Spring 2002
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EXHIBITIONS AT THE GETTY CENTER
All exhibitions located in the J. Paul Getty Museum unless otherwise
indicated.
New Exhibitions Opening Spring 2002
Railroad Vision
March 5-June 23, 2002
By the 1830s, the railroad lines were spreading throughout Britain,
Europe, and North America. This revolutionary mode of transportation
was soon followed by the discovery, in 1839, of photography, a revolutionary
way to make pictures. Through the talents and desires of key individuals,
photography and the railroads together embarked on a journey that
would span the world's continents. From the beginning, art and industry
seemed bound together and into the 20th century railroads remained
a popular subject for photographers. From Édouard Baldus'
images of the new French lines in the 1850s to O. Winston Link's
nighttime views of the last steam-powered trains in 1950s America,
the exhibition will explore the relationship of photography and
railroads through a diverse and engaging selection of photographs.
Press
Release
A Treasury of 15th-Century Manuscript Illumination
March 26-July 7, 2002
The 1400s marked a transition for the thousand-year-old tradition
of manuscript illumination. The century was also a seminal era for
the development of independent painting in the new oil technique
on wooden panels. The mid century saw the introduction of the printed
book, the product of a new technology whose efficiency and cost-effectiveness
posed an immediate threat to the culture of the handwritten book.
Despite these new developments, the illuminated manuscript enjoyed
a golden era. This exhibition celebrates the art of illumination
in the 15th century through 26 manuscript books and leaves and cuttings
from manuscripts in the Museum's permanent collection, including
the work of Jean Fouquet, Lieven van Lathem, Simon Marmion, Taddeo
Crivelli, and Girolamo da Cremona.
Special Exhibition
The Sacred Spaces of Pieter Saenredam
April 16-July 7, 2002
Pieter Saenredam (1597-1665) was one of the most remarkable painters
of the Dutch Golden Age. He spent his career immortalizing the churches
of Holland in drawings and paintings. The study of his numerous
preparatory drawings in conjunction with the finished paintings
conveys the process by which he created his sacred spaces. The Getty
Museum is the only American venue to present the most comprehensive
exhibition of Saenredam's work in the past 40 years. It brings together
drawings and paintings depicting the venerable churches of Utrecht.
The exhibition was originally organized by the Centraal Museum,
Utrecht. Press
Release
The Geometry of Seeing: Perspective and the Dawn of Virtual Space
April 16-July 7, 2002
At the Getty Research Institute Exhibition Gallery
Through illustrated treatises, drawings, and prints from the collections
of the Getty Research Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum, The
Geometry of Seeing explores perspectival illusionism in its
fascinating complexity over a period of four centuries. Perspective
is usually associated with a single technique developed during the
Italian Renaissance for the representation of architectural space
on a two-dimensional surface. The exhibition confronts this enduring
misconception by acquainting the public with an extraordinary range
of perspective theories and rendering techniques used by Leon Battista
Alberti, Albrecht Dürer, Sebastiano Serlio, Canaletto, and
many others, including Elie-Honoré Montagny, a pupil of Jacques-Louis
David. The Geometry of Seeing relates directly to the Getty
Research Institute's 2001-2002 Scholar Year theme, "Frames of Viewing:
Perception, Experience, Judgment." It also coincides with an exhibition
at the Museum on the work of 17th-century Dutch painter Pieter Saenredam,
whose depictions of interiors reflect his era's interest in perspective
as a tool for artistic description.
Dutch Drawings of the Golden Age
May 28-August 25, 2002
During the 1600s, the art of drawing flourished in Holland as never
before. Artists from Rembrandt to Jacob van Ruisdael and Jan van
Goyen turned perceptive eyes to the pageant of Dutch life during
the country's so-called "Golden Age." Country fairs, winter sports
on frozen canals, landscapes, flora and fauna--virtually every aspect
of life was recorded in pen or chalk. This installation celebrates
the great age of Dutch drawing through examples chosen from the
Getty's permanent collection. A number of new acquisitions will
also be highlighted.
Continuing Exhibitions and Installations
at the Getty Center
A Royal Menagerie: Porcelain Animals from Dresden
Through March 3, 2002
As part of an ongoing and mutually beneficial partnership between
the Getty and the State Art Collections of Dresden, Germany, the
Dresden Porcelain Collection has lent 14 large Meissen porcelain
animals that were crafted between 1730 and 1735 for Frederick-Augustus
I, elector of Saxony, known as "Augustus the Strong" (1679-1733).
The commission for these large porcelain sculptures was highly important
for the young Meissen porcelain manufactory. The size of the figures
presented great difficulties in making and firing the porcelain,
and their mere completion in most cases was extraordinary. These
were the creations of two men with remarkably distinct artistic
personalities, the court sculptor Johann Gottlieb Kirchner and Johann
Joachim Kaendler. Rarely has such a large group of these figures
been loaned outside Germany.
Other loans from Dresden include two important landscape paintings
by Bernardo Bellotto, part of a series of 33 large-format landscapes
of Dresden and nearby Pirna and Königstein; these works are
now on view. Lent by Dresden's Old Masters Gallery (Gemäldegalerie
Alte Meister), these urban landscapes were intended to promote 18th-century
Dresden as a center of culture by commemorating its architecture
and the beauty of its countryside. One of the leading painters of
urban views, Bellotto's work was commissioned and collected by patrons
throughout Europe. Also on loan are two paintings from Dresden's
New Masters Gallery (Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister) by German
Romantic artists Ernst Ferdinand Oehme, and Carl Gustav Carus. These
haunting landscapes enrich the Museum's representation of the German
Romantic spirit. The Oehme and Carus, as well as the Bellottos,
are on view through fall 2002. Press
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Artful Reading in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Through March 10, 2002
In the Middle Ages, as now, reading opened worlds of information,
entertainment, and inspiration. The concept of books, the texts
that were read, and the conditions for reading them, however, were
vastly different. This exhibition turns to 15 Western European manuscripts
from the Museum's collection that date from the 11th to the 16th
century, as well as a papyrus roll, three early printed books, and
a photograph by Walker Evans, to explore the importance of the written
word, learning and literacy, and the practice of reading aloud before
religious communities and princely courts. In addition to examining
both the symbolism of books and reading in the Middle Ages, this
exhibition charts the major technological changes that have influenced
the way the written word has been communicated over time. Press
Release
Naples and Vesuvius on the Grand Tour
Through March 24, 2002
At the Getty Research Institute Gallery
This exhibition explores Naples as a tourist destination during
the period that Sir William Hamilton was the British ambassador
to Naples, 1764 to 1800. A passionate collector of art and antiquities,
Hamilton was equally drawn to natural wonders and archaeological
discoveries. He played a distinctive role as a knowledgeable guide
and genteel host to visitors on the Grand Tour. For 18th-century
travelers, Naples was a mythic place dominated by the powerful presence
of Mount Vesuvius. The volcano and ruins made Naples a different
exotic locale after visits to Rome, typically the main destination.
Hamilton's writings and commissions to artists contributed to a
group of innovative publications designed for travelers and collectors.
He also commissioned prints and maps, and published illustrated
volumes on vase collections and the volcanic landscape of Naples,
all of which are owned by the Getty. A number of rare books and
prints on Naples, Herculaneum, and Pompeii will also be shown. Naples
and Vesuvius on the Grand Tour is presented as part of a suite
of related Getty exhibitions: Rome on the Grand Tour, which
focuses on aristocratic travelers in 18th-century Rome, and Drawing
Italy in the Age of the Grand Tour, which examines Italian landscape
views. Press
Release
Drawing Italy in the Age of the Grand Tour
Through May 12, 2002
Throughout the 1700s, travelers flocked to Italy in search of inspiration,
enlightenment, discovery, and adventure. They encouraged the production
of portable visual records of the country in the form of drawn,
printed or painted landscapes and cityscapes. The veduta, or expansive
view, reached its peak as a genre in Italy at this time, and became
a signature element of the age of the Grand Tour. Ancestors of the
modern-day postcard, vedute, topographical in conception, were also
vehicles for the artist's creative and illusionistic vision of nature
and architecture. This exhibition encompasses a range of images
by the most sought-after view painters, including an exploratory
drawing of a Venetian square by Canaletto, the portrayal of a theatrical
performance by Francesco Guardi, and Giovanni Battista Piranesi's
interpretation of an imaginary antique port. Italy is also witnessed
here through the eyes of foreign artists such as Jean Honoré
Fragonard and Claude-Joseph Vernet. Like Grand Tourists themselves,
they traversed the country's ever-changing lands. Drawing Italy
in the Age of the Grand Tour is presented as part of a suite
of related exhibitions at the Museum and the Getty Research Institute
respectively: Rome on the Grand Tour, which focuses on aristocratic
travelers in 18th-century Rome, and Naples and Vesuvius on the
Grand Tour, which explores Naples as a tourist destination during
the period that Sir William Hamilton served as British ambassador
to Naples.
Press Release
Rome on the Grand Tour
Through August 11, 2002
In the 18th century the Grand Tour--a journey across Northern Europe
to Italy and the center of the classical past--formed an important
way for eminent, young British travelers to acquire a canon of taste,
noble ideas, and moral virtue. Featuring new acquisitions by the
Getty Museum and Research Institute, Rome on the Grand Tour
presents the Eternal City as a preeminent destination for the British
aristocrat. Gathering together paintings, pastels, drawings, sculpture,
artists' sketchbooks, antiquities, books, and prints, this exhibition
captures the diversity of the Grand Tour experience and portrays
the preparation, engagement, and memory intrinsic to the journey.
Presenting both high art and cultural memorabilia, it includes printed
materials that promoted and guided the journey, portraits, souvenir
city views, and sculptural reproductions. It also features objects
reflecting the serious study of antiques, which ultimately transcended
the age of the Grand Tour and gave birth to Neoclassicism. Rome
On The Grand Tour is presented as part of a suite of related
exhibitions at the Museum and the Getty Research Institute Gallery
respectively: Drawing Italy in the Age of the Grand Tour,
which examines Italian landscape views, and Naples and Vesuvius
on the Grand Tour, which explores Naples as a tourist destination
during the period that Sir William Hamilton served as British ambassador
to Naples. Press
Release
Statue of an Emperor: A Conservation Partnership
Ongoing
This exhibition features the conservation of a statue of the Roman
emperor Marcus Aurelius, who ruled the Roman Empire from A.D. 161
to 180. The statue belongs to the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, and
the conservation was a collaboration between the Pergamon and the
Getty Museum. Composed of approximately 40 fragments of four different
types of marble, some original, others carved during different restoration
campaigns of the 18th and 19th centuries, the statue was in danger
of collapsing because the joints between the fragments had loosened
over time. The conservators took the statue completely apart and
reassembled it. Video segments show this process as it took place
in the conservation laboratories of the Getty Museum. The exhibition
highlights changes in restoration and conservation practices that
have occurred between the 18th and 21st centuries.
Ancient Art from the Permanent Collection
Ongoing
Featuring works dating from 2500 B.C. to the 6th century A.D., this
installation highlights Greek and Roman antiquities from the Museum's
collection. Included are a 5th-century B.C. limestone-and-marble
statue of a goddess believed to be Aphrodite; a rare, early Cycladic
harpist dating to 2500 B.C; and the Lansdowne Herakles, which was
one of J. Paul Getty's favorite works. The exhibition also features
numerous works from the Fleischman collection acquired by the Museum
in 1996, including a magnificent bronze cauldron with a grinning
satyr and a spectacular ensemble of jewelry worn by a Greek woman
more than 2,000 years ago.
Future Exhibitions through June 2003
Gustave Le Gray, Photographer (1820-1884) (working title)
July 9-September 29, 2002
Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884) is widely acknowledged as the most important
French photographer of the 19th century because of his technical
innovations in the medium, his role as the teacher of other noted
photographers, and the extraordinary imagination he brought to picture-making.
The scope of his subject material ranged from early architectural
studies of French Romanesque architecture to portraiture of the
imperial family, from landscapes closely related to the work of
the Barbizon school of painters to the stunning seascapes and cloud
studies that made him famous. As well as photographing French troops
on summer field maneuvers and making views of the city of Paris,
he created images of the monuments of Egypt, where he spent the
last 24 years of his colorful life. This exhibition, which will
cover the full range of his work, was selected from an exhaustive
survey of his work created by and to be shown at the Bibliothèque
nationale in Paris in the spring of 2002.
Songs of Praise: Illuminated Choir Books
July 23-October 13, 2002
Christian choir books number among the most impressive illuminated
manuscripts of the high Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Because
they were often displayed on a lectern in the sanctuary where they
served as part of the adornment of the church, they were embellished
with large painted initials and often extensive border decoration.
This exhibition presents the various types of choir books and their
characteristic illumination, and also includes a section on historical
music notation. It features nine choir books and 13 leaves and cuttings
from choir books, all from the Museum's permanent collection. The
objects date from the 12th to the 16th centuries and come from throughout
Western Europe (Italy, Spain, Germany, and France).
Danube Exodus: The Rippling Currents of a River
August 17-September 29, 2002
At the Getty Research Institute Exhibition Gallery and Lecture
Hall
In The Danube Exodus, Hungarian artist Péter Forgács
combines his own film-based work with materials from the collections
of the Getty Research Institute and other lenders to create a multi-media
interactive installation that inserts visitors within a stream of
historical moments and personal memories. The exhibition incorporates
the amateur film footage of Captain Nándor Andrásovits,
who ferried Eastern European Jewish refugees along the Danube River
from Slovakia to the Black Sea (and eventually Palestine) in 1939.
This narrative is paralleled by a "reverse" exodus that took place
one year later, when Bessarabian Germans fled to the Third Reich
because of the Soviet annexation of Bessarabia. Through sound, moving
images, large-scale projections, touch-screen maps, and archival
materials that include postcards, photo albums, and a three-volume
illustrated survey of the Danube published in 1726, visitors will
be immersed in stories of displacement narrated from a range of
perspectives. This exhibition is organized in collaboration with
the Labyrinth Research Initiative on Interactive Narrative at the
University of Southern California's Annenberg Center for Communication,
with additional support from the Rockefeller Foundation for a related
DVD. Forgács developed the interactive component in collaboration
with the Labyrinth Project creative team and the C3 Cultural and
Communication Center Budapest Danube Web site, with support from
the Hungarian Cultural Foundation.
Special Exhibition
Greuze the Draftsman
September 10-December 1, 2002
Dedicated exclusively to the drawings of Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805),
this exhibition demonstrates his undisputed status as one of France's
greatest draftsmen and presents drawings in all media that explore
a range of subjects. The exhibition highlights two of Greuze's favorite
subjects: human expression and the drama of family life. The Museum's
Head of an Old Man and The Father's Curse: The Ungrateful
Son are joined by 68 other Greuze drawings borrowed from both
U.S. and European collections, including 10 drawings from the Hermitage
Museum, St. Petersburg, that were purchased directly from the artist
in 1769. Co-organized by The Frick Collection and the J. Paul Getty
Museum, this exhibition comes to Los Angeles after first being shown
at The Frick Collection, New York, May 14-August 4, 2002.
Greuze the Painter: Los Angeles Works in Context
September 10-December 1, 2002
Complementing Greuze the Draftsman, this exhibition gathers
all the paintings by Greuze in Los Angeles museum collections, and
presents them with national and international loans. The works on
view span Greuze's career and illustrate main developments in his
approach to painting. Highlights of the exhibition include: Greuze's
genre subjects such as the Huntington Art Collection's delightful
Knitter Asleep and its pendant, the Young Schoolboy Asleep
(Musée Fabre); dramatic oil sketches like the Getty Museum's
Cimon and Pero (Roman Charity) and the study of the Head
of a Woman (Metropolitan Museum of Art); and the flamboyant
Portrait of a Lady in Turkish Fancy Dress from the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art (LACMA).
French Drawings in the Age of Greuze
September 10-December 1, 2002
The 18th century was France's golden age of draftsmanship, with
more artists achieving great technical ability in drawing than at
any other time. This exhibition of about 30 drawings complements
the loan exhibition Greuze the Draftsman by presenting a
survey of 18th-century French drawings from the Museum's collection.
In addition to featuring drawings by some of the century's greatest
painters such as François Boucher and Jean-Honoré
Fragonard, the exhibition introduces drawings by some of the
petit maîtres--18th-century French artists who concentrated
on drawing rather than painting. The installation surveys the entire
century that opened with the Rococo fêtes galantes
of Antoine Watteau and closed with the dramatic Neoclassical subjects
of Jacques-Louis David.
About Life: The Photographs of Dorothea Lange (working title)
October 15, 2002-February 9, 2003
Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) grew up in New York, but established
herself as a photographer in California in 1919. She was first a
studio portraitist in San Francisco. During the Great Depression,
when the unemployed were on the streets and the migrant workers
were on the road, she left her studio to document the new realities
of American life. The photographs she made for the state and federal
government during the 1930s have become universally recognized symbols
of that difficult era. This exhibition will not only present some
of the best of her work for the Farm Security Administration, but
will include earlier work made on the pueblos of New Mexico, post-World
War II pictures made for Life magazine in Utah's Mormon communities,
images from her later travels in Egypt and the Far East, and photographs
of her family made at home in Berkeley. This show of approximately
75 prints, ranging across Lange's career from the 1920s to the 1960s,
is selected primarily from the Getty's permanent collection.
The Grapes of Wrath: Horace Bristol's California Photographs
(working title)
October 15, 2002-February 9, 2003
Born and raised in California, Horace Bristol (1908-1997) began
his career as a freelance photographer in San Francisco in the late
1920s. By the mid-1940s, he had established himself as a leading
documentary photographer for magazines such as Life, Fortune,
and Time. Influenced by the social documentary work of Dorothea
Lange, Bristol proposed a picture story for Life in 1937
on Dust Bowl migrants and their daily struggles in California's
Central Valley. This exhibition features the series he later called
The Grapes of Wrath. Drawn mainly from the Getty's holdings,
the show will include approximately 35 pictures.
The Medieval Bestseller: Illuminated Books of Hours
October 29, 2002-January 19, 2003
Manuscript books of hours, private devotional books containing prayers
addressed to the Virgin Mary, were the "bestsellers" of the late
Middle Ages, and their pages were illuminated by some of the most
accomplished artists of the period. This exhibition explores the
illuminated book of hours and its precursors through 22 manuscripts
from France, Italy, Flanders, and Holland dating from the 12th to
the 16th centuries, all drawn from the Museum's permanent collection.
Among the artists represented are Jean Fouquet, Jean Bourdichon,
and Taddeo Crivelli.
Landscapes of Myth
November 5, 2002-February 2, 2003
At the Getty Research Institute Exhibition Gallery
This exhibition focuses on 15th- to 19th-century illustrations of
sites that are legendary settings in Greek mythology. Travelers
often used classical literature as a guide to rediscovering the
remains of ancient Greece. Others set out to observe the actual
place, its geography, climate, and customs, in order to experience
more immediately the poetry of the ancient texts. Through paintings,
drawings, watercolors, prints, maps, and photographs from Getty
collections, the exhibition pairs familiar stories of Greek deities
and mortals with lesser known images of the places where they were
believed to have occurred, including Athens, Ithaka, Eleusis, Argos,
Mycenae, Sparta, Delphi, and other landscapes of myth.
Special Exhibition
Bill Viola: The Passions Series and Five Angels (working title)
January 28-April 27, 2003
In The Passions, the celebrated video artist Bill Viola explores
how changing facial expression and body language express emotional
states using flat-screen monitors of various sizes, some resembling
portable altarpieces of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. After
filming the actors at very high speeds, Viola replays the action
in extreme slow motion, with riveting results. The artist participated
in the 1997-1998 scholar year at the Getty Research Institute focusing
on representation of the human passions. Five Angels is a
recent video/sound installation of the kind that made Viola famous;
it has tremendous symbolic and emotional power.
17th-Century French Drawings (working title)
March 25-June 29, 2003
The visual arts flourished in France during the reigns of Louis
XIII (1610-1643) and Louis XIV (1643-1710). Encouraged and supported
by these kings and their courts, artists not only created some of
France's greatest artwork, but also founded an academy to encourage
its most promising young artists to continue the achievements of
the French school. This exhibition of drawings showcases this dynamic
century of French art and features the Getty collection's strong
holdings of works from this period in all its variety of styles
and subjects. Featured works include landscapes by Jacques Callot
and Claude Lorrain, and the classically inspired work of Nicolas
Poussin. Also on view for the first time will be recently acquired
drawings by Eustache Le Sueur, Pierre Puget, and Charles de La Fosse.
500 Years of Manuscript Illumination (working title)
May 20-September 7, 2003
This exhibition of 24 illuminated manuscripts introduces the different
sorts of manuscript books that received lavish embellishment in
the Middle Ages and Renaissance through outstanding examples from
the Museum's permanent collection. It presents a variety of styles
and types of manuscript painting produced over the course of about
500 years. Included are private devotional books, religious service
books, and books of history and law from throughout Western Europe
and the Mediterranean basin dating from the 11th to the 15th century.
The Making of a Medieval Book
May 20-September 7, 2003
This installation explains how illuminated manuscripts were made
in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The process begins with the
preparation of animal skin to make parchment (or vellum), continues
through the writing and painting stages, and ends with the binding
of the volume. Several manuscripts in the Museum's collection are
on view, illustrating the materials and techniques of medieval manuscript
production.
Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript
Painting in Europe, 1467-1561
June 17-September 7, 2003
This exhibition of over 130 works of art focuses on the finest and
most ambitiously illuminated books produced in Flanders (southern
Netherlands and northern France) between 1467 and 1561, beginning
with the reign of the Burgundian duke Charles the Bold, continuing
through the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and ending
with the death of the artist Simon Bening. As the first comprehensive
view of this great epoch in Flemish illumination, the exhibition--which
includes illuminated manuscripts and leaves from manuscripts, panel
paintings, and drawings--centers on the art and careers of the most
important artists, such as Simon Marmion, The Master of Mary of
Burgundy, Gerard Horenbout, and Simon Bening. The show examines
the degree to which the innovative style of these remarkable books'
decoration, the naturalism of their miniatures, and the illusion
created by their floral-pattern borders came to be identified with
Flemish glory and Hapsburg power. The exhibition encompasses stylistic
trends, the Flemish book trade, the inception of northern humanism,
the interchange of artistic ideas between media--especially panel
painting and book illumination--and the impact of European court
patronage on manuscript production. Organized by the J. Paul Getty
Museum, the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and The British Library,
Illuminating the Renaissance will be on view at the Royal
Academy of Arts from November 25, 2003 to February 22, 2004.
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PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT THE GETTY CENTER
PERFORMANCES, READINGS, FILMS AND EVENTS
Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and take place in
the Harold M. Williams Auditorium at the Getty Center. Advance
reservations for parking and seating are required; call 310-440-7300
(notice of cancellation is appreciated). Seating is general admission
and reservations for free events are honored until 15 minutes before
the performance time. Doors open 45 minutes before the start of
the program. Parking at the Getty Center is $5.
Hours
The Getty Center is open Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9
p.m. It is closed Mondays and major holidays.
CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES
Gordon Getty Concerts - This ongoing series features
music complementing current Museum exhibitions.
Living Pictures: An Evening of Music, Dance, Theater, and
Spectacle from the Neapolitan Salons of Sir William and the Two
Lady Hamiltons - Inspired by the 18th-century theatrical
tradition of tableaux vivants, director Michael Hackett,
in collaboration with Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, stages
a series of "living pictures" depicting the vibrant
artistic salons of Sir William and the two Lady Hamiltons. Tickets
($25; seniors/students $20) are available at the Museum Information
Desk or by calling 310-440-7300. Complements the series of exhibitions
related to Italy on the Grand Tour.
Written and directed by Michael Hackett.
Musica Angelica conducted by Michael Eagan.
Saturday, March 2, 8 p.m.
Music of the Dutch Golden Age (working title) - Featuring
Musica Angelica; Michael Eagan, music director. Complements The
Sacred Spaces of Pieter Saenredam exhibition. Tickets ($20;
seniors/students $15) are available at the Museum Information
Desk or by calling 310-440-7300. Saturday, May 18, 8 p.m.
Performance
Self-Portrait of an Other - Dutch writer and former Getty
Scholar Cees Nooteboom and pianist Sarah Rothenberg appear together
in a mixed media performance. Nooteboom reads sections from his
new novel All Souls Day, the story of a cameraman's attempt
to cope with the deaths of his wife and child following an airplane
accident. The readings are interwoven with Rothenberg's performance
of pieces by Shostakovich, Toru Takemitsu, Morton Feldman, and
Schoenberg. The readings and the music work together to reflect
the passage of time and the role of memory and narrative in confronting
traumatic personal loss. Rothenberg and Nooteboom have presented
this collaborative performance internationally; this will be the
first West Coast performance of the piece. Tickets ($15) are available
at the J. Paul Getty Museum Information Desk or by calling 310-440-7300.
Wednesday, March 13, 7 p.m.
Sounds of L.A. - This free weekend concert series celebrates
the city's diverse musical culture.
Jaliyaa: Music from the Mandingo Empire - Guinean kora
master, Prince Diabaté, is joined by his distinguished musician
cousins, Abdoulaye Diabaté on guitar, and Famoro Diabaté on balafon.
Together with an acoustic ensemble, the three djelis or
griots perform a program of traditional and contemporary Mandé
music from West Africa.
Saturday, March 16, 8 p.m., and Sunday, March 17, 3 p.m.
Te Doy Un Verso y Una Rosa: The Music of Los Cenzontles -
A new generation of tradition bearers takes us on a musical journey
from rural Jalisco and Michaocan to the urban centers of California.
Joined by legendary master folk musician Julian Gonzalez, this
San Pablo-based ensemble is directed by Grammy-nominated producer
Eugene Rodriguez.
Reservations available March 26
Saturday, April 6, 8 p.m., and Sunday, April 7, 3 p.m.
Friday Nights at the Getty - This free series of
insight and imagination features eclectic Los Angeles artists. The
Museum's galleries are open on Fridays until 9 p.m. Limit of four
seats per reservation.
The Breakestra - This 10-piece Los Angeles-based funk
ensemble melds the fervor of '60s soul with the backbone of modern-day
hip-hop, the breakbeat. Their re-envisioned brand of funk revives
classic tunes heavily sampled in hip-hop and returns them to their
full euphoric groove. Produced by Community Arts Resources.
Friday, March 15, 7:30 p.m.
Austin in L.A. with The Resentments - Austin's cult favorite,
The Resentments, comes to the Getty with its distinct acoustic
blend of Western/country/bluegrass/hillbilly/ honky-tonk and jazz.
Steven Bruton, Jon Dee Graham, and Judd Newcomb from Austin are
joined by percussionist Dennis Kenmore for an evening of musical
surprises. Produced by Community Arts Resources.
Friday, March 22, 7:30 p.m.
The Dance Films Association's Dance Camera West Festival, part
1 of 2 - The Dance Resource Center of Greater Los Angeles
and the Getty present selections from the Dance on Camera Festival,
hosted annually by the Dance Films Association and the Lincoln
Center Film Society.
Measure, 33 Fainting Spells (USA/Seattle)
Men, Victoria Marks and Margaret Williams (USA/Los Angeles)
Wiped, Hans Beenhaaker (Netherlands)
Contrecoup, Guillermo de Botehlo and Pascal Magnin (Switzerland)
A Village Trilogy, Laura Taler (Canada)
Atom by Atom, Virpi Pahkinen and Hakan Berthas (Sweden)
Hurtle, Shona McCullogh (New Zealand)
Reservations available March 26
Friday, April 12, 7:30 p.m.
The Dance Films Association's Dance Camera West Festival, part
2 of 2 - The Dance Resource Center of Greater Los Angeles
and the Getty present selections from the Dance on Camera Festival,
hosted annually by the Dance Films Association and the Lincoln
Center Film Society.
A Very Dangerous Past Time, Laura Taler (Canada)
Reines d'un Jour, Pascal Magnin (Switzerland)
Cornered, Susan Hood and Michael Downing (Canada)
Anima, Lynette Kessler and Douglas Thompson (USA/Los Angeles)
Rest in Peace, Hans Hof Ensemble and Annick Vroom (UK/Netherlands)
Modern Daydreams, Mitchell Rose and Jamey Hampton (USA/Los
Angeles)
Witnessed, Kaeja Dance (Canada)
Reservations available March 26
Friday, April 19, 7:30 p.m.
Judith Owen in Concert - Welsh composer/vocalist/pianist Judith
Owen weaves an unusual blend of up-tempo bounce, emotional wallop,
and witty, free-association stage banter. She performs with Sean
Hurley on bass and Herman Matthews on drums. Produced by Community
Arts Resources.
Reservations available April 25
Friday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
Money Mark in Concert - Detroit-born and L.A.-bred multi-instrumentalist/composer
Mark Ramos-Nishita (a.k.a. Money Mark, recorded with the Beastie Boys) collects
and reconstructs divergent musical sounds into a retro funk-jam
aesthetic. Produced by Community Arts Resources.
Reservations available April 25
Friday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
Readings
Poetry Readings - With the Getty Research Institute, the
Poetry Society of America presents readings by award-winning poets
David St. John and Charles Harper Webb. St. John's numerous collections
of poetry include The Red Leaves of Night, which was nominated
for a Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Webb's work has appeared in
many distinguished journals and anthologies, and he is the author,
most recently, of Tulip Farms and Leper Colonies.
Sunday, March 17, 3 p.m., Museum Lecture Hall
Commissioned Poems - Every year, the Getty commissions original
poems related to the Getty Research Institute's scholar year theme.
In 2001-2002 the theme is "Frames of Viewing: Perception,
Experience, Judgment." Noted poets David Antin, Marvin Bell,
and Jorie Graham read new work inspired by this theme.
Friday, April 26, 7:30 p.m.
Selected Shorts 2002 - The series returns for four performances
of classic and new short fiction read by some of the finest actors
of screen, stage, and television. Presented by New York City's
Symphony Space, KPCC (89.3 FM) and the J. Paul Getty Museum. Tickets
$20.
Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4, 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 5, 3 p.m.
and 7 p.m.
Poetry Readings - In collaboration with the Getty Research
Institute, the Poetry Society of America presents a reading by
poets Molly Bendall, Cathy Colman, Gretchen Mattox, Patty Seyburn,
Cecilia Wolloch, and Judith Taylor.
Sunday, May 19, 3 p.m., Museum Lecture Hall
FILMS AND RELATED EVENTS
Fracturing Perspectives - A selection of short films exploring
alternative approaches to standard perspective problems by modern
and contemporary artists and filmmakers. Complements The Geometry
of Seeing: Perspective and the Dawn of Virtual Space exhibition.
Outer and Inner Space, Andy Warhol, 1965, 33 minutes
Anemic Cinema, Marcel Duchamp, assisted by Man Ray and Marc
Allegret, 1926, silent, 7 minutes
Walk with Contrapposto, Bruce Nauman, 1968, 60 minutes (segment
screened)
Serene Velocity, Ernie Gehr, 1970, silent, 23 minutes
Wednesday, May 1, 5 p.m., Museum Lecture Hall
"Frames of Viewing" Film Series - In conjunction
with the Getty Research Institute's 2001-2002 residential scholar
year theme, "Frames of Viewing: Perception, Experience, Judgment,"
the screenings in this series offer a historical, formal, and metaphysical
investigation of the ways filmmakers have treated the frame, whether
as a metaphoric or formal device, or as a material component of
the cinematic image.
Mahagonny (directed by Harry Smith, U.S.A.,
1970-80, 2 hours, 22 minutes) - The Getty Research Institute presents
Harry Smith's ambitious four-screen film Mahagonny. Newly
preserved, the film transforms the Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht opera
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny into a primordial
symbolic system. It contains valuable portraits of Smith's contemporaries,
including 1960s cult figures Allen Ginsberg and Patti Smith. Some
segments were shot in Robert Mapplethorpe's studio and at New York
landmarks such as Central Park, Times Square, and the Chelsea Hotel.
Smith worked on Mahagonny for over ten years and considered
it his masterpiece.
Reservations available April 25
Thursday, May 30, 7 p.m.
Symposium: Harry Smith's Mahagonny
In conjunction with the screening of Harry Smith's newly preserved
Mahagonny, the Getty Research Institute presents a one-day
symposium on the work of Harry Smith, legendary self-taught anthropologist,
filmmaker, painter, and musicologist. Participants discuss the history
of the film, its long-awaited preservation, and its relationship
to the "Frames of Viewing" theme. Invited guest speakers
include film scholars Jonas Mekas and Michael Friend.
Reservations available April 25
Friday, May 31, 9 a.m-5 p.m.
GALLERY TALKS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
Point-of-View Talks - Sign up at the Information Desk in the
Museum Entrance Hall beginning at 4:30 p.m. Talks take place at 6
and 7:30 p.m.
John O'Brien, artist, curator, teacher, and art critic,
discusses the history and modern permutations of the Grand Tour.
Friday, March 15
Linda Barth, director of the Travel Town Museum in Griffith Park
and an expert on trains, discusses why people are fascinated with
trains and their machinery in conjunction with the Railroad Vision
exhibition.
Friday, April 5
Steve Galloway, a figurative painter, speaks on 19th-century paintings
in the collection, particularly James Ensor's Christ's Entry
into Brussels in 1889.
Friday, April 26
John Nava, a figurative painter who received the commission to design
37 tapestries for the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, speaks
on The Sacred Spaces of Pieter Saenredam exhibition.
Friday, May 10
Artist-at-Work Demonstrations
Artist Stas Orlovski demonstrates how artists used sketches
of vistas and architectural details to create finished drawings.
Complements the Drawing Italy in the Age of the Grand Tour exhibition.
Thursdays: March 7, 14, 21, 28 and April 4, 11 and Sundays: March
10, 17, 31 and April 7, 1-3 p.m., East Pavilion Art Information
Room
Artist Ebeniste Patrick Edwards demonstrates the art of marquetry.
Complements the Museum's Decorative Arts collection.
Thursdays: May 2, 30 and Sunday, May 5 from 1-3 p.m., South Pavilion
Art Information Room
RESTAURANT EVENTS
Lunch and Book Signing with Paula Wolfert - Getty chefs
Teri Buzzard and Helene Kennan prepare a special three-course
lunch featuring recipes from the award-winning cookbook Mediterranean
Grains and Greens by Paula Wolfert. For over 30 years, her
books have celebrated the sensuous pleasures of the Mediterranean
kitchen and introduced an American audience to an exciting new
way of cooking and eating. Lunch is $35 or $50 paired with wines.
Limited seating; for reservations call 310-440-7300.
Wednesday, March 20, 10:30 a.m. (book signing) and 11:30 a.m.
(lunch), Restaurant at the Getty Center
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
Art Adventures for Families - This one-hour gallery
talk for children and adults to enjoy together includes an introduction
to the Family Room and a fun, activity-filled visit to the galleries.
Every Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Sign-up begins at 1:30 p.m.
at the Information Desk in the Museum Entrance Hall.
Family Room - Located in the Museum Courtyard next to the
East Pavilion, the Family Room features "Picture Yourself," a playful
view of portraits, along with gallery games and art kits, picture
books, computers, and other resources to help families make the
most of their visit with children.
Getty Family Festival - The Family Festival presents a wide
array of interactive workshops and performances inspired by the
Grand Tour, including Italian folk and classical music, a reenactment
of The Odyssey, and a chance to make Venetian carnival masks.
Produced by Community Arts Resources. Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m.-
6 p.m., Museum Courtyard
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LECTURES, CONFERENCES, AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Unless otherwise noted, these events are open to the public and
are held in the Harold M. Williams Auditorium at the Getty Center.
Advance reservations for parking and seating are required; call
310-440-7300 (notice of cancellation is appreciated). The following
events are free; parking at the Getty Center is $5.
The Grand Tour Series - The last event in a lecture series
that complements a suite of exhibitions highlighting Italy on the
Grand Tour.
Sex and the (Eternal) City: The Grand Tour as Erotic Pilgrimage
- Kevin Salatino, curator of prints and drawings, Los Angeles
County Museum of Art, discusses how, for Grand Tourists and artists,
a trip south was as liberating sexually as it was aesthetically.
The erotic drawings of Northern artists who spent time in Italy,
including Henry Fuseli and Johan Tobias Sergel, will be examined,
as will other art world figures.
Sunday, March 3, 4 p.m.
Issues in Conservation: Los Angeles - This series of public
lectures, presented by the Getty Conservation Institute and the
Los Angeles Conservancy, examines conservation issues in Los Angeles.
Preserving a Legacy: Los Angeles' Postwar Suburbs -
Greg Hise, urban historian and associate professor at the University
of Southern California, and Grady Gammage, Jr., land use attorney,
discuss the historical context for the development of the Los Angeles
postwar suburbs, their importance, and the challenges facing their
preservation.
Thursday, March 21, 7 p.m.
Jonathan Miller: The Gaze: Looking as It Appears in Pictures
- As part of a three-day invitational symposium on "The
Brain, Cognition, and Art," award-winning theatrical director,
actor, and writer Jonathan Miller delivers a public lecture addressing
topics related to the Getty Research Institute's 2001-2002 scholar
year theme, "Frames of Viewing: Perception, Experience, Judgment."
Miller was a physician specializing in neurology when he left the
medical profession in 1961 for a career in the performing arts.
He has authored critically acclaimed and sometimes controversial
Shakespeare productions, teleplays, and comedy revues. His many
books include a biography of Marshall McLuhan, Darwin for Beginners,
and States of Mind: Conversations with Psychological Investigators,
which was based on a BBC television series.
Wednesday, April 3, 5 p.m.
The Antiquities Series - In the past few decades, several of
the world's most important collections of antiquities have been
reinstalled in newly renovated galleries of large public museums.
This series explores the philosophy and process, as well as the
trials and tribulations of reinstalling ancient art for a new millennium.
Fashioning a Fossil: Greek and Roman Antiquities at
The British Museum - Dyfri Williams, keeper, Greek and Roman
Antiquities, The British Museum, London, examines the reinstallation
of the extensive antiquities collection of the British Museum.
Sunday, April 14, 4 p.m.
The Reinstallation of the Classical Collections in Berlin: Return
to the Altesmuseum (working title) - Wolf-Dieter Hielmeyer,
director, Antikenmuseen, Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz,
addresses the reinstallation of the classical collections in the
Antikenmuseen.
Sunday, May 19, 4 p.m.
Art Matters Series - Organized by the Getty Research Institute,
Art Matters is a series of conversations with artists and other art
professionals about the changing contemporary arts landscape. The
series is hosted by Getty Visiting Lecturer Barbara Isenberg, who
has been writing about the arts for the Los Angeles Times since
1976. She is the author of State of the Arts: California Artists
Talk about Their Work.
A Conversation with Richard Thompson - Architect Richard
Thompson of AC Martin Partners, Inc., the lead planner on the
Grand Avenue Master Plan in downtown Los Angeles, discusses the
downtown cityscape as context for the new Walt Disney Concert
Hall, designed by Frank Gehry, and Rafael Moneo's Cathedral of
Our Lady of the Angels.
Wednesday, April 17, 7 p.m.
Issues in Conservation - A series of public lectures, presented
by the Getty Conservation Institute, examining a broad range of
conservation issues from around the world.
Rediscovering an Excavated Past: The Conservation of the
Cliff-Dwellings of Mesa Verde - Frank Matero, chair of the
graduate program in historic preservation at the University of
Pennsylvania, discusses recent research into the architecture
of Mesa Verde that offers a new vision for the interpretation
and presentation of this American World Heritage site.
Thursday, April 18, 7 p.m.
Fallingwater: Preserving a 20th-Century Icon - Lynda S. Waggoner,
executive director of Fallingwater, provides an overview of the
ongoing preservation efforts to safeguard this Frank Lloyd Wright
masterpiece. Structural engineer Robert Silman, president of Robert
Silman Associates, P.C., the firm chosen to carry out the structural
analysis and conservation of the cantilevered terraces, joins
her.
Reservations available March 26
Thursday, May 16, 7 p.m.
Parallel Lines: The Railroad and Young America - Bill Deverell,
professor of history, California Institute of Technology, discusses
rail expansion and Manifest Destiny, rail travel for 19th-century
Americans, and the representation of railroads in visual and popular
culture. Complements the Railroad Vision exhibition.
Sunday, April 21, 4 p.m.
Painting with Light or with Geometry: Looking into David Hockney's
Secret Knowledge - Professor Martin Kemp, history of art department,
University of Oxford, examines the relationship between a painter's
use of devices for optical projection and the mapping of forms in
space with linear perspective. Complements The Geometry of Seeing:
Perspective and the Dawn of Virtual Space exhibition.
Friday, May 3, 7:30 p.m. Museum Lecture Hall
Saenredam's Eyes: Seeing History in Perspectives - Celeste Brusati,
professor of art history, University of Michigan, explores the pictorial
strategies used in Pieter Saenredam's nearly 200 captivating views
of public and religious buildings in towns throughout the Dutch
Republic. These pictures, or perspectives as they were called, depict
sites that are as rich in historical and political significance
as they are visually engaging. Complements The Sacred Spaces
of Pieter Saenredam exhibition.
Thursday, May 23, 7 p.m.
CONFERENCES AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Italy's 18th Century: Gender and Politics in the Age of the
Grand Tour - Cosponsored by the Getty Research Institute,
the UCLA Center for Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Studies,
and the Clark Library, this two-day conference brings together
international scholars whose research positions 18th-century Italy
as a significant place from which to view cultural developments,
and highlights the importance of gender in understanding Italian
art, literature, music, and science. Advance conference registration
is required through UCLA's Center for Seventeenth and Eighteenth
Century Studies; for information call 310-206-8552. A Getty Center
parking reservation will be made for participants when they call
UCLA to register.
Paper sessions take place at the Getty Center on Friday, April
19, and at the UCLA Clark Library on Saturday, April 20.
Building Disney Concert Hall - The Getty Research Institute,
in collaboration with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, presents an
afternoon of panel discussions regarding the meaning of the new
Walt Disney Concert Hall within the fabric of Los Angeles. Two
panels, each followed by open discussion, feature Disney Concert
Hall architect Frank Gehry, Deborah Borda, executive vice president
and managing director of the L.A. Philharmonic, and Richard Koshalek,
president and CEO of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.
Saturday, April 20, 3-7:15 p.m.
Artists' Last Thoughts - A panel and open discussion on artists
at the end of their careers features Getty Research Institute
Director Thomas Crow on Mark Rothko, USC professor Nancy Troy
on Piet Mondrian, and University of Texas professor Richard Shiff
on Paul Cezanne and Willem de Kooning.
Tuesday, May 28, 2-6 p.m.
GETTY MUSEUM SPANISH-LANGUAGE RESOURCES
The Museum offers a wide variety of services and programs
in Spanish including gallery talks, audioguide recorded tours, architecture
tours, storytelling and the Family Room resources. For further information,
call 310-440-7300.
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NEWS AROUND THE GETTY
CONSERVATION
Paintings conservation department collaboration with Yale University
From April 26 to 28, 2002, the paintings conservation department
at the Getty Museum will participate in a symposium to be held at
Yale University in New Haven. Entitled Early Italian Paintings:
Approaches to Conservation, the symposium will present the current
collaboration between the Yale University Art Gallery and the J.
Paul Getty Museum, including the history of Yale's collections,
past treatments, the state of the paintings and recent treatments.
An international group of conservators, scientists, and scholars
will discuss the 20th-century conservation of early Italian paintings.
Special attention will be given to the benefits of multidisciplinary
collaborations between conservators, scientists, and art historians.
(Rescheduled from September 2001.)
Museum conserves 17th-century masterpiece
As part of its continuing collaborative program of providing restoration
work to other institutions, the paintings conservation department
at the J. Paul Getty Museum has recently completed treatment of
an important yet little-known work by Mattia Preti. The Martyrdom
of St. Bartholomew was painted in Naples around 1650. In the
early 19th century, King Francis of the Two Sicilies made a gift
of the picture to the Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral in Bardstown,
Kentucky, where it has remained to this day. After suffering many
years of neglect and misguided restorations (including complete
over-painting of the surface in the 1950s), the picture was sent
to the Getty for study and development of a plan for treatment.
Two years of difficult work have restored the picture, and the exceptional
character and quality of the original handling is once again visible.
The painting will be on view in the galleries at the Getty until
July 2002. It will be returned to Bardstown in time for re-consecration
of the Proto-Cathedral as a Basilica in August of this year.
American Museum of Natural History receives grant for survey
New York's American Museum of Natural History has received a Getty
grant of $175,000 to support a conservation survey of the historic
dioramas in the Akeley Hall of African Mammals. The Akeley Hall
was conceived and planned by Carl E. Akeley, one of the Museum's
early 20th-century scientific explorers who traveled to Africa to
study, collect, and document aspects of the terrain to make the
dioramas as accurate as possible. Opened to the public in 1936,
the dioramas are important not only as a representation of an art
form unique to a particular historical period, but as an illustration
of species and locale--Akeley used molds of actual leaves, bark,
and moss, for example--that have since been threatened or have disappeared.
The survey will assess the conditions of the dioramas and the environmental
effects on the deterioration of the displays, which contain a wide
range of materials.
National Park Service supported with grant for pueblos
A Getty grant of $73,000 is supporting the preparation of a conservation
plan for the Frijoles Canyon Cavate Pueblos in Bandelier National
Monument, New Mexico. Cavates are carved rock chambers, which are
often interconnected and grouped together as a village. Dating from
1150 to 1550, the pueblos are one of the largest well-preserved
concentrations of cavates in New Mexico. Over 1,000 cavates are
concentrated in the Frijoles Canyon and they contain many original
architectural features unique to the period of their creation. Goals
of the project include the documentation and the comprehensive condition
assessment of the site, as well as the investigation of the environmental
causes of the deterioration of the cavates.
Adirondack Architectural Heritage to plan for preservation of historic
camp
The Adirondack Architectural Heritage received a grant of $50,000
to support the preparation of a conservation plan for Camp Santanoni.
The camp, located in the High Peaks region of Adirondack Park, is
a significant example of resort architecture in America in the late
19th and early 20th centuries. The property was considered the grandest
of all Adirondack camps at the time of its completion, and was influential
in the development of other "rustic" or "romantic"
camps and lodges at state and National Parks across the country.
This project will produce a conservation plan for the camp, which
will include a facilities database and a long-term maintenance plan.
University of Cambridge to acquire technical equipment
A Getty grant of £40,400 (approximately $56,000 USD) is supporting
the acquisition of technical equipment at the Hamilton Kerr Institute,
an advanced research and training center devoted to paintings conservation
under the auspices of the University of Cambridge. The Institute
offers postgraduate studies and internships in the field of painting
conservation and undertakes the conservation of paintings at the
University's Fitzwilliam Museum as well as other public and private
collections, including the Royal Collection and the Ashmolean Museum.
This grant will allow the Hamilton Kerr to further its mission to
offer advanced practical experience and opportunities for research.
Fifth International Infrared and Raman Users Group Conference to
be held
The Getty Conservation Institute will host the Fifth International
Infrared and Raman Users Group Conference (IRUG) at the Getty Center
from March 4 through 8, 2002. Formed in 1994, IRUG is dedicated
to the professional development of its members, who use infrared
and Raman techniques to identify natural and synthetic organic products,
pigments, dyes, and minerals--important information in the practice
of conservation. The weeklong conference will feature presentations
by IRUG members and invited speakers on a broad range of related
topics, including acrylic resins and emulsions. Manufacturers of
infrared and Raman equipment will also be on hand to demonstrate
the latest advances in spectroscopic technologies.
Documentation and information management project to be launched
To launch its recording, documentation, and information management
strategy project (RecordDIM Strategy), the Getty Conservation Institute
will hold a roundtable meeting on March 4 and 5, 2002, at the Getty
Center. The roundtable will bring together international conservation
experts and Institute staff in order to identify significant gaps
that exist between providers of site documentation and the user
community. The RecordDIM Strategy project will explore ways to strengthen
the documentation component of built heritage conservation through
the development of tools and training and through improved communication
between users and providers.
Conservation of polychrome retablos seminar to be hosted in Spain
The Getty Conservation Institute and the Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio
Histórico, Seville (an institution of the Junta de Andalucia, Spain)
will host a four-day seminar on the conservation of wooden polychrome
retablos. The gathering, entitled Methodology and Its Application
for the Conservation of Polychrome Retablos, will be held May
12 through 16, 2002, in Seville, Spain. Using 15 case studies of
retablo conservation--nine from Latin America and six from Europe--seminar
participants will evaluate the considerations and constraints of
conserving retablos in their original settings. A goal of the meeting
is to establish a consensus on a general set of standards for retablo
conservation in situ.
Spring campaign to conserve wall paintings at Mogao Grottoes
The conservation of wall paintings at the Mogao grottoes near the
town of Dunhuang in northwestern China--a collaboration of the Getty
Conservation Institute with the Dunhuang Academy, under the State
Administration for Cultural Heritage (SACH) in China--continues
with a five-week conservation campaign beginning in early April
2002. The campaign will focus principally on reattachment of painted
plaster in Cave 85, with its 9th-century Tang dynasty Buddhist wall
paintings. During the campaign, Institute staff and project consultants
will also participate in a meeting with the Dunhuang Academy and
SACH experts at the Mogao grottoes to review planned grouting interventions.
China Principles project team to travel to China to continue study
As part of the Conservation Institute's China Principles project--focused
on the development and promotion of national guidelines for conservation
and management of cultural heritage sites in China--project team
members will meet at the Mogao grottoes near Dunhuang in late April
2002. The Principles team will further develop the visitor carrying
capacity study and visitor management plan for the site. The team
will subsequently travel to the Qing Dynasty Imperial Summer Resort
at Chengde, north of Beijing, to review the master planning process
with Chengde site authorities. An in-depth assessment will be undertaken
of the historic Wenjinge Library and Shuxiang Temple, examining
the future use and conservation needs of the structures, using the
Principles as decision-making tools in the planning process.
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EDUCATION/SCHOLARSHIP
Council of American Overseas Research Centers receives grant
for digital library
The American Overseas Digital Library, a collaborative project of
the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, is being supported
by an $83,000 grant from the Getty Grant Program. The Council's
member centers, which include the American Research Center in Egypt,
the American Institute for Maghrib Studies in Morocco and Tunisia,
and the American Center for Oriental Research in Jordan, are creating
a Web-based union catalogue of the groups' collective library. The
Library will include bibliographic records, full-text materials,
article-level indices, digitized maps, and other unique research
resources. Implementation of the project will enable members to
expand their on-site constituency to include scholars worldwide.
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GETTY IN PRINT
Publications can be ordered through the Getty Publications online
catalog at www.getty.edu or by
calling 800-223-3431. For review copies, contact Getty Publications
at 310-440-6795 or at pubsinfo@getty.edu.
The following publications are new this winter:
New in March
Ancient Rome: Art, Architecture, and History
Ada Gabucci
Edited by Stefano Peccatori and Stefano Zuffi
Translated by T. M. Hartmann
Featuring masterpieces of architecture, sculpture, and paintings
along with the words of illustrious figures, this book follows the
arc of the ancient city and its civilization, from the beginnings
to the height and decline.
J. Paul Getty Museum, $14.95 hardcover
New
Christian Rome: Early Christian Rome Catacombs and Basilicas
Philippe Pergola
In this new volume in the popular Past and Present series,
important sites of Christian Rome are illustrated as they appear
today, with overlays indicating how they looked when first built.
Distributed in North America by the J. Paul Getty Museum, $24.95
paperback
New for Children
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece
Sean Sheehan
Approximately 250 alphabetical entries, each illustrated in
full color, survey the history, art, myths, culture, and everyday
life of the ancient Greeks. For ages 9 and up.
J. Paul Getty Museum, $19.95 hardcover
New
Objects of Virtue: Art in Renaissance Italy
Luke Syson and Dora Thornton
This publication explores the multiple meanings and values of
the objects with which such families as the Medici, Este, and Gonzaga
surrounded themselves. J. Paul Getty Museum, $50 hardcover
Coming in April
Pieter Saenredam, The Utrecht Work: Paintings and Drawings
by the 17th-century Master of Perspective
Edited by Liesbeth M. Helmus, Arie de Groot, Geraldine van Heemstra,
and Michiel C. Plomp
This elegant volume brings together more than 60 drawings and
paintings depicting the beautiful old churches of the Dutch city
of Utrecht.
J. Paul Getty Museum, $55 hardcover
New
The Sculpture Journal: Volume VI
Edited by Margaret Garlake
This volume features articles by Thomas Martin, Charles Avery,
Tobias Kämpf, and others. Distributed in North America by the
J. Paul Getty Museum, $50
New
The World from Here: Treasures of the Great Libraries of
Los Angeles
Edited by Cynthia Burlingham and Bruce Whiteman
Introduction by Bruce Whiteman
Essays by Nicholas Barker, Kenneth Breisch, and Anthony Grafton
Featuring more than 300 selections from area collections, The
World from Here explores a treasure trove of rare books and
ephemera. Distributed by Getty Publications, $60 hardcover
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GETTY ONLINE
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directions, exhibition and event listings, and a virtual tour. General
information about the Getty, including news releases, is also posted,
along with volunteer, internship, and employment opportunities,
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