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Interested in art exhibitions?

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Richard Neutra and the Making of the Lovell Health House

Join architecture experts in a panel discussion that celebrates the release of the book Richard Neutra and the Making of the Lovell Health House, 1925‐35.

October 30 at 6pm at the Schindler House.
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Richard Neutra and the Making of the Lovell Health House, 1925‐35 — MAK Center for Art and Architecture

The MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Neutra Institute for Survival Through Design, and the Getty Research Institute are pleased to invite you to a panel discussion and reception in celebration of ...

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No Time to Mourn (An Excerpt): A Performance and Conversation with Elia Arce

Costa Rican performance artist Elia Arce will present No Time to Mourn (An Excerpt) followed by a conversation.

October 30 at 7pm at REDCAT
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Arce’s performance continues her ongoing commitment to creating “living monuments,” works that approach memory as collective actions and communally-produced experiences

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Rodney McMillian: Film Screening and Conversation with the Artist

Screen the latest film in the Artists Dialogue series exploring their materials, working methods, and perspectives on conservation.

October 29 at 5pm at the Getty Center
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Artist-at-Work: Figure Drawing

Join artist Peter Zokosky for live drawing demonstrations. Meet the artist, ask questions, and discover different materials and techniques for drawing people.

October 26 starting at 11:30am at the Getty Center
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Artist-at-Work: Figure Drawing | Getty Events

Meet with an artist, ask questions, and discover different materials and techniques for drawing people.

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Learning to Draw: Then and Now

Join this online conversation as experts speak to the practice of learning to draw in the past and the role of traditional drawing skills in the modern world.

October 26 at 11am. Online.
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Learning to Draw Then and Now | Getty Events

Discover the practice behind learning to draw, how this happened in the past, and the role of traditional drawing skills in the modern era.

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Getty Drawing Days

Join us for this fun, drop-in drawing event where participants of all ages and skill levels discover the joy of drawing from live, costumed models.

October 26 at 11am the Getty Center
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Getty Drawing Days | Getty Events

Join us for this fun, drop-in drawing event where participants of all ages and skill levels discover the joy of drawing from live, costumed models.

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Screening: Paint Me a Road Out of Here

Following a screening of the film Paint Me a Road Out of Here, join experts in a discussion about art, incarceration, and the legacy of Faith Ringgold.

October 22 at 6pm at the Getty Center
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Film about an artwork in Rikers Island prison followed by a discussion with the filmmakers on reparative justice

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Modern Myths about the Age of Homer

Join experts to survey the legacy of stories and treasures to provide a more realistic look at Homeric society and Mycenaean Greece supported by the latest evidence.

October 22 at 12pm Online.
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Modern Myths about the Age of Homer | Getty Event

Examine the legacy of legendary stories about Mycenaean Greece that have endured in both scholarship and the popular imagination.

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Perfume in Pylos: Recreating a Bronze Age Scent

Join a talk about the ancient Mycenaean perfume making process along with a recreation of a 3,000-year-old perfume.

October 18 at the Getty Villa Museum and Online
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Perfume in Pylos: Recreating a Bronze Age Scent

Discover the scents of the ancient world and experience them for yourself in this presentation and sensory experience.

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Making Scents of the Ancient World: Pylos Perfume Workshop

Inspired by an ancient recipe from Pylos in southern Greece, build custom perfumes by exploring the spices and oils favored by the Mycenaeans.

October 18 at 11am. Online.
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Making Scents of the Ancient World: Pylos Perfume Workshop | Getty Event

Build custom perfumes by exploring the spices and oils favored by the Mycenaeans in this free, drop-in workshop.

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Looking for more art and culture in your life? There’s a Getty event for you! Film screenings, artist talks, drawing courses, and more!

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What’s happening at Getty

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📸 Getty Museum has acquired eight of the photographs and will display them from October 13 through January 19.

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In old Kodachrome slides taken in group settings, the photographer's seat was often left empty while they went behind the camera to snap a photo.

Artists Lee Shulman and Omar Victor Diop reimagined what history would look like if that seat wasn't empty: gty.art/3WDRwBm

Kodachrome photograph of three people standing at the edge of a large canyon with cameras. Text overlay says: "Adding Color to the American Dream. Artists Lee Shulman and Omar Victor Diop explore the visual language of belonging."

Kodachrome photograph of three women and two men in leis and tropical floral attire sitting around a table filled with glass bottles and cigarette boxes. Text overlay says, "Recently partially acquired by Getty, Being There challenges us to rethink whose lives have been documented and what it means to occupy a space that history once denied."

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👻 Tune in each Wednesday in October for a new Macabre Minute with Mel, our annual autumnal exploration of the darker objects and stories in Getty's collections.

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Who are your favorite macabre icons? Drop 'em in the comments.

Then watch to learn about Francisco Goya, the famous Spanish painter whose art was more like nightmare fuel. (feat. works from @museodelprado.es + @metmuseum.org)

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From the streets of Mexico City to the Argentine pampas, discover six Latin-American photographers this #HispanicHeritageMonth.

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A black and white photograph of two small children walking in a dirt parking lot. The two boys are walking with their arms around each other's shoulders.

Black and white photo of 4 people walking down a village road away from the camera. The figure in the center has a small white casket strapped to their back

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Eager to hear what you think! 💙

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"If Objects Could Talk" is a playful storytelling podcast for kids and families that imagines what antiquities at the Getty Villa Museum might say if they came alive and found their way to our podcast studio.

New eps every Monday through October 27. Listen now: www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-...

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Kids, families, listen up! Today's new ep of "If Objects Could Talk" brings a Greek hydria with some gossip to share.

Dive in to hear to hear the tea...
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Ancient Greek vessel (Attic) with Red-Figure painting on the surface featuring a Hydria with Women.

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In the '90s, he reprinted some photos, sometimes adding hand-coloring and collage, other times scratching and marking the physical prints.

The evolution of his photographs over the years demonstrates that his work was in a continual state of flux and receptive to ongoing reinterpretations.

Downtown LA: Black-and-white photo of a woman walking past a bar advertising cocktails, a white headscarf obscuring her face.

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Valverde visited Mexico often and felt a strong connection to its art and traditions. Although he printed many of his portraits and street photographs in black and white in the late 1970s and 1980s, he returned to select images in the '90s.

Loteria de Muertos: Hand-colored photo of a woman wearing traditional Day of the Dead makeup, one arm posed on her head and the other carrying a bouquet of flowers.

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Valverde admired the work of modern photographers like Edward Weston and Manuel Álvarez Bravo, and realized that he was interested in documentary photography.

He gained notoriety for images he made in LA neighborhoods while working as a meter reader for the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power.

Whittier Blvd: Black-and-white photo of a young woman standing front of a classic car, looking slightly over her shoulder.

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Born in Phoenix, Arizona, he moved with his family to Los Angeles in the late 1950s. Following brief periods at various local colleges, he enrolled in the Air Force during the Vietnam War and after completing his military service he earned an undergraduate degree and MFA degree from UCLA.

Shop Keeper: Hand-colored photo of a woman in glasses sitting in front of her TV at her shop.

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