Exhibition and Free Events at the Getty Center - Obsidian Mirror-Travels

Obsidian Mirror-Travels:
Refracting Ancient Mexican Art and Archaeology
Exhibition and FREE Related Events

Obsidian Mirror-Travels, a provocative exhibition on view through March 27 at the Getty Research Institute, features objects created over the past five centuries by explorers, archaeologists, and artists who have been inspired by Mexico's Pre-Columbian past.

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In conjunction with the exhibition, join us for two free talks by contemporary artists whose work explores images of Mexico and Pre-Columbian art:

Mesoamerichanics
Saturday, January 22 | 7:00 p.m.

Mexican-American artists Einar and Jamex de la Torre, who reinterpret Mesoamerican sculpture to suit their current circumstance of living on both sides of the Mexican-American border, discuss their work. Free; reservations required.

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Einar and Jamex de la Torre on their art - January 22
Einar and Jamex de la Torre

Modernism's Ruins: Appropriations of Ancient Mesoamerica
Sunday, January 23 | 3:00 p.m.

Los Angeles-based documentary filmmaker and writer Jesse Lerner discusses the persistence of ancient Mexican visual culture in the modern imagination—including in his own work. Free; reservations required.

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Jesse Lerner on Mexican visual culture - January 23
Still from Jesse Lerner's Ruins, 1999

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