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1 > FALL 2011 > INSIDE Pacific Standard Time at the Getty Curator Spotlight Series Standard Station, Amarillo, Texas (detail), 1963, Ed Ruscha. Oil on canvas. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; gift of James Meeker, Class of 1958, in memory of Lee English, Class of 1958, scholar, poet, athlete and friend to all. Ed Ruscha See page 3 See page 8

2 President s Message Pacific Standard Time Pacific Standard Time in Southern California Pacific Standard Time, a collaboration of more than 60 cultural institutions across Southern California, is here and it s telling the story of the birth of the Los Angeles art scene and how it became a major new force in the art world. Pacific Standard Time at the Getty The Getty presents four exhibitions as part of the Pacific Standard Time collaboration, along with a variety of lectures, talks, concerts, courses, and family activities. Combined, they illustrate the international significance and impact of art produced in Los Angeles between 1945 and James Cuno President and Chief Executive Officer The J. Paul Getty Trust In my first month at the J. Paul Getty Trust as president and CEO, I ve spent a lot of time meeting and learning about the work of my talented new colleagues, from scholars to scientists, curators to educators. It s been exciting to get a firsthand look at the full extent of the Getty s programs and projects, and the remarkable expertise of its staff. I can honestly say there is no institution like the Getty with its four distinct, yet complementary, programs the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Getty Foundation. The Getty s great promise is that, by leveraging the strengths of each program to the advantage of all, our experience and knowledge of the world s artistic legacy and its preservation for generations to come will be enhanced for the benefit of the world. But even with our many international efforts, we re not just involved in the world beyond Los Angeles. We re deeply committed to Los Angeles. I ve arrived here just as the finishing touches are being put on Pacific Standard Time, a decade-long investment by the Getty Foundation and Getty Research Institute, in the documentation and presentation of works of art representative of Southern California s vibrant artistic culture from 1945 to With Getty support, over nine months more than 60 museums and galleries, from Santa Barbara to San Diego and out to Palm Springs, will present exhibitions, performances, symposia, lectures, and publications that tell the story of Southern California s key role as an center of artistic production in the mid-20th century. Join the Southern California arts community as it explores and celebrates the significance of the crucial post-world War II years through the tumultuous period of the 1960s and 70s. Pacific Standard Time encompasses developments from L.A. Pop to post-minimalism; from modernist architecture and design to multi-media installations; from the films of the African American L.A. Rebellion to the feminist activities of the Woman s building; from ceramics to Chicano performance art; and from Japanese American design to the pioneering work of artists collectives. Cultural institutions of every size and character across Southern California, from Greater Los Angeles to San Diego, and San Diego to Palm Springs, are involved. Each institution will make its own contribution to this grand-scale story of artistic innovation and social change, told through a multitude of simultaneous exhibitions and programs. Information on exhibition and programming taking place at the can be found in this issue of At the Getty. For a complete list of Pacific Standard Time exhibitions and programs throughout Southern California, visit pacificstandardtime.org. Standard Station, Amarillo, Texas, 1963, Ed Ruscha. Oil on canvas. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; gift of James Meeker, Class of 1958, in memory of Lee English, Class of 1958, scholar, poet, athlete and friend to all. Ed Ruscha Look for the Pacific Standard Time logo throughout this issue of At the Getty for related programming that will enhance your experience and understanding of the birth of the Los Angeles art scene. You can also visit us online at getty.edu/pacificstandardtime where you ll find a variety of interactive features to explore the artists and movements of the era. Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents in L.A. Painting and Sculpture, This exhibition charts the abundant artistic innovation in post World War II Los Angeles. During this period, Los Angeles artists looked for new approaches, subjects, and techniques for art making, including experimenting with the materials and processes of the pioneering industries in the region and the local surf and car cultures. This major international loan exhibition leads viewers on a dynamic tour from the emergence of an indigenous strain of modernism evident in the hard-edge paintings, assemblage sculpture, and large-scale ceramics of the 1950s, to the subsequent development of iconic Pop images of the city in the 1960s, and the conceptual and material contributions of Light and Space art and process painting that fostered the advanced art of the 1970s. October 1, 2011 February 5, 2012 : Museum, Exhibitions Pavilion Greetings from L.A.: Artists and Publics, Beginning in the 1950s, Southern California saw the emergence of newly diverse audiences for art. While gallerists cultivated collectors, Beat artists Wallace Berman and George Herms distributed handcrafted works among friends. Others, including Chris Burden, exploited the mass media to circulate their work. Art schools became innovative forums for artists such as Judy Chicago and John Baldessari. Social and political movements that championed peace and feminism mobilized artists to take their messages to the streets. Drawn from the Getty Research Institute s archives of Los Angeles art, this exhibition features photographs, ephemera, correspondence, and artwork many on view for the first time that reveal how these artists disseminated their works to a broader public. October 1, 2011 February 5, 2012 : Research Institute Exhibition Gallery Gray Column, , De Wain Valentine. Cast polyester resin. Collection of De Wain Valentine, Courtesy Ace Gallery. De Wain Valentine From Start to Finish: De Wain Valentine s Gray Column Gray Column was one of the largest sculptures De Wain Valentine ever cast with polyester resin the material with which he worked throughout the 1960s and 1970s to create his dazzling circles and columns. This monumental, free-standing slab, measuring 12 feet high and eight feet wide, will be displayed to the public for the first time. Curated by the Getty Conservation Institute and on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, From Start to Finish tells the story of how this extraordinary piece was made and features preparatory drawings and maquettes, videos documenting the fabrication process, interviews with the artist, and a discussion of the conservation of this sculpture. Through March 12, 2012 : Museum, West Pavilion Even greater than the many exhibitions and events will be the archival record that my colleagues working on Pacific Standard Time have assembled. Materials long languishing in storerooms and cupboards have been preserved, catalogued, and rendered accessible in print and online. And oral histories of artists, collectors, and gallerists have been recorded for the archives, many of which are available on the Getty s Pacific Standard Time website. A critical moment in the history of Southern California and of modern art, one in real danger of being lost, has been preserved. In Focus: Los Angeles, This exhibition presents approximately 30 photographs from the Museum s permanent collection made in Los Angeles between 1945 and Both iconic and relatively unknown works are featured by artists whose careers are defined by their association with the city, who may have lived in Los Angeles for a few brief but influential years, or whose visit inspired them to create memorable images. Works by Robert Cumming, Joe Deal, Judy Fiskin, Anthony Friedkin, Robert Heinecken, Anthony Hernandez, Man Ray, Edmund Teske, William Wegman, Garry Winogrand, Max Yavno and others are loosely grouped around the themes of experimental photography, car culture, vernacular architecture, and fantasy and the film industry. I invite you to visit the Getty over the course of Pacific Standard Time to experience the exhibitions and to take part in a related lecture, artist conversation, or musical event. But I also encourage you to visit at least one other museum or gallery participating in this unprecedented project perhaps one you ve been meaning to get to, or haven t visited in a while. I promise you will come away with a greater understanding and appreciation for Los Angeles important contribution to the art world. Robert Alexander, John Reed, Wallace Berman, Juanita Dixon, and Walter Hopps in the alley next to the Ferus Gallery, ca. 1957, Charles Brittin. Charles Brittin papers. The Getty Research Institute. J. Paul Getty Trust December 20, 2011 May 6, 2012 : Museum, Center for Photographs, West Pavilion 2 3

3 Lyonel Feininger: Photographs, A highly regarded painter, printmaker, and draftsman, Lyonel Feininger (American, ) was one of the first masters appointed to the newly established Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany, in Like many other figures at the innovative art school, Feininger turned to photography as a tool for visual exploration. Beginning in 1928 and for the next decade, he used the camera to explore transparency, reflection, night imagery, and the effects of light and shadow. Organized by the Harvard Art Museum/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in cooperation with the J. Paul Getty Museum, this exhibition Bauhaus, March 26, 1929, Lyonel Feininger. Gelatin silver print. Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger. Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn presents the first comprehensive overview of little-known photographs by one of the most important artists of the 20th century. The presentation at the Getty is accompanied by a selection of Bauhaus photographs from the Museum s permanent collection. October 25, 2011 March 11, 2012 : Museum, Center for Photographs, West Pavilion Self-Portrait, about 1845, Charles Samuel Keene. Pen and brown ink over black chalk. The J. Paul Getty Museum Images of the Artist This exhibition investigates some of the ways in which artists have represented themselves, their fellow artists, or their trade over the past five centuries. Raising compelling issues about identity and image-making, this rich theme is explored through a selection of over 40 objects mostly drawings but also prints, photographs, paintings, and sculpture from the permanent holdings of the J. Paul Getty Museum, complemented by loans from local collections. Works range from portraits and self-portraits to depictions of the artist s life and space as well as allegorical images. November 15, 2011 February 12, 2012 : Museum, West Pavilion Gothic Grandeur: Manuscript Illumination, The word Gothic evokes visions of soaring spires, graceful flying buttresses, and sparkling stained glass. The term is also applied to the style of manuscript illumination that reigned in Europe from around 1200 to The Gothic illuminated manuscripts in this exhibition, drawn from the Getty Museum s collections, are characterized by whimsical marginal decorations, vivid narratives, and a naturalistic style of painting. The period also saw an explosion in the variety of illustrated books being produced, ranging from scholastic university treatises to entertaining romances. On February 27, the pages of the manuscripts will be turned to allow visitors to see additional treasures. December 13, 2011 May 13, 2012 : North Pavilion Narrative Interventions in Photography Featuring contemporary artists Eileen Cowin (American, born 1947), Carrie Mae Weems (American, born 1953), and Simryn Gill (Singaporean, born 1959), this exhibition explores the concept of storytelling through three distinct bodies of photographic works. Cowin s images present a philosophical questioning of narrative and what is fact or fiction; Weems s art attempts to rewrite a profound aspect of human history; while photographs by Gill reflect a more personal interaction with stories through deconstructed books. Although each artist has a different approach, all are concerned with photography and the notion of narrative: implied, real, or revised. October 25, 2011 March 11, 2012 : Museum, Center for Photographs, West Pavilion Modern Antiquity: Picasso, de Chirico, Léger, and Picabia in the Presence of the Antique An extraordinary episode in the history of European modernism is the alliance between the avant-garde and the antique. Juxtaposing 20th-century works with ancient objects, this major international loan exhibition focuses on how four eminent artists reinvented and transformed antiquity between 1905 and Classicizing creations such as de Chirico s enigmatic piazzas, Picasso s postcubist women, Léger s mechanized nudes, and Picabia s transparencies made the arts of antiquity modern. The a reconstruction of an ancient Roman house and its antiquities collection provide a unique environment to experience modern art in relation to the classical past. November 2, 2011 January 16, 2012 : Museum, Floor 2 I See What You re Saying (detail), negatives 2002, prints 2005, Eileen Cowin. Diptych of Inkjet prints. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Gift of the artist. Eileen Cowin OpeningExhibitions Nude on a Red Background, 1927, Fernand Léger. Oil on canvas. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, Photography by Lee Stalsworth Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris 4 5

4 Museum preparators work on the installation of Robert Irwin s Black on White in the J. Paul Getty Museum Entrance Hall. Annual Outdoor Theater Production at the Trojan Women (after Euripides) SITI Company, one of the country s leading theater ensembles, performs the world premiere of a new Getty-commissioned production, directed by Anne Bogart and adapted by Jocelyn Clarke. Among the greatest of all anti-war dramas, the play is a timeless meditation on the moments of individual choice that separate death and life, despair and hope, future and past. Tickets $42; $38 students/seniors. (See page eight for related lecture.) Thursday Saturday, September 29 October 1, 8:00 p.m. : The Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater Saturdays Off the 405 Experience the sounds and sights of the in the evening at the Saturdays Off the 405 music series. Enjoy the beautiful surroundings, take in the exhibitions and listen to some of today s most exciting emerging bands and DJs. Saturday, October 15, 6:00 9:00 p.m. : Museum Courtyard Special Presentation: Poetics & Plays Conceived and performed by David Greenspan Award-winning playwright and actor David Greenspan marries two of the most influential and antithetical treatises ever composed on the nature of theater Aristotle s Poetics and Gertrude Stein s lecture Plays. Don t miss this unexpectedly enthralling evening of solo performance complementing the exhibition Modern Antiquity: Picasso, de Chirico, Léger, and Picabia in the Presence of the Antique. Tickets $15; $12 students/seniors. Friday and Saturday, November 11 and 12, 8:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, November 12 and 13, 3:00 p.m. Gordon Getty Concert Carl Stone: Sonic Excursions from Al-Noor to Zang Carl Stone is one of the pioneers of live computer music, and has been hailed by the Village Voice as one of the best composers living in (the United States) today. This concert revives some of his early works with new musical technology and also includes world premieres featuring internationally acclaimed pianist Gloria Cheng and Min Xiao-Fen performing with the pipa, the traditional Chinese lute. Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors. Tickets available beginning September 1. Saturday, November 12, 7:30 p.m. Black on White, by Robert Irwin On view through March 18, 2012 The Getty commissioned a large-scale work by artist Robert Irwin as part of Pacific Standard Time, and in honor of James N. Wood, the J. Paul Getty Trust s former president and CEO, who passed away in June A wedge of black granite weighing 40,000 pounds, Black on White extends from the Entrance Hall of the J. Paul Getty Museum into the courtyard. Like all of Irwin s work since the 1970s, this piece is site-conditional, organized conceptually and physically by the space in which it is installed. Just as architect Richard Meier considered the Getty rotunda as a lobby that encompasses both the indoors and the outdoors, Irwin s sculpture literally moves from inside to outside, allowing the building s glass wall to pass through its sculptural form. Black on White is the second artwork produced by Irwin for the. In 1997, he completed the Central Garden, one of his best-known commissions. The presentation of Black on White will coincide with the October 2011 release of the Getty Publications book Notes Toward a Conditional Art, a significant collection of Irwin s published and unpublished writing on postwar American art. Inara George and Van Dyke Parks Generous Support Provided By South Coast Plaza, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Tiffany & Co., Art Platform Los Angeles John and Louise Bryson, David and Marianna Fisher, The Mohn Family Foundation, Anne and Jim Rothenberg, Elizabeth and Henry Segerstrom, Christina and Mark Siegel, Maria Hummer-Tuttle and Robert Holmes Tuttle Additional Support Provided By Sotheby s, Media Sponsor 89.3 KPCC, Turon Travel, Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills Official Luxury Hotel, LA INC. The Ahmanson Foundation, The Broad Art Foundation, California Community Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, W. M. Keck Foundation, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Saturday Nights at the Getty This contemporary performance series features an eclectic mix of music, dance, theater, and spoken word. All events take place in the s Harold M. Williams Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. An Invitation with Inara George and Van Dyke Parks Two Los Angeles musical legends from different generations come together for an unforgettable evening of sonic confections. Van Dyke Parks has played with almost everyone that matters in modern music from the Beach Boys to U2 by way of the Grateful Dead, Ringo Starr, and the Byrds. Inara George is the lilting voice behind the indie-rock duo the Bird and the Bee. Joining them in this performance is a chamber orchestra led by concert master Peter Kent. Saturday, November 5 Los Angeles Free Music Society Influential experimental-music anarchists Los Angeles Free Music Society have had an immeasurable impact on the spread and evolution of noise and avant-garde music and DIY culture for the last 40 years. This live program includes two ensemble performances by Extended Organ, Smegma, and a solo performance by Tom Recchion. Saturday, December 3 David Greenspan. Photo: Aaron Epstein Carl Stone IGLU and Tell Me IGLU (1977) is one of four plays created by Guy de Cointet in collaboration with Robert Wilhite. Tell Me, Guy de Cointet s piece, premiered in 1979 and starred actresses Helen Berlant, Denise Domergue, and Jane Zingale. In this rare opportunity, both works are carefully restaged with their signature simple and colorful props, presenting a delightfully entertaining combination of sense, beyond sense, and nonsense. Saturday, December 10, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 11, 3:30 p.m. Thanks also to Paul LeClerc and Judith Ginsberg, Jon B. and Lillian Lovelace, The Rose Hills Foundation OnView See back cover for event reservation information IGLU, a play by Guy de Cointet and Robert Wilhite. Photo: Tom Vinitz Performances&Film/Videos 6 7

5 After Euripides: A Conversation with Anne Bogart Join theater director Anne Bogart and associate curator of antiquities Kenneth Lapatin as they discuss the creative process behind the staging of Trojan Women (after Euripides), this year s outdoor theater production at the. Bogart shares how she, her SITI Company ensemble, and playwright Jocelyn Clarke pay homage to and deviate from Euripides masterpiece in significant ways. Free; a ticket is required. (See page seven for Trojan Women performances.) Saturday, October 1, 2:00 p.m. Alchemy s Origins in Late Antiquity: Philosophical Crafts and Crafty Philosophers Although alchemy is better known as a phenomenon of the Middle Ages and early modern period, its origins actually lie in late antiquity. Science historian Lawrence M. Principe of Johns Hopkins University explores the fragments of texts and objects that reveal the vigorous beginning of the Noble Art in the waning years of the classical world. Free; a ticket is required. Thursday, October 6, 7:30 p.m. Curator Spotlight Series This series of lectures focuses on artworks currently on display at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the, providing new insights into exhibitions, the collection, and issues they raise from the unique perspectives of the curators themselves. Handel Next to Tiepolo: Love, Loss, and Loyalty in Music and Art Through the eyes of a curator, Peter Björn Kerber explores the relationships between the visual arts, music, and literature. Examining important 18thcentury works in the Museum s collection, Kerber illuminates how painters, sculptors, composers, and poets evoke the powerful emotions that continue to define human experience and interaction today. Sunday, October 16, 3:00 p.m. Degas Milliners and the Craft of Painting In this lecture, Scott Allan, assistant curator of Paintings, examines Edgar Degas s Les Modistes in the context of the artist s millinery series and the broader social and cultural discourse surrounding the female profession of millinery in late 19th-century France. Sunday, November 20, 3:00 p.m. : Museum Lecture Hall And in the End Was Commentary: How the Gospels and the Mishnah Happened Side by Side Jack Miles (author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning God: A Biography and general editor of the forthcoming Norton Anthology of World Religions) and David Biale (author of Not in the Heavens: The Tradition of Jewish Secular Thought and Judaism editor for the forthcoming anthology) explore Gospel and Mishnah, and the distinction between scripture and commentary. Wednesday, October 19, 7:00 p.m. Sex Sells, but Who s Buying? Erotic Imagery on Athenian Vases Classical archaeologist Kathleen Lynch investigates how erotic imagery on ancient Athenian vases has distorted ideas about Athenian cultural identity and values, arguing that it was intended to appeal to foreign perceptions of Greek culture. Co-presented with the Archaeological Institute of America. Note: lecture contains vase-painting images of explicit sexual scenes. Free; a ticket is required. Thursday, October 20, 7:30 p.m. Ed Moses and Frank Gehry in Greece, Courtesy of Ed Moses and Frank Gehry. Lyonel Feininger s New Vision Lyonel Feininger, among the most celebrated painters in Germany in the 1920s, discovered in photography a new means of energizing and advancing his artistic program. In this lecture, Laura Muir, assistant curator, Busch-Reisinger Museum at Harvard, explores Feininger s photography at the Bauhaus, its development over the next decade, and the surprisingly influential role it played in his artistic life. Tuesday, October 25, 7:00 p.m. Bauhaus, March 22, 1929, Lyonel Feininger. Gelatin silver print. Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lyonel Feininger. Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Modern Art in Los Angeles The Getty Research Institute brings together leading figures of the postwar art world to engage in conversation about the key artists, exhibitions, and movements that developed in Los Angeles. All events take place in the s Harold M. Williams Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. Women Curators in Los Angeles Pioneering women curators from the 1960s and 70s Barbara Haskell, Jane Livingston, and Helene Winer discuss their critical role in defining west coast art as well as the future paths they followed as gallerists, curators, and art historians. Wednesday, October 26 An Evening with De Wain Valentine The Getty Conservation Institute and the Getty Research Institute present a special evening with artist De Wain Valentine. This conversation with the artist will investigate the production, conservation, and display challenges that surround Valentine s monumental sculpture, Gray Column. Wednesday, November 2 Assemblage and Politics Los Angeles artists, including Ed Bereal, Mel Edwards, George Herms, Nancy Reddin Kienholz and Betye Saar, discuss how the medium of assemblage sculpture emerged and continues to thrive as a tool of social critique and transformation. Tickets available beginning October 3. Wednesday, November 16 Frank Gehry and the Los Angeles Art Scene In the 1960s, artists and architects in Los Angeles shared ideas and inspiration and developed close friendships. For this event, Frank Gehry will unite with some collaborators and friends to reflect on their formative years in L.A. Guests include Peter Alexander, Chuck Arnoldi, Tony Berlant, Billy Al Bengston, and Ed Moses. Tickets available beginning November 1. Tuesday, December 13 Petra, Past and Present The Nabatean site of Petra in southern Jordan has long fascinated travelers and tourists as well as archaeologists and historians. Professor Susan Alcock discusses the ancient and modern history of the site in light of her recent fieldwork as director of the Brown University Petra Archaeological Project. Free; a ticket is required. Thursday, October 27, 7:30 p.m. Picasso s Classic Realisms: Negotiating the Terms of a Relationship Art historian and author Christopher Green of the Courtauld Institute of Art in London explores the works of Pablo Picasso as featured in the exhibition Modern Antiquity: Picasso, de Chirico, Léger, and Picabia in the Presence of the Antique. Free; a ticket is required. Thursday, November 3, 7:30 p.m. Antiquity in the 20th Century: Modern Art and the Classical Vision Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Modern Antiquity: Picasso, de Chirico, Léger, and Picabia in the Presence of the Antique, this daylong symposium brings together a group of international scholars to discuss the role that modern classicism has played in the understanding of both modernism and the classical past. Registration fee $20; $10 students; preregistration is required. Friday, November 4, 9:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. The Making and Meaning of Polychrome Sculpture Professor Michele Marincola, Conservation Center, the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, introduces the materials and techniques used to create polychrome sculpture. Participants consider the original function of the medium within its religious context, and how the use of polychrome sculpture has influenced its care over time. Wednesday, November 9, 7:00 p.m. : Museum Lecture Hall How Los Angeles Invented the World From movies to pop music to surfing, Los Angeles has created many of the world s most iconic cultural symbols. How did L.A. culture come to stand in for America in music, books, film, and art? This half-day conference explores how Los Angeles unique culture was built and how it spread to the rest of the world. Presented with Zócalo Public Square. Saturday, November 19, 1:00 7:00 p.m. Luxury Living in Late Roman Sicily: The Villa at Piazza Armerina Archaeologist Roger Wilson presents recent research on the remarkable fourthcentury villa near Piazza Armerina in central Sicily. The unrivaled quantity and variety of its polychrome mosaic pavements, along with marble wall decoration, statuary, and fountains, reveal much about the rural retreats of late Roman millionaires elsewhere in the empire. Free; a ticket is required. Wednesday, November 30, 7:30 p.m. Rebels and Martyrs: The Changing Image of the 19th-Century Artist Alexander Sturgis, director of the Holburne Museum in Bath, England, explores how artists thought about and depicted themselves in light of the Romantic myth, which saw the artist as heroic and rebellious, isolated and suffering. Thursday, December 1, 7:00 p.m. : Museum Lecture Hall Lectures&Symposia BG Red, 1963, Ken Price. Fired clay with acrylic and lacquer on wooden base. Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Gifford Phillips. Permission courtesy Ken Price Studio. Photo by Taylor Sherill 8 9

6 From salt and sand to objects of beauty, drop by to learn about the transformative process of glassmaking in this unique handling session. Touch original works of art made by contemporary glassmakers as you examine the tools and recipes used to make these objects. Thursdays, through February 23, 2012, 1:30 3:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through February 26, 2012, : Reading Room Enjoy the tradition of sketching from original works of art every first and third Sunday of the month during the. An artist provides general guidance; just bring your own drawing pads and pencils. All experience levels welcome; this program is free. Sign-up begins at 2:30 p.m. at the Museum Information Desk. Sunday, October 2 and 16, November 6 and 20, and December 4 and 18 3:30 5:30 p.m. Watercolor Workshop Join artist Richard Houston in this daylong workshop exploring the techniques and traditions of watercolor. Working in the studio and from the Getty s landscape, students explore watercolor materials, paint application, color mixing, light effects, and composition through a series of discussions and exercises. Course fee $130 (includes materials and lunch). Wednesday, October 5, 10:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Artist-at-Work Demonstrations These drop in sessions feature live demonstrations from artists of a wide range of artistic techniques. Sylvana Barrett demonstrates encaustic painting, an ancient technique in which pigment is mixed with wax on a warm palette. Discover the tools and materials used to create some of the mummy portraits in the Museum s collection. Saturday, October 8 and 29, and November 19; Sunday, October 9 and 30, and November 20, 2:00 4:00 p.m. : Education Studio Drawing from Antiquity: Botanical Drawings with Watercolor Pencils Since ancient times, artists have taken inspiration from nature. Join artist and educator Elmira Adamian in this one-hour course to sketch plants, flowers, and trees in the Herb Garden. Experiment with watercolor pencils, pastels, and wet brushes. Supplies are provided, and all skill levels are welcome. Sign-up begins 15 minutes before the start of the program at the Tour Meeting Place. Saturday, October 15, 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. : Education Studio Experiencing the Getty Collection: The Union of Art and Science This gallery course investigates scientific principles at work in artistic practices from the Renaissance to the contemporary. Join educator William Zaluski and a special guest educator for each session to examine, reflect on, and discuss works of art. Course fee $15 per session. Sculpture From Molten to Mass and Beyond: Saturday, October 15, 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Photography Instruments of Seeing: Saturday, November 19, 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. : Sketching Gallery Collect, Compose: Collage Assemblage Workshop Join artist Analia Saban and art historian Claire de Dobay Rifelj in this daylong studio workshop exploring the practice and history of assemblage and collage. Participants will learn various collage techniques incorporating encaustic paint and are encouraged to bring additional materials to personalize their works of art. Open to 25 participants. Course fee $125 (includes materials and lunch). Tuesday, October 18, 10:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Cooking with Literature Using literature as a guide, travel to ancient times in this two-part series exploring the role of food in ritual, ceremonial, and quotidian contexts. Join in informal conversations connecting the literary, visual, and culinary arts as seen in the Museum s collection; then participate in a hands-on cooking class and lunch. In October, you ll explore ancient Greece, and November takes you to Rome. Authors include the Greeks Homer, Archestratus, and Pythagoras and for the Romans Pliny, Petronius and Apicius. Course fee $75 per session. The Greek Tabula: Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23, 11:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. A Roman Banquet: Saturday and Sunday, November 5 and 6, 11:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. : Meeting Rooms Art Circles Enrich your Saturday nights. Join an open-ended discussion in the galleries to heighten your appreciation and understanding of the visual arts by exploring one masterpiece with a Museum educator. The chosen work of art changes every session, making each visit a new experience. Course fee $20 (includes a sandwich voucher). Meet at the Museum Information Desk for course introduction. Saturday, October 29 and December 3, 6:00 8:00 p.m. : Museum Galleries A Ruined Past Revived: the Avant-garde and the Antique In the exhibition Modern Antiquity: Picasso, de Chirico, Léger, and Picabia in the Presence of the Antique, activities with educators foster informed opinion and close looking. Explore the work of four avant-garde artists who reinvented the Greco-Roman past, investigating the connections between modernist works and the classical art that inspired them. Saturday, November 12, 1:00 4:00 p.m. : Meeting Rooms Drawing from Antiquity: The Classical Figure in Pencil and Charcoal Artists have long turned to ancient Greek and Roman sculpture to perfect their skills in the representation of human anatomy, musculature, and proportion. Join artist and educator Elmira Adamian in this one-hour workshop exploring different exercises in drawing the human form as seen in works of sculpture in the collection. Supplies are provided, and all skill levels are welcome. Sign-up begins 15 minutes before the start of the program at the Tour Meeting Place. Saturday, November 12, 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. : Education Studio Installation of The Artists Tower of Protest, 1966, Charles Brittin. Silver dye bleach print. Charles Brittin papers, The Getty Research Institute. J. Paul Getty Trust. Made in L.A.: The Birth of a Modern Art Capital This three-part course explores how artists in postwar Los Angeles developed radical new art forms, responded to the urban landscape, and laid the foundations for a West Coast modern art capital. Educators Audrey Chan and Lucena Valle-Rey lead this course that looks at the exhibitions Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents in L.A. Painting and Sculpture, , Greetings from L.A.: Artists and Publics , In Focus: Los Angeles, , and From Start to Finish: DeWain Valentine s Gray Column. Course fee $15 per session. Part 1: Saturday, November 12, 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.: Freeways, Riots, and Swimming Pools Part 2: Saturday, December 17, 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.: Antics and Institutions Part 3: Saturday, January 14, 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.: Process and Perception : Research Institute Lecture Hall and Museum Galleries The Art of Self-Portrait Drawing Join instructor Zhenya Gershman in this daylong drawing workshop exploring the art of self-portrait drawing. Participants learn principles of face and head structure, explore a range of facial expressions, and develop the ability to capture likeness through a series of guided exercises in the studios and galleries. Course fee $125 (includes materials and lunch). Wednesday, November 16, 10:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Repeats January 18, 2012 Ancient Art on the Modern Mind: 20th-Century Reinventions of Antiquity Explore the exhibition Modern Antiquity: Picasso, de Chirico, Léger, and Picabia in the Presence of the Antique with co-curator Jens Daehner and Getty Research Institute scholar John Tain. Learn the history behind the exhibition, then visit the galleries to discuss how classical works inspired 20th-century avant-garde artists. Saturday, December 3, 1:00 4:00 p.m. : Meeting Rooms Sculpting the Portrait in Clay In this two-day sculpture workshop with artist Peter Zokosky, participants work from a live model and sculpt the human head in half scale. Emphasis is on exploring the forms that make up the human head and capturing the likeness of the individual model. Instructions, demonstrations, and gallery visits support the hands-on experience. Course fee $165 (includes materials and lunch each day). Thursday, December 8 and 15, 10:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Drawing from Antiquity: Sketching with Pen, Ink, and Wash This one-hour workshop focuses on strategies for translating a three-dimensional object into a two-dimensional work. From sketches of sculptures in the galleries, participants create a pen-and-ink wash in the studio. Supplies are provided, and all skill levels are welcome. Sign-up begins 15 minutes before the start of the program at the Tour Meeting Place. Get up close and personal with a single work of art at this half-hour, hands-on gallery experience geared for families with children ages 5 and up. Sign-up begins 30 minutes before the program at the Museum Information Desk. Saturdays and Sundays, 2:00 and 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays Fridays, November and December 20 30, 2:00 and 2:30 p.m. : Museum Galleries This 45-minute journey through the galleries features a fun, activity-filled visit for children (ages 5 and up) and adults to enjoy together. Ofrecida en español. Space is limited. Sign-up begins 15 minutes before the program at the Tour Meeting Place. Saturdays and Sundays, 2:00 p.m. : Museum Galleries Family Drawing Hour Sharpen your artistic skills with this one-hour introduction to drawing. You ll join a small group led by a professional gallery teacher, who will guide you through a visit to the Museum Galleries and a series of related hands-on sketching activities. Materials provided. Geared for families with children ages 7 and up, but anyone can participate. Space is limited. Sign-up begins at 3:00 p.m. at the Museum Information Desk. Put Your Best Face Forward Join us for an up-close look at faces in the Museum s collection, then try your hand at making an expressive portrait of your own! Saturday, October 8, November 5, and December 3, 3:30 p.m. Exploring Color Draw from sculpture and paintings in the Museum s collection and discover how artists throughout time have expressed their creativity with color! Saturday, October 29, November 12, and December 17, 3:30 p.m. Family Festival Inspired by art in L.A., this daylong festival invites a new generation of local artists to reinterpret the creative legacy of artists featured in the Pacific Standard Time initiative. Discover special performances and unexpected installations by Machine Project as well as other local artists, make your own mail art, join a family tour through the galleries, and so much more at this only-in-los Angeles event! Saturday, October 22, 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. : Museum Courtyard Saturday, December 10, 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. : Meeting Rooms Courses&Demonstrations FamilyActivities 10 11

7 Curator s Gallery Talks One-hour talks about current exhibitions by J. Paul Getty Museum curators and other Getty staff are offered at both the and. From Start to Finish: De Wain Valentine s Gray Column Tuesday, October 4 and December 13, 1:30 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 1:30 p.m. In the Beginning Was the Word: Medieval Gospel Illumination Thursday, October 13 and 20, 2:30 p.m. Lyonel Feininger: Photographs, Thursday, October 27 and December 8, 2:30 p.m. Narrative Interventions in Photography Wednesday, December 14, 2:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents in L.A. Painting and Sculpture, Wednesday, October 12, 19, and 26, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 9 and 30, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 7, 1:30 p.m. Images of the Artist Thursday, December 15, 2:30 p.m. Modern Antiquity: Picasso, de Chirico, Léger, and Picabia in the Presence of the Antique Thursday, December 15, 3:00 p.m. Point-of-View Talk: Sylvana Barrett on Mummy Portraits In this hour-long talk, Sylvana Barrett discusses mummy portraits in the Museum s collection from her unique perspective as an artist who works in the technique of encaustic painting. Sign-up begins 15 minutes before the tour at the Tour Meeting Place. Saturday, October 1 and 15, 11:30 a.m. : Museum Galleries Enjoy, a special dining experience inspired by the Mediterranean herbs, vegetables, and fruits that grow at the Villa. Feast on a Mediterranean-inspired menu of sweet and savory sandwiches and pastries, along with fruits, cheeses, and a varied selection of teas. After tea, you can tour the Villa s authentically re-created first-century Roman gardens with knowledgeable docents, then spend the rest of the afternoon savoring the Villa s exhibitions and permanent collection. $36 per person. Saturdays, 2:00 4:00 p.m. : Founder s Room 1 October Point-of-View Talk: Sylvana Barrett on Mummy Portraits TALK > 11:30 a.m. After Euripides: A Conversation with Anne Bogart LECTURE > 2:00 p.m. Trojan Women (after Euripides) PERFORMANCE > 8:00 p.m. 2 October 3:30 5:30 p.m. 4 October Curator s Gallery Talk Sculpture 5 October Watercolor Workshop 10:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 6 October 1:30 3:30 p.m. Alchemy s Origins in Late Antiquity: Philosophical Crafts and Crafty Philosophers 8 October FAMILY > 2:00 and 2:30 p.m Family Drawing Hour: Put Your Best Face Forward 9 October 12 October Curator s Gallery Talk Painting and Sculpture 13 October 1:30 3:30 p.m. Curator s Gallery Talk Manuscripts 15 October Experiencing the Getty Collection: The Union of Art and Science (Sculpture) 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Drawing from Antiquity: Botanical Drawings with Watercolor Pencils 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Point-of-View Talk: Sylvana Barrett on Mummy Portraits TALK > 11:30 a.m. 16 October Curator Spotlight Series: Handel Next to Tiepolo LECTURE > 3:00 p.m. 3:30 5:30 p.m. 18 October Collect, Compose: Collage Assemblage Workshop 10:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 19 October Curator s Gallery Talk Painting and Sculpture And in the End Was Commentary 20 October 1:30 3:30 p.m. Curator s Gallery Talk Manuscripts Sex Sells, but Who s Buying? Erotic Imagery on Athenian Vases 22 October Family Festival FAMILY > 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Cooking with Literature: The Greek Tabula 11:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 23 October Cooking with Literature: The Greek Tabula 11:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 25 October Lyonel Feininger s New Vision 26 October Curator s Gallery Talk Painting and Sculpture Modern Art in Los Angeles: Women Curators in Los Angeles 27 October 1:30 3:30 p.m. Curator s Gallery Talk Photographs Petra, Past and Present 29 October Family Drawing Hour: Exploring Color Art Circles 6:00 8:00 p.m. De Wain Valentine in the final stages of the sanding process on one of his immense polyester resin sculptures. Saturdays Off the 405 PERFORMANCE > 6:00 9:00 p.m. Talks&Tours CalendarOctober

8 30 October 22 November 3 December 10 December 17 December 24 December 2 November Modern Art in Los Angeles: An Evening with De Wain Valentine 3 November 1:30 3:30 p.m. Picasso s Classic Realisms: Negotiating the Terms of a Relationship 4 November Antiquity in the 20th Century SYMPOSIUM > 9:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 5 November Cooking with Literature: The Roman Banquet 11:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Family Drawing Hour: Put Your Best Face Forward Saturday Nights at the Getty: An Invitation with Inara George and Van Dyke Parks* PERFORMANCE > 7:30 p.m. 6 November Cooking with Literature: The Roman Banquet 11:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:30 5:30 p.m. 9 November Curator s Gallery Talk Painting and Sculpture The Making and Meaning of Polychrome Sculpture 10 November Curator s Gallery Talk Sculpture 1:30 3:30 p.m. 11 November Poetics & Plays PERFORMANCE > 8:00 p.m. 12 November Made in L.A.: The Birth of a Modern Art Capital (Part 1) 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Drawing from Antiquity: The Classical Figure in Pencil and Charcoal 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. A Ruined Past Revived: The Avantgarde and the Antique 1:00 4:00 p.m. Poetics & Plays PERFORMANCE > 3:00 and 8:00 p.m. Family Drawing Hour: Exploring Color Gordon Getty Concert Carl Stone: Sonic Excursions from Al-Noor to Zang PERFORMANCE > 7:30 p.m. 13 November Poetics & Plays PERFORMANCE > 3:00 p.m. 16 November The Art of Self-Portrait Drawing 10:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Modern Art in Los Angeles: Assemblage and Politics 17 November 1:30 3:30 p.m. 19 November Experiencing the Getty Collection: The Union of Art and Science (Photography) 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. How Los Angeles Invented the World SYMPOSIUM > 1:00 7:00 p.m. 20 November Curator Spotlight Series: Degas Milliners and the Craft of Painting LECTURE > 3:00 p.m. 3:30 5:30 p.m. 23 November 24 November GETTY CENTER AND GETTY VILLA CLOSED. 25 November 26 November 27 November 30 November Curator s Gallery Talk Painting and Sculpture Luxury Living in Late Roman Sicily 1 December 1:30 3:30 p.m. Rebels and Martyrs: The Changing Image of the 19th-Century Artist Ancient Art on the Modern Mind: 20th- Century Reinventions of Antiquity 1:00 4:00 p.m. Family Drawing Hour: Put Your Best Face Forward Art Circles 6:00 8:00 p.m. Saturday Nights at the Getty: Los Angeles Free Music Society* PERFORMANCE > 7:30 p.m. 4 December 3:30 5:30 p.m. 7 December Curator s Gallery Talk Painting and Sculpture 8 December Sculpting the Portrait in Clay 10:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 1:30 3:30 p.m. Curator s Gallery Talk Photographs Drawing from Antiquity: Sketching with Pen, Ink, and Wash 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. IGLU and Tell Me* PERFORMANCE > 7:00 p.m. 11 December IGLU and Tell Me* PERFORMANCE > 3:30 p.m. 13 December Curator s Gallery Talk Sculpture Modern Art in Los Angeles: Frank Gehry and the Los Angeles Art Scene 14 December Curator s Gallery Talk Photographs 15 December Sculpting the Portrait in Clay 10:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 1:30 3:30 p.m. Curator s Gallery Talk Drawings Curator s Gallery Talk Antiquities TALK > 3:00 p.m. Made in L.A.: The Birth of a Modern Art Capital (Part 2) 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Family Drawing Hour: Exploring Color 18 December 3:30 5:30 p.m. 20 December 21 December 22 December 1:30 3:30 p.m. 23 December 25 December GETTY CENTER AND GETTY VILLA CLOSED. 27 December 28 December 29 December 30 December 31 December CalendarNovember2011 * Reservation Required CalendarDecember

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