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July 2013 |
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Two more months! The Getty Center is open till 9pm on Fridays through August 30. We're always open late on Saturdays. Visit us » |
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C L O S I N G T H I S M O N T H |
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Visit the Getty
Current Exhibitions
Information: (310) 440-7300
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Final weeks! See the acclaimed exhibition that showcases Los Angeles, the "polycentric city," and its innovative built environment studded with ambitious freeway networks, whimsical coffee shops, cultural destinations, and experimental residences. View an unprecedented collection of drawings, models, photographs, animations, interviews, and films that explore and celebrate L.A.'s rapid transformation into one of the most influential industrial, economic, and creative capitals in the world.
Learn more about this exhibition »
Overdrive and its companion exhibition, In Focus: Ed Ruscha, are part of the Pacific Standard Time Presents, a citywide celebration of L.A. architecture and place. Sign up for PSTP updates »
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LAX Theme Building by Pereira & Luckman, Welton Becket & Associates, and Paul R. Williams (detail), construction completed 1961. Alan E. Leib Collection. Image courtesy of and © Luckman Salas O'Brien
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Future Exhibitions
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The Poetry of Paper
July 23–October 20, 2013 | The Getty Center
Can you see negative space? Artists including Rembrandt, Boucher, and Seurat left blank areas in their artworks to create the illusion of light and form. Explore the concept of the unoccupied ground in this fascinating exhibition of drawings.
Werner Herzog: Hearsay of the Soul
July 23, 2013–January 19, 2014 | The Getty Center
Experience this immersive five-channel video installation by celebrated German filmmaker Werner Herzog. This unique work juxtaposes early-17th-century landscape etchings by Hercules Segers with contemporary scores by Ernst Reijseger.
See all upcoming exhibitions »
See all current exhibitions »
Don't miss! Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome continues through August 19 at the Getty Villa.
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M U S I C |
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Performances and Films
Information: (310) 440-7300
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Enjoy the smooth neo-soul sounds of Pickwick, from Seattle with stops along the way for Americana, Grateful Dead, R&B, and Tom Waits. Lead singer Galen Disston ignites when paired with anxious guitars evoking T. Rex. Performing cuts from their new album, Can't Talk Medicine, Pickwick produces a raw urgency that lingers long after the music is over. Free; no reservations required.
Learn more about Saturdays Off the 405 »
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Galen Disston of Pickwick
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Saturdays Off the 405: Geographer
July 27
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E V E N T S |
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Performances and Films
Information: (310) 440-7300
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Nostalgic for the neon New Wave of the 1980s? Join us for Friday Flights! The synthpop sounds of DJ Paul V complement the awesome '80s architecture in the exhibition Overdrive. Learn totally '80s dance moves, flash back to the future with a screening of the sci-fi classic Blade Runner, create your own radical fashion statement in the Smile Lounge photo booth, or take a tour of Overdrive. Free; no tickets required.
Learn more about this series »
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Dance, dance! Get moving with Cynthia Harper and James Zimmer at Friday Flights
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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 Conversations
Information, Reservations, and Tickets: (310) 440-7300
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A 1939 photo shoot in the snow country of northeastern Japan profoundly moved Hiroshi Hamaya, a Tokyo native. Hear Jonathan Reynolds, professor at Barnard College, New York, discuss Hamaya's efforts to document through photography both Tokyo's urban environment and the slower-paced ritual and community life of rural Japan.
Complements the exhibition Japan's Modern Divide: The Photographs of Hiroshi Hamaya and Kansuke Yamamoto. Free; reservations recommended.
Learn more and make reservations »
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Man in a Traditional Minoboshi Raincoat, Niigata Prefecture, 1956, Hiroshi Hamaya. © Keisuke Katano
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In this richly illustrated presentation, author Ronald Freyberger describes numerous extraordinary works of furniture and decorative art from U.S. museums that originally adorned the French queen's apartments at Versailles, Fontainebleau, the Tuileries, and elsewhere. Free; reservations recommended.
Learn more and make reservations »
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Swivel Chair, about 1787, frame by Georges Jacob; carving by Pierre-Claude Triquet and Jean-Baptiste-Simon Rode
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Learn about one of the original foodies, Archestratus of Gela, whose humorous writings celebrated good eating and promoted a life of unrestrained luxury. Then savor a three-course dinner of elegant, delicately flavored dishes inspired by the cuisine of Sicily during the 4th century B.C. Complements the exhibition Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome, which will be open after dinner, till 10:00 p.m. Tickets are $125 each (includes wine) and go on sale Monday, July 1.
Learn more and get tickets »
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Red-figure fish plate, 325–300 B.C., attributed to the Binningen Painter. Gift of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman
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