Jeffrey Weaver, associate curator of Decorative Arts, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 2:30 p.m.
The Life of Art: Context, Collecting, and Display
February 7, 2012–September 30, 2016Getty Center
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Look closely at a work of art and you are likely to uncover clues to a fascinating past and present: an object's intimate connection to people, places, institutions, and cultures.
This exhibition takes four objects from the Museum's decorative arts collection—a silver fountain, a wall light, a side chair, and a lidded bowl—and encourages you to explore their "lives" through an interactive presentation.
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Talks
Curator's Gallery Talks
Merritt Price, manager of museum design, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition.Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 2:30 p.m.
Curator's Gallery Talks
Toby Tannenbaum, assistant director of Education, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
Thursday, May 10, 2012, 2:30 p.m.
iPad App
Download the free Life of Art app for iPad.