The Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast Highway
310.440.7300
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Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier, Jewish Woman from Algiers, Courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Mar 6, 2008 – June 22, 2008
Tuesdays–Thursdays (10am–6pm)
Fridays–Saturdays (10am–9pm)
Sundays (10am–6pm)
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Note: Parking is $8 — parking reservation required.
Looking at tony museum collections of ancient Greek and Roman statuary, one might think that the whole of antiquity existed only in tones of white and beige — but there's actually a venerable tradition of color in sculpture. This exhibition encompasses a lively survey of figurative sculptures, from ancient Greece to 16th-century Italy and 20th-century New York. Each of the several dozen pieces is a treasure in its own right; collectively, they demonstrate the unexpectedly rich and sophisticated use of color through the centuries. Highlights include an electrifying Duane Hanson installation and a lusciously formed anatomical model of a pregnant Venus from Italy's 18th century.
