November at the Getty 2017

Boy with a Basket of Fruit, about 1593–1594, Caravaggio. Oil on canvas. Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e dei Turismo - Galleria Borghese OPENING THIS MONTH Saint Jerome, about 1605–1606, Caravaggio. Oil on canvas. Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e dei Turismo - Galleria Borghese Caravaggio: Masterpieces from the Galleria Borghese November 21, 2017–February 18, 2018 | The Getty Center On view for the first time in the US, three masterpieces by Caravaggio from the Galleria Borghese in Rome dramatically highlight the artist's inventive genius. PERFORMANCES Saturday Nights at the Getty Presents María Volunté: Blue Tango Project Saturday, November 11, 7:30 p.m. | The Getty Center Hailing from the colorful and gritty La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires, the blue Tango Project is a groundbreaking collaboration between Argentine-born singer and guitarist María Volonté and California harmonica player Kevin Carrel Footer. This free performance is part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. Learn more and get tickets » Photo: Massimo Sestini Villa Theater Lab: The Suppliant Women Friday, November 17, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, November 18, 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, November 19, 3:00 p.m. | The Getty Villa After Aegyptus usurps Danaos's throne, the fifty sons of Aegyptus seek to possess the fifty daughters of Danaos by forced marriage—prompting Danaos and his daughters to flee to Argos with the Egyptians in hot pursuit. Tickets $7. Learn more and get tickets » TALKS The Holy Trinity Enthroned (detail) from the Spinola Hours, about 1510–1520, Master of James IV of Scotland. Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 18 (83.ML.114), fol. 10v Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts Wednesday, November 1, 7:00 p.m. | The Getty Center Christopher de Hamel, a fellow of Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, and one of the leading experts on medieval manuscripts, examines twelve key manuscripts and expertly unlocks their mysteries, introducing us to kings, queens, saints, scribes, thieves, and collectors in the process. Learn more about this free talk and get tickets » Photo: Rafael Yaluff. Cecilia Vicuña, Quipu Mapocho, Llolleo, Chile, 2017 Khipu, Body, Line: A Writing in Space Saturday, November 4, 7:00 p.m. | The Getty Center Artist Cecilia Vicuña, a seminal figure in Latin American art and poetry, discusses her poetic and artistic exploration of indigenous forms of knowledge. This talk is the keynote address of the symposium Encounters, Utopias, and Experimentation: From Pre-Columbian Tenochtitlan to Contemporary Buenos Aires at the Getty Center, November 3–5, 2017. This talk and symposium, both free, are part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. Learn more and get tickets » Photograph by Matt Mendelsohn Too Clever by Half: What We Learn from the Mistakes of Great Literary Characters Monday, November 6, 7:30 p.m. | The Getty Villa Paying special attention to Homer's Odyssey and its hero Odysseus, noted writer and critic Daniel Mendelsohn investigates the value in works of great literature of screwing up—when missteps lead to satisfying stories, and characters gain insight as they arc from stubborn self-confidence to humbling realizations of error. Learn more about this free talk and get tickets » Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana members at Kealaikahiki, Kaho'olawe, Hawai'i. © Christopher McLeod. All Rights Reserved. How Does Nature Deepen Our Connection to the Sacred? Sunday, November 12, 3:00 p.m. | The Getty Center This panel with Chiyo Ishikawa, curator of European painting and sculpture at the Seattle Art Museum, Christopher (Toby) McLeod, director of the Sacred Land Film Project, and Sara Patterson, professor of theological studies at Hanover College, considers how and why humanity has long turned to nature for comfort and connection. Learn more about this free talk and get tickets » FILM Gabriel Kuri, Waiting stub lettuce, 2004. Courtesy of the artist and Franco Noero Gallery, Turin An Evening with Analia Saban and Gabriel Kuri Tuesday, November 14, 7:00–9:00 p.m. | The Getty Center Enjoy a screening of two short documentaries featuring cutting-edge artists Analia Saban and Gabriel Kuri, followed by a conversation among the artists and the Getty Conservation Institute's Rachel Rivenc. This event is part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. Learn more and get tickets » COURSES Drawing from the Masters: Drawing Landscapes Sundays, November 5 and 19, 3:30–5:30 p.m. | The Getty Center Explore techniques for composing pictorial elements, dividing space, and suggesting depth to create dynamic landscape drawings with artist Peter Zokosky. This is a free program. All experience levels welcome. Learn more » Art Circles Saturday, November 11, 6:00–8:00 p.m. | The Getty Center Enrich your Saturday night by joining an open-ended discussion in the galleries, led by an educator, about one masterpiece. Tickets $25. Learn more and get tickets » Head of Julia Titi, about 90 AD, Roman. Marble with polychromy. The J. Paul Getty Museum Drawing from Antiquity: Portraiture Saturday, November 4, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | The Getty Villa Discover the meaning of facial features ad expressions in ancient Roman art by looking closely and practicing line and tonal drawing. This is a free program. All experience levels welcome. Learn more » CLOSING THIS MONTH Self Portrait, 1954, David Hockney. Lithograph in five colors. 11 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. Courtesy of the David Hockney Foundation. © David Hockney. Photo credit: Richard Schmidt Happy Birthday, Mr. Hockney Through November 26, 2017 | The Getty Center In celebration of David Hockney's eightieth birthday and his long and continuing artistic career, the Getty Museum presents a two-gallery focused exhibition featuring the artist's highly creative self-portraits and photographic collages. Learn more » PACIFIC STANDARD TIME: LA/LA EXHIBITIONS AT THE GETTY CENTER The City of the Future: Hundred Story City in Neo-American Style, 1929. Francisco Mujica (Mexican, 1899–1979). From Francisco Mujica, History of the Skyscraper (Paris: Archaeology & Architecture Press, 1929), pl. 134. The Getty Research Institute, 88-B34645 The Metropolis in Latin America, 1830–1930 Through January 7, 2018 | The Getty Center Works in this exhibition depict the impact on major cities in Latin America of an emerging bourgeois elite, extensive infrastructure projects, and rapid industrialization and commercialization over the course of a century. This exhibition is part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. Learn more » Serpent Labret with Articulated Tongue, 1300–1521, Aztec culture. Gold. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, purchase, 2015 Benefit Fund and Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2016 (2016.64). Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas Through January 28, 2018 | The Getty Center This major international loan exhibition of more than 300 masterpieces traces the development of luxury arts in the Americas from about 1000 BC to the arrival of Europeans in the early sixteenth century. This exhibition is part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. Learn more » Malambistas I / Malambo Dancers I from Revista Barzón (Barzón Magazine), negative 2014; print 2016, Gustavo Di Mario. Chromogenic print. Courtesy of and © Gustavo Di Mario Photography in Argentina, 1850–2010: Contradiction and Continuity Through January 28, 2018 | The Getty Center Comprising 300 works by sixty artists, this exhibition examines the complexities of Argentina's history over 160 years, focusing on the creation of contradictory narratives and the role of photography in constructing them. This exhibition is part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. Learn more » Alternado 2 / Alternated 2, 1957, Hermelindo Fiaminghi. Alkyd on hardboard. Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. Promised gift to the Museum of Modern Art, New York, through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Catalina Cisneros-Santiago. © Estate of Hermelindo Fiaminghi Making Art Concrete: Works from Argentina and Brazil in the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Through February 11, 2018 | The Getty Center Experts from the Getty Conservation Institute and Getty Research Institute collaborated with the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros to examine the formal strategies and material choices of avant-garde painters and sculptors associated with the Concrete art movement in Argentina and Brazil. This exhibition is part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. Learn more » PST: LA/LA Student Arts Contest Ends January 15, 2018 Students from public middle schools and high schools in LA County are invited to enter the Student Arts Contest. Express yourself, win a college scholarship, or have your work displayed! This contest is part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. Learn more and participate » About PST: LA/LA Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles. Led by the Getty, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is the latest collaborative effort from arts institutions across Southern California. Learn more and plan visits to institutions across the region » CONTINUING ON VIEW Portrait of a Bearded Man, Half-Length, Wearing a Slashed Doublet (detail), about 1575, attributed to L'Anonyme Lécurieux. Black and red chalk. The J. Paul Getty Museum The Birth of Pastel Through December 17, 2017 | The Getty Center Featuring works from the Museum's permanent collection, this installation explores the evolution of pastel paintings out of colored chalk drawings. Learn more » Lion Attacking an Onager, 150–200 AD, Hadrumetum, (now Tunisia). Stone and glass. The J. Paul Getty Museum Roman Mosaics across the Empire Through January 8, 2018 | The Getty Villa The mosaics in this exhibition—dating from the second through the sixth centuries AD and recovered from Italy, North Africa, Southern France, Turkey, and Syria—provide a glimpse into the richly embellished architecture of the ancient world. Learn more » Sacred Allegory (detail), about 1500–1504, Giovanni Bellini. Tempera (?) and oil on wood panel. Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence. Photo credit: Scala/Ministero per i Beni e le Attività culturali/Art Resource, NY Giovanni Bellini: Landscapes of Faith in Renaissance Venice Through January 14, 2018 | The Getty Center Landscape played a prominent role throughout Giovanni Bellini's long and illustrious career, complementing his religious subject matter and enhancing the meditational nature of paintings intended for the private devotion of highly sophisticated patrons. Learn more » Mary Magdalene Borne Aloft (detail), from the Gualenghi-d'Este Hours, about 1469, Taddeo Crivelli. Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 13, fol. 190v Sacred Landscapes: Nature in Renaissance Manuscripts Through January 14, 2018 | The Getty Center Manuscript illuminators in Renaissance Europe incorporated raw elements of nature into luxurious objects of personal or communal devotion. Learn more » FROM THE GETTY STORE Holiday Gift Guide—Give Meaningful Gifts Explore unique gift ideas inspired by the Getty and its collections—and by the world of art. Sign up for Getty Store updates to receive exclusive Holiday offers throughout the season. Shop now » COMMUNITY PARTNER: Autry Museum of the American West Harry Gamboa Jr., Gerardo Velázquez, Synthesized Music Composer, 1991, Gelatin Silver Print, 3/6. Museum purchase made possible by the Photographic Arts Council Los Angeles. Autry Museum of the American West; 2016.28.1-4