LOS ANGELES.- The Getty Research Institute (GRI) announces its fall program lineup, which includes the premiere of its "Markets and Value" film series, as well as exciting new programming for its ongoing "Modern Art in Los Angeles" project. Both programs begin in October and continue through spring 2004.
The GRI’s "Markets and Value" film series features six film and video programs that investigate the role film and video play in how aesthetic and economic values are assigned to art. The first screening, presented by Artists on Film Trust, is a survey of documentary films and videos featuring artists such as Monet, Renoir, and Picasso, as well as contemporary artists whose savvy use of media often influences the value of their works. Subsequent screenings include Roger Corman’s 1959 cult classic "Bucket of Blood" with a personal appearance by Corman himself, and "Chi-hwa-seon" (2002) by Cannes Best Director-winner Im Kwon-Taek. Additional screenings this spring, for which dates will be announced in the coming months, include a selection of video shorts featuring works by Nam June Paik, Richard Serra, and Alex Bag. The Getty will also screen "Dreams That Money Can Buy" (1948), featuring vignettes by Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Man Ray, and Hans Richter, as well as "America’s Pop Collector: Robert C. Scull – Contemporary Art At Auction".
GRI continues its popular "Modern Art in Los Angeles" series with two new programs for fall that look at the 1950s beat era on the West Coast. First up is "Beat Film", a screening of films with a distinctly underground, bohemian sensibility that capture the beat state of mind. Following the screening Kenneth Anger, Curtis Harrington, and Larry Jordon, three of the era’s leading filmmakers, will discuss their involvement in avant-garde cinema and its continuing legacy. "Beat Years", the second program, brings together assemblage sculptor George Herms, photographer Charles Brittin, and other artists of the era for a public conversation with curator Walter Hopps on the fusion of far Eastern metaphysics, the proximity of Hollywood, and the sublime coastal landscape that shaped the region’s contributions to postwar art.
Looking beyond fall and the opening of Walt Disney Concert Hall, GRI and the Los Angeles Philharmonic continue their collaboration on "Building Music", a two-week festival held May 21–June 13, 2004, that celebrates and examines the relationships between music, visual art, and architecture. In addition to a series of concerts, lectures, and panel discussions, held at both the Getty Center and Walt Disney Concert Hall, the festival features the world premiere of a new work by composer Henry Brant.
All "Markets and Value" and "Modern Art in Los Angeles" events are free of charge. Event reservations are required and may be made by calling 310-440-7300 or by visiting the Getty Web site at www.getty.edu.
