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February 10, 2010 |
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Curator Spotlight: The Photographs of Frederick H. Evans: Pictorial Treatment in the Realm of the Inanimate
Wednesday February 10, 2010
3 pm
Museum Lecture Hall, Getty Center
Anne Lyden, associate curator of Photographs at the Getty Museum, discusses Evans's photographs of medieval cathedrals and their significance in the Pictorialist movements in Britain and the United States. Complements the exhibition A Record of Emotion: The Photographs of Frederick H. Evans.
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February 18, 2010 |
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Urban Panoramas: Panel Discussion
Thursday February 18, 2010
7 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Virginia Heckert, associate curator of Photographs at the Getty Museum, talks with photographers whose works are on view in the exhibition Urban Panoramas: Opie, Liao, Kim.
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February 24, 2010 |
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A Celebration of Loose-Synapsed Moments: Towards a Typology of Convergences
Wednesday February 24, 2010
4 pm
Museum Lecture Hall, Getty Center
Lawrence Weschler, Getty guest scholar and author of the award-winning Everything that Rises: A Book of Convergences, tries to bring a measure of order to his rampaging tendency to infer convergent cultural resonances just about everywhere, developing a typological spectrum ranging from purest coincidence through rankest plagiarism.
Book signing to follow lecture.
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February 28, 2010 |
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Rembrandt and Frans Hals as Portraitists: A Comparison
Sunday February 28, 2010
3 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Rembrandt and Frans Hals were the two great portrait painters in Holland in the 17th century. Professor Sir Christopher White, director emeritus of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, looks at the two artists' different approaches in depicting their sitters. Complements the exhibitions Drawings from Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference and Drawing Life: The Dutch Visual Tradition.
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March 4, 2010 |
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Architecture in Two Dimensions
Thursday March 4, 2010
7 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Frances Anderton, host of KCRW's DnA: Design and Architecture, leads a discussion on representations of architecture with architect Mario Viloich (Moore Ruble Yudell) and scholars Stephen Murray (Columbia University) and Peter Hales (University of Illinois). Complements the exhibitions Building the Medieval World: Architecture in Illuminated Manuscripts and A Record of Emotion: The Photographs of Frederick H. Evans.
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March 24, 2010 |
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Curator Spotlight: What Should a Sculpture by Leonardo da Vinci Look Like?
Wednesday March 24, 2010
3 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Leonardo designed and produced sculpture throughout his career, but few of the works—and, according to some, none—have survived. In a provocative lecture, Gary Radke, professor at Syracuse University, discusses how art historians have tried to reconstruct Leonardo's sculptural production, presenting arguments for attributing two previously unrecognized figures to the master. Complements the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention.
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April 8, 2010 |
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Picturing Food
Thursday April 8, 2010
7 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Evan Kleiman, host of KCRW's Good Food, leads a panel discussion exploring the visual aesthetics of food with Darra Goldstein, founding editor of Gastronomica; Maite Gomez-Rejón, chef and founder of Artbites; and photographer Charlie Grosso. Complements the exhibition In Focus: Tasteful Pictures.
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April 18, 2010 |
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Leonardo da Vinci's Science, Technology, and Art
Sunday April 18, 2010
3 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Jonathan Pevsner, professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and scientific consultant to the Discovery Channel's Doing DaVinci series, explores Leonardo's wide-ranging interests in the mind and body, and how this knowledge informs his work in sculpture. Complements the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention.
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April 28, 2010 |
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When Buildings Become Symbols: Images of Architecture in Illuminated Manuscripts
Wednesday April 28, 2010
7 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Christine Sciacca, assistant curator of Manuscripts, the J. Paul Getty Museum, discusses how illuminators used architecture to tell stories and to convey abstract meaning, transforming soaring cathedrals and grand castles into symbols of grandeur, power, and even heaven on earth. Complements the exhibition Building the Medieval World: Architecture in Illuminated Manuscripts.
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May 9, 2010 |
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Il Cavallo: A Sculptural Homage to Leonardo da Vinci
Sunday May 9, 2010
3 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Sculptor Nina Akamu talks about the creation of her giant 24-foot high bronze horse in homage to Leonardo da Vinci's unfinished Sforza monument. Complements the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention.
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May 13, 2010 |
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Getty Perspectives: How Do We Experience Art?
Thursday May 13, 2010
7 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
In his most recent novel, Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi, Geoff Dyer creates the character Jeff Atman. Dyer uses his character to examine the role of art in fiction and the idea of importing art to Venice. Dyer comes to the Getty to explore the significant role that art plays in literature and in the understanding of a place.
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May 30, 2010 |
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Leonardo da Vinci versus Michelangelo: Battles in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
Sunday May 30, 2010
3 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Julian Brooks, associate curator of Drawings, the J. Paul Getty Museum, investigates the rivalry between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti, which was precipated by their commissions in Florence, and the astonishing innovations which resulted. Complements the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention.
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June 17, 2010 |
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Gérôme Then and Now
Thursday June 17, 2010
7 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Mary Morton and Scott Allan, co-curators of the exhibition The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme, discuss the controversial reception of Gérôme's art in the 19th century, its neglect in the 20th century, and the importance of revisiting his art today.
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June 25, 2010 |
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Surrealism in Latin America
Fridays and Saturdays June 25 - June 25, 2010
9:30 am - 7 pm
Museum Lecture Hall, Getty Center
Prominent and emerging scholars discuss the history of surrealist ideas and practices in Latin America. Papers will be based, in part, on the Getty Research Institute's uniquely broad and diverse collections of surrealist journals, and the papers of key figures such as César Moro, Emilio Westphalen, and Enrique Lihn. Confirmed participants include Dawn Ades (University of Essex), Rita Eder (Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, UNAM) and Andrea Giunta (University of Texas at Austin).
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June 26, 2010 |
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Surrealism in Latin America
Saturday June 26, 2010June 26 - June 26, 2010
9:30 am - 7 pm
Museum Lecture Hall, Getty Center
Prominent and emerging scholars discuss the history of surrealist ideas and practices in Latin America. Papers will be based, in part, on the Getty Research Institute's uniquely broad and diverse collections of surrealist journals, and the papers of key figures such as César Moro, Emilio Westphalen, and Enrique Lihn. Confirmed participants include Dawn Ades (University of Essex), Rita Eder (Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, UNAM) and Andrea Giunta (University of Texas at Austin).
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March 4, 2010 |
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The Villa Council Presents "Tracking the Cosmos: the Technology of the Antikythera Mechanism"
Thursday March 4, 2010
7:30 pm
Auditorium, Getty Villa
Jo Marchant, author of Decoding the Heavens and science historian/physicist James Evans join moderator Patt Morrison to discuss the Antikythera Mechanism, a unique object recovered from the wreck of a Greek ship lost 2,000 years ago. For over a century, its function intrigued scholars, and only recently have modern imaging techniques revealed the purpose of this unusual mechanical device.
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June 19, 2010 |
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Wagner's Mythology: Roots and Inspiration
Saturday June 19, 2010
10:30 am - 3:30 pm
Auditorium, Getty Villa
Richard Wagner culled from many sources—including ancient Greek drama—to create his masterwork Der Ring des Nibelungen (known as the "Ring cycle"), four operas based on German and Scandinavian folklore. This Marquis Seminar features three talks exploring the sources that compelled Wagner to create his magnum opus. The J. Paul Getty Museum, in collaboration with LA Opera, hosts this seminar at the Getty Villa, which features a day of lectures with a special presentation by maestro James Conlon, tours of the Getty's antiquities collection, and a musical performance. Presented in partnership with LA Opera's Ring Festival LA, April–June 2010.
Tickets on sale beginning April 15.
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