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January 2009

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Thanks a Million!—Celebrate with us this weekend as the Getty Villa marks one million visitors. Pick up a free treat, enjoy family activities, and save on gifts in the Museum Store. Learn more and book your free tickets to the Getty Villa.

E X H I B I T I O N S

Current Exhibitions

Future Exhibitions

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Captured Emotions: Baroque Painting in Bologna, 1575–1725
through May 3
The Getty Center
Learn how a group of creative rebels changed the course of art after the Renaissance in this exhibition of sumptuous paintings from Bologna, Italy. Masters of nature, texture, movement, and the human form, the Carracci family of painters and their followers set the standard for European art for over two centuries. The exhibition includes 27 paintings from the Dresden State Art Collections, many never before seen in North America.

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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife / Cignani
Above and banner detail: Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, Carlo Cignani, about 1670–80. Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Photo © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Photographer: H.-P. Klut

Fragment to Vase: Approaches to Ceramic Restoration
through June 1
The Getty Villa
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the conservation labs of the Getty Villa with this exhibition, which explores how ancient vases are reconstructed from fragments. Learn how conservators combine investigative tools with knowledge of the forms and designs of ancient vases to unlock the secrets of fragmentary vessels.

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Conservator Jeff Maish completes work on a large mixing vessel at the Getty Villa
Get a glimpse of the ceramics conservation work at the Getty Villa in this new exhibition.

The Getty Commodus: Roman Portraits and Modern Copies
through June 1
The Getty Villa
Why was this ancient bust of Roman emperor Commodus long thought to be a modern copy? Discover how conservators and art historians gathered evidence for the bust's ancient origin, and how clues on the marble itself led to new insights about its true date. You can also meet the man behind the portrait in a free lecture on January 22 exploring Commodus's reputation as a ruthless gladiator and devious madman.

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Bust of Emperor Commodus / Roman
Ancient or modern? Bust of Commodus (detail), Roman, A.D. 180–185

Reconstructing Identity: A Statue of a God from Dresden
through June 1
The Getty Villa
Unearthed from Roman soil with no head and only one arm, this over-life-size statue from the Dresden State Art Collections has long been a mystery. This exhibition traces why it has been restored in various guises over the centuries and reveals what curators and conservators concluded about the statue's identity during its just-completed restoration at the Getty Villa.

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Statue of a God / Roman
Statue of a God (detail), Roman, A.D. 100–200. Skulpturensammlung, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Current Exhibitions

Future Exhibitions

The Belles Heures of the Duke of Berry
Don't miss the Belles Heures! Saint Nicholas Saves Seafarers (detail) in the Belles Heures, Limbourg brothers, 1405–8/9. Image courtesy of and © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters Collection, 1954 (54.1.1, fol. 168)

Also on View at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa

Current Exhibitions—Last chance for In Focus: The Landscape and Please Be Seated: A Video Installation by Nicole Cohen, both closing January 11 at the Getty Center. Plus, Tango with Cows: Book Art of the Russian Avant-Garde, 1910–1917, Jim Dine: Poet Singing (The Flowering Sheets), and Dialogue among Giants: Carleton Watkins and the Rise of Photography in California continue through the holidays.

Future ExhibitionsDrawing the Classical Figure, featuring classically inspired visions of the human form, opens December 23 at the Getty Center. In Focus: The Portrait, examining the evolution of the portrait photograph from the 1800s to today, opens January 27.

M U S I C

Performances and Films

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Sounds of L.A.: Andy Statman
Saturday, January 17, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, January 18, 3:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
Our annual world music concert series is back with free concerts from brilliant artists who mix tradition and experimentation. Kicking off the series is mandolin magician Andy Statman, who fuses soulful klezmer with avant-garde jazz and American roots music. Free; reservations required. Reservations available beginning Tuesday, December 23, at 9:00 a.m.

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Andy Statman performs on January 17 and 18
Andy Statman, the meister of avant-garde Jewish soul. Photo: Ilana Pelzig Cellum

F I L M   S E R I E S

Performances and Films

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How the West Was Shot: Six Westerns, Six Decades
Fridays and Saturdays, January 23 & 24 and 30 & 31
The Getty Center
See six of the greatest westerns ever made at this free film series that traces the evolution of the genre from John Ford's 1924 classic The Iron Horse to Sam Peckinpah's underestimated 1973 masterpiece Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. The series explores how the western landscape has long provided a raw palette for filmmakers, just as it has for photographers such as Carleton Watkins. Free; reservations required.

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Learn more about the current exhibition Dialogue among Giants: Carleton Watkins and the Rise of Photography in California.

Still from Howard Hawks's Red River (1948)
Man, horse, landscape: still from Howard Hawks's Red River (1948) © United Artists. Photo: United Artists/Photofest

L E C T U R E S   &   P A N E L S

Lectures and Conferences

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The Seduction of the Soul in the Duke of Berry's Prayer Books
Thursday, January 15, 7:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
Explore the tension between spirituality and sensuality in paintings in the Belles Heures with senior curator of Manuscripts Thomas Kren. Kren also discusses other books commissioned by 14th-century French duke Jean de Berry—a devout Christian, but also a pleasure seeker and a sensualist. Free; reservations required.

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Learn more about the current exhibition The Belles Heures of the Duke of Berry.

Saint Catherine Tended by Angels / Limbourg Brothers
Saint Catherine Tended by Angels (detail) in the Belles Heures, Limbourg brothers, 1405–8/9. Image courtesy of and © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters Collection, 1954 (54.1.1, fol. 17v)

Carleton Watkins and the Element of Time
Sunday, January 25, 3:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
Learn how Carleton Watkins captured time itself in his photographs of the 19th-century west in this lecture by senior curator of Photographs Weston Naef. Naef explores why Watkins photographed the same places again and again over the course of his career. Free; reservations required.

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Learn more about the current exhibition Dialogue among Giants: Carleton Watkins and the Rise of Photography in California.

Vernal Fall, 300 Feet, Yosemite, No. 87 / Watkins
Vernal Fall, 300 Feet, Yosemite, No. 87 (detail), Carleton Watkins, 1861

Modern Art in Los Angeles: Gallery 32
Wednesday, January 28, 7:30 p.m.
The Getty Center
Betye Saar, Suzanne Jackson, Carolyn Peter, and others participate in a public conversation about the impact of Gallery 32 (1968–70)—one of the few art spaces in L.A. to exhibit emerging African American artists. Organized in collaboration with Loyola Marymount University's Laband Art Gallery. Free; reservations required.

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Stabilized Warrior (detail), Timothy Washington, 1969. Courtesy of the artist

F O R  F A M I L I E S

Family Activities

Tips for Families

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Mythical Monsters: Family Workshop
Saturdays, January 17, 24, and 31, 10:00 a.m.–noon
The Getty Villa
Spend a Saturday with beasts and monsters! Explore heroic tales and classical myths from the ancient past in this creative hands-on workshop filled with projects and ideas for further exploration at home. Children must be ages 6–10 years, and at least one adult must register per family. This one-session course is offered three times. Course fee $10 per adult, $5 per child. Open to 15 participants for maximum personal attention.

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Roof Ornament with Medusa / Etruscan
Meet monsters (like wicked Medusa) and the heroes that defeated them in this new family workshop.
Event Calendar

Event Calendar

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Event Calendar

The holidays are a perfect time to get away to the Getty! Plan your visit with our event calendar. Holiday bonus: The Villa is open two special Wednesdays this holiday, December 24 and 31. It's an ideal destination for out-of-town guests.

Drop by the Sketching Gallery for free drawing sessions with artist-in-residence Aaron Smith on January 8, 15, 22, and 29. Discover whether Roman emperor Commodus was really a madman in a free lecture at the Getty Villa on January 22. Enjoy one of our many free talks and tours, offered daily. Plus, spend a relaxing Sunday afternoon with Getty Drawing Hour on December 21 and January 4 and 18.

Reservations are also available now for more free events in February, including an evening of transrational sound poetry on February 4 and a lecture on nude male statuary in the ancient world on February 5.

Most events are FREE.

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