling and Book Signing
April 6, 2014 | 2:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
Award-winning children's author Cornelia Funke reads from her newest story, a pirate's tale inspired by the GRI's
Connecting Seas exhibition. Recent works by Funke include the
Inkworld trilogy and
MirrorWorld novels, as well as a kids' guide to
Connecting Seas. Families are invited to use the guide to view the exhibition following the event.
This event is recommended for families and kids, ages eight and up.
Reserve a free ticket to this event.
Download Cornelia Funke's gallery guide for kids. Copies are also available in the galleries.
SAVE THE DATE
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Mural (detail), 1943, Jackson Pollock. Oil and casein on canvas. University of Iowa Museum of Art, Gift of Peggy Guggenheim, 1959.6. Reproduced with permission from The University of Iowa
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Jackson Pollock's Mural: Transition, Context, Afterlife
May 6, 2014 | 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. | The Getty Center
Recent study and conservation at the Getty debunks many of the myths surrounding the creation and installation of Jackson Pollock's
Mural. Take part in a day of lively conversation among art historians, scientists, and conservators about the context and legacies of this work.
Reserve a free ticket to this event.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Claire Copley Gallery, Los Angeles, 1971. Exterior View. Photo: Gary Krueger. The Getty Research Institute, 2014.M.2
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Claire Copley Gallery Records, 1973–1977
Finding Aid
Though open only five years, Los Angeles's Claire Copley Gallery presented some 20 artists now considered pioneers of conceptual art, including Michael Asher, Daniel Buren, Allen Ruppersberg, and Lawrence Weiner, among others. The archive includes more than 400 photographs and 5,000 slides, as well as related ephemera.
Browse the finding aid.
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Tyler Green and Serge Guilbaut at the Getty Center, 2013.
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Chatting with Henri Matisse: The Lost 1941 Interview
Video of November 17, 2013, Lecture
In 1941, the Swiss art critic Pierre Courthion traveled through Nazi-controlled France to interview the artist Henri Matisse, who later suppressed publication of the interview. Art journalist Tyler Green of
Modern Art Notes and art historian Serge Guilbaut discuss the significance of the lost text, finally available from the GRI after 70 years.
Watch the video.
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PUBLICATIONS
World Antiquarianism: Comparative Perspectives
Edited by Alain Schnapp with Lothar von Falkenhausen, Peter N. Miller, and Tim Murray
The term
antiquarianism refers to an engagement with the material heritage of the past that precedes the modern academic discipline of archaeology. This book is the first to put antiquarianism in a global context, examining its roots in the ancient Near East, its flourishing in early modern Europe and East Asia, and its manifestations in Melanesia and Polynesia.
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