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March 2012 |
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E X H I B I T I O N S |
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Current Exhibitions
Future Exhibitions
Museum Collection
Information: (310) 440-7300
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How well do you know Aphrodite, the fabled goddess of love? For the Greeks as well as the Romans (who knew her as Venus), Aphrodite's power extended far beyond the realms of sex, desire, and marriage. She also played a key role in civic harmony, warfare, even the fates of sailors. Though often kind, she could be manipulative and destructive in matters of the heart.
Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in association with the J. Paul Getty Museum, the exhibition presents all sides of Aphrodite through beautiful objects ranging from large-scale sculpture to delicate jewelry drawn from both museums' collections, as well as major loans from Italian institutions.
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Venus (The Venus of Capua) (detail), Roman, A.D. 117–138. Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei. Image © www.pedicinimages.com
Banner image: Venus (detail), Roman, A.D. 175–200. The J. Paul Getty Museum
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See drawings and watercolors from one of the high points in German art. Organized by region, the exhibition features beautiful works from the Getty Museum's permanent collection by masters such as Albrecht Dürer, Martin Schongauer, Lucas Cranach the Elder, and Hans Holbein the Younger. It explores the drawings' wide range of functions and captivating subject matter, from mercenary soldiers to scenes of courtly love.
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Studies of Peonies (detail), Martin Schongauer, about 1472–73
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Three exhibitions close March 11 at the Getty Center:
From Start to Finish: De Wain Valentine's Gray Column
The story of a pioneering Light and Space sculpture and its conservation.
Lyonel Feininger: Photographs, 1928–1939
Photographs by the German painter, along with a selection of Bauhaus works.
Narrative Interventions in Photography
Three contemporary photographers explore storytelling, truth, and secrets.
See all current exhibitions »
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P E R F O R M A N C E S |
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Performances and Films
Information and Tickets: (310) 440-7300
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Enjoy a glorious program of medieval music inspired by the Getty Museum's manuscripts collection. Complementing the exhibition Gothic Grandeur: Manuscript Illumination 1200–1350, the concert includes rarely performed vocal pieces as well as a newly commissioned work by Rose Ensemble member Linda Kachelmeier. Tickets $20; students/seniors $15.
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Rose Ensemble. Photo: Michael Haug
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Selected Shorts: Objects of Desire
March 3 & 4
Saturday Nights at the Getty: Abigail Washburn
March 31
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T H E A T E R A T T H E V I L L A |
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Performances and Films
Information and Tickets: (310) 440-7300
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Rogue Artists Ensemble, whose unique "hypertheater" features puppets, masks, music, and movement, delves into one of the greatest literary hoaxes of all time—the daring forgery of ancient Greek poetry by an impoverished 19th-century novelist. Features erotic imagery and nudity. Tickets $7.
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Masks and puppets like you've never seen before—Rogue Artists Ensemble
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L E C T U R E S & C O N V E R S A T I O N S |
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Lectures and Conferences
Information and Reservations: (310) 440-7300
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The Book of Revelation—the strangest and most controversial book in the Bible—has had an enormous impact on art, music, and politics. Historian of religion Elaine Pagels, author of the new book Revelations, explores why. Free; reservations required.
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Elaine Pagels. Photo: Jerry Bauer
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Artist Thomas Demand, film director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, art historian Michael Fried, and Getty Research Institute Director Thomas W. Gaehtgens discuss photography and film, art and memory, and aesthetics and technology on the occasion of the sneak preview of Demand's 100-second film Pacific Sun, which screens on a loop prior to the conversation. Free; reservations required.
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Still from Thomas Demand's film Pacific Sun. © Thomas Demand, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn / ARS, New York 2011. Courtesy Mathew Marks Gallery, New York
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Sam Wagstaff: From Minimalism to Mapplethorpe
March 14
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