EXHIBITIONS AT THE GETTY. A Look Ahead Updated March /15

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1 EXHIBITIONS AT THE GETTY A Look Ahead Updated March /15

2 Cover image: Icon of the Archangel Michael, Byzantine, from Constantinople, a.d Tempera and gold on wood. Courtesy of the Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens, inv. no BXM Featured in: Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections (April 9 August 25, 2014) EDITORS: This information is subject to change. Please call or for confirmation before publishing or check news.getty.edu for updates. The Getty offers a wide range of public programs that complement these exhibitions. For a list of related events, please check the Getty Web site calendar or subscribe to e-getty at to receive free monthly highlights via . Images and press materials for exhibitions will post as they become available, or may be requested. General Visitor Info: MEDIA CONTACTS: Getty Communications gettycommunications@getty.edu news.getty.edu Julie Jaskol, Assistant Director, Media Relations jjaskol@getty.edu Melissa Abraham, Senior Communications Specialist mabraham@getty.edu Desiree Zenowich, Senior Communications Specialist dzenowich@getty.edu Amy Hood, Senior Communications Specialist ahood@getty.edu, Associate Communications Specialist 2/15

3 Exhibitions at The GETTY Werner Herzog: Hearsay of the Soul July 23, 2013 April 20, 2014 Stills from Hearsay of the Soul, Werner Herzog. The, Los Angeles. Werner Herzog A new acquisition by the Getty Museum's Department of Photographs, Hearsay of the Soul (2012) is a five-channel video installation by celebrated German filmmaker Werner Herzog. It combines the early-seventeenth-century landscape etchings of Dutch artist Hercules Segers with recent scores and a performance by Dutch cellist and composer Ernst Reijseger, resulting in a richly layered work that is at once intimate and epic. Curator: Arpad Kovacs Connecting Seas December 7, 2013 April 13, 2014 Vue d'optique of Batavia, the capital city of the Dutch (detail), 18th Century. Hand colored engraving. Getty research Institute, Los Angeles. Getty Research Institute Amy Hood ahood@getty.edu Connecting Seas draws on the Getty Research Institute s extensive special collections to reveal how adventures on other continents and dis coveries of other cultures were perceived, re presented, and transmitted during past ages of ocean travel. Featuring rare books, prints, maps, and navigational instru ments from Renaissance prints to Napoleon's monumental folios on Egypt to panoramic images known as vues d'optique, photographs and children's games the exhibition traces the fascinating course of scholarly investigation and comprehension of other cultures in Asia, South America, and Africa. These intriguing original works from the sixteenth- to the twenty-first century, mostly from European, but some of Asian and South-American origins, chart diverse narratives of discovery, exploration, commerce, and colonization, and illuminate the multiple and various levels of encounter at the roots of today s globalization. Connecting Seas will be the first exhibition in the Getty Research Institute s newly expanded galleries. Curators: Marcia Reed, David Brafman, Louis Marchesano, Isotta Poggi, Frances Terpak, Kim Richter, Peter Bonfitto 3/15

4 A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography February 4 June 8, 2014 Queen Victoria, June 30, Roger Fenton (English, ). Hand-colored salted paper print. The, Los Angeles. In 1839, just two years after Victoria became queen of Great Britain and Ireland, the medium of photography was announced to the world. This exhibition explores the relationship between the new art and the young queen, whose passion for collecting photographs began in the 1840s and whose photographic image became synonymous with an entire age. With important loans from The Royal Collection shown alongside masterpieces from the Getty Museum, the exhibition displays rare daguerreotypes, private portraits of the Royal Family, and a selection of prints by early masters such as William Henry Fox Talbot, Roger Fenton, and Julia Margaret Cameron. Curator: Anne Lyden Hiroshi Sugimoto: Past Tense February 4 June 8, 2014 Manatee, Hiroshi Sugimoto (Japanese, born 1948). Gelatin silver print. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Purchased with funds provided by the Photographs Council. Hiroshi Sugimoto The Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948) has built a career around examining the complex relationship between the medium's ability to record the physical world and its simultaneous association with the abstract notions of time and history. This exhibition highlights three series in which the artist has collaborated with museums to produce photographs of natural history dioramas, wax portraits, and photogenic drawings. The works present objects of historical and cultural significance that signal or re-create earlier moments in time and simultaneously highlight the medium s oscillation between recording the present world and preserving the past. Curator: Arpad Kovacs 4/15

5 Jackson Pollock s Mural March 11 June 1, 2014 Mural, Jackson Pollock (American, ). Oil on canvas. The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Gift of Peggy Guggenheim. Reproduced with permission from The University of Iowa. Melissa Abraham mabraham@getty.edu Commissioned by art collector and dealer Peggy Guggenheim for the entry to her New York City apartment in 1943, Mural by Jackson Pollock (American, ) is now considered one of the iconic paintings of the twentieth century. Following extensive study and treatment at the and the Getty Conservation Institute, this exhibition presents the newly restored work alongside findings from the Getty's research. It explores a transitional moment in Pollock's career, as he moved toward the experimental application of paint that would become the hallmark of his technique. Curator: Scott Schaefer Hatched! Creating Form with Line March 11 June 1, 2014 Portrait of Joseph Roulin, Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, ). Reed and quill pens and brown ink and black chalk. The, Los Angeles. Celebrating the art of hatching closely-drawn parallel lines that suggest relief or shadow this exhibition includes powerful examples from the Getty Museum s drawings collection by artists as diverse as Leonardo da Vinci and Vincent van Gogh. One of the most basic and timeless artistic techniques, hatching can create the immediate illusion of three-dimensional solidity on a twodimensional sheet of paper. Extremely versatile, it can also be used to give the impression of movement or speed. Curator: Julian Brooks 5/15

6 In Focus: Ansel Adams March 18 July 20, 2014 Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from Manzanar, California, negative 1944; print Ansel Adams (American, ). Gelatin silver print The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin in Memory of Marjorie and Leonard Vernon. The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. Near the end of his life, Ansel Adams ( ) selected 75 representative images from 2,500 negatives he made over his career. From this group, Los Angeles-based art collectors Leonard and Marjorie Vernon chose a set of 25 pictures to purchase, with the intention of donating them to a museum. The Getty acquired this unique assembly of photographs in In Focus: Ansel Adams, A Recent Acquisition provides insight into both the photographer s assessment of his life s work and the collectors astute aesthetic judgments and personal tastes. This exhibition was made possible by Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin s generous donation of these prints, in memory of Ms. Vernon s parents. Curator: Karen Hellman Melissa Abraham mabraham@getty.edu Heaven and Earth: Byzantine Illumination at the Cultural Crossroads March 25 June 22, 2014 Saint Mark, about German. Tempera colors, gold, and silver on parchment. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig II 3, fol. 51v. The glittering courts of the Byzantine Empire (A.D ) have long been admired for their rich tradition of manuscript illumination. The prominent use of gold, a striking sense of naturalism, and a distinctive spiritual character were among the widely celebrated aspects of Byzantine art in the Middle Ages. These qualities inspired artists and patrons in other Christian locales, including western Europe, Armenia, and Ethiopia. Primarily drawn from the Getty Museum s collection, this exhibition also features important loans in partnership with Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections, on view at the Getty Villa from April 9 through August 25, Curator: Beth Morrison 6/15

7 Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections April 9 August 25, 2014 Icon of the Archangel Michael, Byzantine, from Constantinople, a.d Tempera and gold on wood. Courtesy of the Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens, inv. no BXM at the Getty Villa Desiree Zenowich dzenowich@getty.edu Byzantine artists drew from pagan and early Christian foundations to fashion the opulent and deeply spiritual world of Byzantium (A.D ). The establishment of Christianity as the state religion inspired the creation of luminous icons, textiles, architectural sculptures, frescoes, and mosaics to adorn basilicas throughout the empire. Prosperous monasteries illuminated sacred manuscripts and preserved monuments of Greek literature, while private patronage fostered the embellishment of daily life. Nearly two hundred objects, exclusively from Greek collections, display the distinctive Byzantine aesthetic that influenced the artistic traditions of neighboring cultures for over a millennium. The exhibition was organized by the Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports, Athens, and the Benaki Museum, Athens, in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and the, Los Angeles. The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Art and the Humanities. Curator: Mary Hart No Further West: The Story of Los Angeles Union Station May 2 August 10, 2014 Union Station, Los Angeles, Julius Shulman (American, ). Gelatin silver. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute. Getty Research Institute On View at Los Angeles Central Library Amy Hood ahood@getty.edu Los Angeles Union Station is a celebrated architectural icon and a symbol of the city s early twentieth-century aspirations. When it was completed in 1939 Union Station centralized rail travel in Los Angeles and became the primary gateway into the city -- before the rise of air and automobile travel. More than a historic artifact, it is now the vibrant centerpiece of the region s evolving transportation network. Organized by the Getty Research Institute, the exhibition features beautifully rendered architectural drawings, photographs, and other historic material that illuminate the contentious 30-year process of creating the station's eclectic, distinctly Southern Californian architecture. Presented in another iconic downtown landmark, the LA Central Library, the exhibition thoughtfully unpacks the architectural design, city-planning and cultural politics of the historic station. This exhibition has been organized by the Getty Research Institute with the generous participation of the Automobile Club of Southern California. Curator: Marlyn Musicant 7/15

8 The Scandalous Art of James Ensor June 10 September 7, 2014 This exhibition charts James Ensor's astonishing artistic development in the decade culminating with his avant-garde masterpiece, Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889 (1888), a shockingly satirical indictment of modern Belgian society that is one of the Getty Museum's major highlights. The exhibition presents more than thirty Ensor paintings from the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, along with a rich selection of the artist's drawings and etchings from the Art Institute of Chicago, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute, and several other key lenders. Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889 (detail), James Ensor (Belgian, ). Oil on canvas. The, Los Angeles. Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels. Curators: Scott Schaefer and Scott Allan Amy Hood ahood@getty.edu Yvonne Rainer May 27 October 12, 2014 Still from Film About a Woman Who, 1974, Yvonne Rainer. Gelatin silver print (GRI) Getty Research Institute Amy Hood ahood@getty.edu Dancer, choreographer, filmmaker, and writer Yvonne Rainer is one of the most influential artistic figures of the last 50 years, not only in the fields of dance and cinema but in other artistic movements such as minimalism, conceptual art, feminist art, and postmodernism. Drawn from Rainer s archive at the Getty Research Institute, this exhibition surveys her major dance, film, and performance works through a lively array of photographs, scores, journals, ephemera, and audiovisual presentations. Curator: Glenn Phillips 8/15

9 Rococo to Revolution: 18th-Century French Drawings from Los Angeles Collections July 1 September 21, 2014 This exhibition celebrates the art of drawing in France from the death of Louis XIV, in 1715, to the Revolution of During this period, when inventiveness was greatly valued, drawing exemplified the creative impulse perhaps more than any other artistic medium, contributing decisively to an aesthetic evolution from the decorative exuberance of the Rococo style to the linear austerity of Neoclassicism. The exhibition showcases works from the J. Paul Getty Museum and from distinguished private Los Angeles collections by such artists as François Boucher, Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, and Jean-Antoine Watteau. Curator: Edouard Kopp Minor White: Manifestations of the Spirit July 8 October 19, 2014 Controversial, misunderstood, and sometimes overlooked, Minor White (American ) was one of the great photographers of the twentieth century. His photographs demonstrate an understanding of the aesthetic and technical aspects of photography as well as its potential to be a medium of spiritual transformation. White s work as an artist, teacher, editor, and critic exerted a powerful influence on a generation of photographers and still resonates today. This retrospective exhibition features White s masterpiece, the eleven-print sequence Sound of One Hand (1965). Curator: Paul Martineau 9/15

10 Convergences: Selected Photographs from the Permanent Collection July 8 October 19, 2014 By juxtaposing contemporary and historical photographs from the permanent collection, this exhibition proposes points of intersection between works created in response to shifting technical developments and aesthetic concerns. Whether related by direct influence or visual affinities of a more tenuous nature, groupings of images reveal the rich diversity of photographic approaches to subjects that have engaged photographers for the past century. Recent acquisitions by Vera Lutter, Loretta Lux, Scott McFarland, Yasumasa Morimura, Cindy Sherman, and James Welling, among others, are featured. Curator: Virginia Heckert Chivalry in the Middle Ages July 8 November 30, 2014 Our popular understanding of the Middle Ages with visions of damsels in distress and knights in shining armor is dominated by the romantic ideals of chivalry. Manuscripts from the period reveal that the codes of behavior associated with chivalry permeated nearly every aspect of aristocratic life, from fighting techniques to courtly love. Drawn from the Getty Museum s permanent collection, this exhibition explores how elite members of medieval society practiced the chivalric arts to demonstrate their affluence and sophistication. Curator: Elizabeth Morrison Melissa Abraham mabraham@getty.edu In Focus: Tokyo August 5 December 14, 2014 Although a kaleidoscopic vision would seem to be required to represent the hyperreal megalopolis of Tokyo, the four Japanese photographers in this exhibition have found a way to portray their city at human scale. Mikiko Hara adopts a quiet, daylit, snapshot style for spontaneous portraits of her young contemporaries; Daido Moriyama haunts the burgeoning neighborhood of Shinjuku for fragments of nightlife; Shigeichi Nagano observes the interactions of community within a perpetually rebuilt environment; and Masato Seto focuses on the hard-won leisure of local couples escaping the cramped quarters of high-rise living. Curators: Amanda Maddox and Judith Keller 10/15

11 Amy Hood Spectacular Rubens: The Triumph of the Eucharist Series October 14, 2014 January 4, 2015 The Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens excelled at devising captivating large-scale compositions. During the mid-1620s, he designed a series of monumental tapestries for the devout Infanta Isabel celebrating the spiritual victory of the Roman Catholic Church. This exhibition unites the exhilarating designs in the collection of the Prado Museum, painted in oil on wood panel, with the magnificent tapestries rare loans from the Patrimonio Nacional in Madrid. Characterized by exuberant energy, clever visual illusions, and an astonishing array of figures, the Eucharist series is one of the wonders of the Baroque period. Curator: Anne Woollett Drawing in the Age of Rubens October 14, 2014 January 11, 2015 This exhibition of Flemish drawings from the Getty Museum s collection bears witness to the flourishing of artistic culture in the southern Netherlands from the sixteenth to the seventeenth centuries. It features drawings made by Peter Paul Rubens and his most talented pupils as well as sheets by his contemporaries and predecessors. This survey of drawn landscapes, figural studies, and religious subjects from Rubens s time demonstrates the master s grand, synthetic vision as well as the dynamic tradition of his native Flanders. The exhibition complements the international loan show Spectacular Rubens: The Triumph of the Eucharistic Series. Curator: Stephanie Schrader Josef Koudelka: Nationality Doubtful November 11, 2014 March 22, 2015 After photographing theatrical productions in Prague and Roma settlement camps across Eastern Europe, Josef Koudelka (born 1938) risked his life and career to document the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. His images of the event, smuggled into the West and reproduced worldwide, forced his exile. This exhibition the first U.S. retrospective devoted to Koudelka since 1988 presents more than 180 works produced over six decades by this legendary photographer, including early photographic experiments, vintage Gypsies book prints and maquettes, and a selection of large-scale panoramas that he has made since Curator: Amanda Maddox (This exhibition was co-organized by the and the Art Institute of Chicago.) 11/15

12 at the Getty Villa Desiree Zenowich The Berthouville Treasure and Roman Luxury November 19, 2014 May 11, 2015 After photographing theatrical productions in Prague and Roma settlement camps across Eastern Europe, Josef Koudelka (born 1938) risked his life and career to document the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. His images of the event, smuggled into the West and reproduced worldwide, forced his exile. This exhibition the first U.S. retrospective devoted to Koudelka since 1988 presents more than 180 works produced over six decades by this legendary photographer, including early photographic experiments, vintage Gypsies book prints and maquettes, and a selection of large-scale panoramas that he has made since Curator: Kenneth Lapatin at the Getty Villa Desiree Zenowich dzenowich@getty.edu Dangerous Perfection: Funerary Vases from Southern Italy November 19, 2014 May 11, 2015 Thirteen elaborately decorated Apulian vases provide a rich opportunity to examine the funerary customs of peoples native to southern Italy and the ways they used Greek myth to comprehend death and the afterlife. Displayed following a six-year conservation project at the Antikensammlung Berlin and the Getty Villa, these monumental vessels also reveal the hand of Raffaele Gargiulo, one of the leading restorers of nineteenth-century Naples. His work exemplifies what one concerned antiquarian described as dangerous perfection, and the vases on view offer a window into the ongoing debate concerning the degree to which ancient artworks should be repaired and repainted. Curator: David Saunders Getty Research Institute Amy Hood ahood@getty.edu World War One: War of Images, Images of War November 25, 2014 April 19, 2015 World War I: War of Images, Images of War looks back, one hundred years later, on the art and visual culture of the First World War. This was a war of unprecedented mechanized slaughter, but it was also a conflict over the cultural dominance and direction of Europe. The exhibition demonstrates the distinctive ways in which each combatant nation utilized visual culture to help defeat its enemies and shows how artists developed their own visual language to convey and cope with the gruesome horrors they witnessed. Drawing principally from the Getty Research Institute's collections, World War I: War of Images, Images of War features a range of satirical journals, rare books, and prints, as well as firsthand accounts such as a war diary, correspondence from the front, "trench art" made by soldiers, and interviews with veterans, all of which capture the trauma of this first modern war. Curators: Nancy Perloff and Gordon Hughes, with Philipp Blom 12/15

13 Give and Ye Shall Receive: Gift-Giving in the Middle Ages December 16, 2014 March 15, 2015 In the Middle Ages, gift exchange helped people define their relationships to family and friends, to acquaintances and strangers, to God and to church. This exhibition, drawn from the Museum s permanent collection, examines models for giving found in scripture and in the lives of the saints, explores how gift giving functioned in medieval society, and highlights the special role of the medieval book as a gift. Curator: Christine Sciacca Melissa Abraham mabraham@getty.edu In Focus: Play December 23, 2014 May 10, 2015 The introduction of photography in 1839 coincided with major social and economic changes spurred by the Industrial Revolution and a burgeoning culture of leisure. In addition to documenting historic events, this new medium was used to record the everyday, including the many ways people spent their free time. With the advent of faster film and handheld cameras, dancing and carousing were captured with the same enthusiasm as moments of respite and quiet contemplation. This exhibition traces the development of the photographic subject of leisure through the works of artists such as Roger Fenton, Eugène Atget, Gertrude Käsebier, Brassaï, Larry Sultan, and Bill Owens. Curator: Arpad Kovacs Amy Hood ahood@getty.edu J. M. W. Turner: Painting Set Free February 24-May 24, 2015 Extraordinarily inventive and enduringly influential, J. M. W. Turner ( ) produced his most important and famous pictures after the age of sixty, in the last fifteen years of his life. Demonstrating ongoing radicalism of technique and ever-original subject matter, these works show Turner constantly challenging his contemporaries while remaining keenly aware of the market for his art. Bringing together over sixty key oil paintings and watercolors, this major international loan exhibition is the first to focus on the unfettered creativity of Turner s final years. Curators: Julian Brooks and Peter Bjorn Kerber The exhibition was organized by Tate Britain, in association with the and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. 13/15

14 Renaissance Splendors of Northern Italian Courts March 31-June 21, 2015 The Renaissance courts of northern Italy, among the wealthiest and most sophisticated in Europe, attracted innovative artists who created objects of remarkable beauty. Princes and other nobles offered painters and illuminators favorable contracts and social prestige in return for lavishly decorated panels and books. These works prominently displayed their owners scholarly learning, religious devotion, and elite status. Drawn from the Getty Museum s permanent collection of manuscripts, this exhibition celebrates the magnificent illuminations that emerged from this courtly context an array of visual riches fit for the highest-ranking members of Renaissance society. Curator: Bryan Keene Darkroom Alchemists April 14-August 23, 2015 At a time when digital technologies offer increasingly sophisticated options for producing, storing, and disseminating images, a number of artists have turned their attention to exploring the essence of photography, distilling it to its basic components of light-sensitive emulsions and chemical development. These artists may use handcoated or expired papers, archival negatives, or custom-built cameras, or they may eschew the use of a camera or film altogether. All employ a variety of darkroom techniques that shift our understanding of photography from a medium that accurately records the world to one that revels in the medium s materials and process. Curator: Virginia Heckert Melissa Abraham mabraham@getty.edu In Focus: The Animal May 26-October 18, 2015 Photographs of animals have circulated since the early history of the medium, initially focusing on those that were tame, captive, or dead. Advancements in camera and film technologies enabled precise recordings of beasts in motion and, eventually, in their natural habitats. Spanning the history of photography, this exhibition examines the expanding tradition of animal representation through the works of artists such as Horatio Ross, William Henry Jackson, Alfred Stieglitz, Frederick Sommer, William Wegman, Pieter Hugo, and Taryn Simon. Curator: Arpad Kovaks 14/15

15 The Renaissance Workshop in Action: Andrea del Sarto June 23-September 13, 2015 This major loan exhibition celebrates the transformation of the art of drawing by Andrea del Sarto ( ), one of the greatest Florentine Renaissance artists. Moving beyond the graceful harmony and elegance of his elders and peers, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Fra Bartolommeo, Sarto brought unprecedented realism and immediacy to his art through the rough and rustic use of red chalk and the creation of powerful life and compositional studies. Comprising rare drawings and panel paintings from key international collections, the exhibition fully illuminates Andrea del Sarto's inventiveness, creative process, and workshop practice. Curator: Julian Brooks Information is subject to change # # # The J. Paul Getty Trust is an international cultural and philanthropic institution devoted to the visual arts that includes the, the Getty Research Institute, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Getty Foundation. The J. Paul Getty Trust and Getty programs serve a varied audience from two locations: the Getty Center in Los Angeles and the Getty Villa in Malibu. The collects in seven distinct areas, including Greek and Roman antiquities, European paintings, drawings, manuscripts, sculpture and decorative arts, and photographs gathered internationally. The Museum's mission is to make the collection meaningful and attractive to a broad audience by presenting and interpreting the works of art through educational programs, special exhibitions, publications, conservation, and research. Visiting the Getty Center The Getty Center is open Tuesday through Friday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. It is closed Monday and major holidays. Admission to the Getty Center is always free. Parking is $15 per car, but reduced to $10 after 5 p.m. on Saturdays and for evening events throughout the week. No reservation is required for parking or general admission. Reservations are required for event seating and groups of 15 or more. Please call (310) (English or Spanish) for reservations and information. The TTY line for callers who are deaf or hearing impaired is (310) The Getty Center is at 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, California. Visiting the Getty Villa The Getty Villa is open Wednesday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed Tuesday and major holidays. Admission to the Getty Villa is always free. A ticket is required for admission. Tickets can be ordered in advance, or on the day of your visit, at or at (310) Parking is $15 per car. Groups of 15 or more must make reservations by phone. For more information, call (310) (English or Spanish); (310) (TTY line for the deaf or hearing impaired). The Getty Villa is at Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, California. Same day parking at both Museum locations is available for $15 through the Getty's Pay Once, Park Twice program. Additional information is available at 15/15