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Yvonne Rainer and Bill Davis in "Love," the final section of "Play" from Terrain, Judson Memorial Church, New York, 1963. Gelatin silver print. Photo by Al Giese. The Getty Research Institute
Opening This Month
 Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889 (detail), 1888, James Ensor. Oil on canvas. The J. Paul Getty Museum. © 2014 Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels |
The Scandalous Art of James Ensor
June 10–September 7, 2014 | The Getty Center
Featuring more than 100 paintings and drawings by James Ensor, this exhibition traces the artist's astonishing 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.
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Continuing This Month
 Rehearsal for Parts of Some Sextets, 1965, Yvonne Rainer. Gelatin silver print. Photo: Al Giese. The Getty Research Institute |
Yvonne Rainer: Dances and Films
Through October 27, 2014 | The Getty Center, Research Institute Galleries I & II
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.
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 Head of Aphrodite, Roman, 1st century. Parian marble. Image courtesy of the National Archaeological Museum, Athens |
Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections
Through August 25, 2014 | The Getty Villa
Discover the glittering mosaics, luminous icons, sacred manuscripts, sculpture, and frescoes of the Byzantine empire in this exhibition. Byzantine artists drew from pagan and early Christian foundations to fashion this opulent and spiritual world that lasted for more than a millennium.
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The exhibition is organized by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, Athens, with the collaboration of the Benaki Museum, Athens, in association with the J. Paul Getty Museum and the National Gallery of Art, Washington. The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
The U.S. tour was made possible by major funding from OPAP S.A. Financial support was also provided by the A. G. Leventis Foundation.
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The exhibition is organized by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, Athens, with the collaboration of the Benaki Museum, Athens, in association with the J. Paul Getty Museum and the National Gallery of Art, Washington. The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
The U.S. tour was made possible by major funding from OPAP S.A. Financial support was also provided by the A. G. Leventis Foundation.
Last Chance For . . .
Jackson Pollock's Mural
Through June 1, 2014 | The Getty Center
A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography
Through June 8, 2014 | The Getty Center
Hiroshi Sugimoto: Past Tense
Through June 8, 2014 | The Getty Center
Heaven and Earth: Byzantine Illumination at the Cultural Crossroads
Through June 22, 2014 | The Getty Center
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Through June 1, 2014 | The Getty Center
A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography
Through June 8, 2014 | The Getty Center
Hiroshi Sugimoto: Past Tense
Through June 8, 2014 | The Getty Center
Heaven and Earth: Byzantine Illumination at the Cultural Crossroads
Through June 22, 2014 | The Getty Center
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Performances
.jpg) Kuenta i Tambú |
Saturdays Off the 405: Kuenta i Tambú
Saturday, June 21, 6:00–9:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
Kuenta i Tambú creates high-energy dance music inspired by protest and ritual traditions from the island of Curaçao, and the partying energy of the European club scene. Described by Rolling Stone as "a go-hard blend of peak rave synths and traditional Afro-Curaçaoan tambú music," they are guaranteed to set off some serious movement on the dance floor!
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 Ooga Booga owner Wendy Yao |
Friday Flights
Friday, June 27, 6:00–9:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
This event brings together Los Angeles-based musicians, visual artists, and creative thinkers for a vibrant evening of sounds and sights. Listen to a DJ set, attend a thought-provoking gallery talk, and experience eclectic video art or an artist's intervention. The June 27th event is hosted by Ooga Booga, an innovative LA storefront shop that functions as a platform for creators of alternative objects, design, fashion, artist books, editions, and records.
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LECTURES & CONVERSATIONS
 Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer |
The Villa Council Presents "Lucretius and the Toleration of Intolerable Ideas"
Thursday, June 5, 7:30 p.m. | The Getty Villa
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Stephen Greenblatt considers why and how Lucretius' great poem On the Nature of Things—the core ideas of which were utterly repugnant to the Christian culture of Renaissance Europe—eluded the period's tight web of censorship and repression, playing a crucial role in an age in love with beauty. Free; a ticket is required.
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Helen Pashgian: Transcending the Material
Tuesday, June 10, 7:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
Artist Helen Pashgian—known for her use of industrial materials to create sculptures and installations that explore light and perception— joins Getty Conservation Institute scientist Rachel Rivenc and LACMA curator Carol Eliel for a screening of the short documentary, Helen Pashgian: Transcending the Material, followed by a conversation with Pashgian about her artwork and her thoughts on conservation.
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 Curator Scott Allan |
A Love / Hate Thing: James Ensor and the French Avant-Garde
Sunday, June 22 | The Getty Center
Scott Allan, curator of the exhibition The Scandalous Art of James Ensor, situates Ensor's groundbreaking art of the 1880s in relation to developments in the French avant-garde, from Courbet and Manet to Redon and Seurat. When exhibited in Belgium, such artists' work had a profound impact on Ensor, even as he resisted French models in the interests of an idiosyncratically Belgian brand of modern art.
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Also in June
James Ensor: Occasional Modernist
Wednesday, June 11 | The Getty Center
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Also in June
James Ensor: Occasional Modernist
Wednesday, June 11 | The Getty Center
COURSE
 Mummy of Herakleides (detail), Romano-Egyptian, from Egypt, about A.D. 150. Linen, pigment, and gold; tempera on wood. The J. Paul Getty Museum |
Pursuing Love and Dodging Death: Art, Poetry, Magic
Saturday, June 14, 1:00–4:00 p.m. | The Getty Villa
Sending cards and flowers to commemorate love and death is a modern practice—but passion and grief are ageless! Explore with educator Amber Wells some fascinating ways the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians expressed desire, punished rivals, and confronted dying. Investigate images, poetry, and magic, then tour the collection (including a mummy!). Course fee $35 (includes refreshments). Complimentary parking.
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For a full list of events, please visit the event calendar on our website.
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For a full list of events, please visit the event calendar on our website.
Highlights at a Glance—June
 |  | Opening This Month
The Scandalous Art of James Ensor (June 10–Sept. 7)
Continuing This Month
Heaven and Earth: Byzantine Illumination at the Cultural Crossroads (Through June 22)
In Focus: Ansel Adams (Through July 20) No Further West: The Story of Union Station (Through August 10) CLOSING THIS MONTH
Jackson Pollock's Mural (Through June 1)
Hatched! Creating Form with Line (Through June 1) A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography (Through June 8) Hiroshi Sugimoto: Past Tense (Through June 8) Hot Tickets
Talk: Helen Pashgian (June 10)
Talk: James Ensor: Occasional Modernist (June 11) Performance: Saturdays Off the 405 (June 21) Talk: James Ensor and the French Avant-Garde (June 22) Performance: Friday Flights (June 27) |
 | | Continuing This Month
Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections (Through August 25)
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