OPENING THIS MONTH
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The Pastry Shop (detail), Abraham Bosse, ca. 1600s. The Getty Research Institute, 2014.PR.63
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The Edible Monument: The Art of Food for Festivals
Opens October 13, 2015 | The Getty Center
In early modern Europe, festivals and celebrations were ornamented with large-scale, edible sculpture. From street feasts for civic occasions to delicate designs of sugar and fruit at court, these decorations were often used as propaganda to convey personal and political messages. Drawn from the GRI's Festival Collection, this exhibition features rare cookbooks and prints depicting the construction and consumption of these feasts and their symbolic place at the table.
Curators will lead gallery tours in October on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00 p.m.
Find out more about the exhibition.
Buy the catalog, The Edible Monument: The Art of Food for Festivals.
EVENTS
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Architect Greta Magnusson Grossman, Julius Shulman, 1959. The Getty Research Institute, 2004.R.10
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Women in Architecture Wikipedia
Edit-a-thon at the GRI
October 15, 2015 | 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
To expand the online history of women's contribution to the field of architecture, the GRI and
East of Borneo will host the Los Angeles meet up of the Guggenheim's Wikipedia edit-a-thon on Wednesday, October 15. All are welcome to help research and share their knowledge about the underrepresented lives and works of women in the field. No previous editing experience is necessary to participate.
To RSVP for this event, contact
reference@getty.edu or
sign up through Wikipedia.
Learn more and see a list of suggested articles for editing.
Darra Goldstein and The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets
Conversation and Book Signing | October 21, 2015
2:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
NEW ACQUISITION
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Maurice Tuchman during the installation of the exhibition American Sculpture of the Sixties, 1967 (background sculpture: Goddess of the Golden Thighs, Reuben Nakian, 196465). The Getty Research Institute, 2015.M.19
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Maurice Tuchman Archive
Curator Maurice Tuchman helped shape the identity of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from his appointment in 1964 as the institution's founding curator of modern art. He is best known for his exhibition
Art and Technology (1971), an innovative experiment exploring the convergence of the two disciplines, along with many other cornerstone exhibitions for LACMA. His archive documents his career from 19652000 and includes correspondence, personal papers, photographs, and artwork.
Find out more about the archive.
Read more about one of the most important curators to have worked in Los Angeles.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Oversized art volumes in the GRI Library, 2015
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Getty Library Research Grant Applications Due October 15
If you are a scholar with projects related to GRI materials and live more than 80 miles from the Getty Center, you may qualify for a Library Research Grant. Scholars who receive the grant will be offered support of up to $2,500 for travel and living expenses for up to three months while accessing the collections. Applications are due on Thursday, October 15, 2015. Contact
Library Reference with any questions.
Learn more and download the application.
PUBLICATION
The Edible Monument: The Art of Food for Festivals
Edited by Marcia Reed
Elaborate and intricate, sculptures and architecture constructed with edible material were
à la mode for celebratory events in early modern Europe. Designs crafted for festivalsincluding
Carnival and
Cuccagnawere feasts for the eyes and stomach, but were often left undocumented due to their perishable nature. This volume accompanies the exhibition
The Edible Monument: The Art of Food for Festivals, and includes essays and illustrations depicting the methods, materials, and meaning behind these culinary feats.
Buy this catalog.
NEW FOR RESEARCHERS
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An archival box containing files and ephemera from the Lothar Lang Collection, 2015
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Lothar Lang Collection of East German Art Ephemera
Finding Aid
Art historian, gallerist, and critic Lothar Lang (19302013) collected material documenting over 700 East German artists during the second half of the 20th century. Containing ephemera from institutions and artistsincluding press clippings, correspondence, leaflets, and six posters for the political cabaret
Distelhis collection serves as a visual archive of the art scene and its social underpinnings in Soviet-occupied Germany from 19531992.
Browse the finding aid.
VIDEO
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Author Cornelia Funke at the Getty Center, 2015
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An Afternoon Adventure with Cornelia Funke
Video of June 21, 2015, Storytelling
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