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Related Publication From Start to Finish: De Wain Valentine’s Gray Column By Tom Learner, Rachel Rivenc, and Emma Richardson This publication explores the fascinating story behind the making of Gray Column, from its original concept to its display at the Getty, which marks the first time the piece will be installed as Valentine intended—standing vertically. The book includes a short essay, a con..

About the Exhibition Gray Column was one of the largest sculptures De Wain Valentine ever cast with polyester resin―the material with which he worked through the 1960s and 1970s to create his dazzling Circles and Columns. This monumental, free-standing slab, measuring 12 feet high and 8 feet wide, will be displayed to the public for the first time. The exhibition From Start to Finish: De Wain Va..

The Düsseldorf Gallery and Its Catalogue At the Getty Research Institute through August 21 Display & Art History The Düsseldorf Gallery and Its Catalogue A revealing look at the origins of the modern museum and art history as a discipline, this exhibition presents rarely exhibited books, prints, and drawings from the special collections of the Getty Research Institute. Get an in-depth look at th..

Getty Artists Program The Getty Center The Getty Artists Program extends the education department's existing artist-based programs to include individual artist projects or residencies. Invitations are extended to artists who have shown a strong interest in education. One artist is selected each year and given the freedom to select an audience to work with, and to develop the focus and format of ..

In Search of Biblical Lands From Jerusalem to Jordan in 19th-Century Photography At the J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa March 2—September 12, 2011 In the 1800s travelers came to the eastern margins of the Mediterranean and encountered a landscape of belief, at once forbidding and monotonous. Propelled by a connection to the Old and New Testaments of the Bible and encouraged by texts recently d..

Between Theory and Practice: Rethinking Latin American Art in the 21st Century An international group of scholars, curators, museum directors, and artists discuss new approaches to the study and presentation of Latin American art in the 21st century. This symposium focuses on three key areas: the role of the museum in the collection, contextualization, and representation of Latin American art; t..

James N. Wood Getty Trust President & CEO James N. Wood, 1941–2010 We mourn the unexpected passing of our President and CEO, Jim Wood. STATEMENT FROM MARK S. SIEGEL, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE J. PAUL GETTY TRUST June 12, 2010 Los Angeles -- We are deeply saddened to announce that J. Paul Getty Trust President and CEO James N. Wood has passed away suddenly of natural causes. Jim wa..

Dear , ... Sustainable agriculture, locally grown produce, and simple preparation of food have never been more popular. Or have they? In fact, Mexico has been practicing these concepts for hundreds of years, and they’re on display throughout the Folklife Festival that is taking place on the Mall in Washington this week. From demonstrations of tequila and mezcal production to traditional farming ..

When Buildings Become Symbols The Getty Center Illuminated manuscripts offer some of the best records of medieval architecture's soaring cathedrals and grand castles. The built environment permeated life in the Middle Ages, and artists manipulated the forms of buildings in their illuminations to tell stories and to convey the meaning of these impressive structures to the people who lived within ..

Fowler Museum at UCLA • Art, Activism, Access: 40 Years of Ethnic Studies at UCLA looks at key local moments in our nation's ongoing struggle with diversity, access, and inclusion. Through June 13. • Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth features Cave's "Soundsuits"—identity-obscuring wearable artworks—that took shape following the civil unrest in L.A. in 1992. Through May 30. Skirball C..