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This event occurred on June 10, 2021.
The second program of the Getty Research Institute director's film series, Dancers on Film, presents filmmaker and artist Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich in conversation with research specialist Kristin Juarez. The discussion will center on how experimental filmmaking reimagines the fragments of African American narratives found in archival material and cinema histories. The program will include a screening of the artist's short films, including her surrealist documentary “Spit on the Broom” (2019), which explores the history of the United Order of Tents—a clandestine organization of Black women organized in the 1840s during the height of the Underground Railroad.
The program was accompanied by a pre-screening of George Stevens' film “Swing Time” (1936), the classic Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical that speaks to Hunt-Ehrlich's use of dance to create new understandings of the cinematic genre.
Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich is a filmmaker and artist whose work has screened internationally. She appeared on Filmmaker Magazine's 2020 list of "25 New Faces of Independent Cinema." Her first feature film, Madame Négritude (forthcoming), received screenwriting support from the San Francisco Film Society's Rainin Grant, and was a 2020 finalist at Biennale College Cinema, the Venice Film Festival's prestigious film lab and fund.
Kristin Juarez is the research specialist for the African American Art History Initiative at the Getty Research Institute. She studies the work of modern and contemporary multidisciplinary artists who utilize the moving image, dance, and visual art. She is co-curator of the forthcoming exhibition “Blondell Cummings: Dance as Moving Pictures,” which opens September 2021 at Art + Practice in Los Angeles.
This program is associated with the Getty Research Institute's African American Art History Initiative, which focuses on the history, practices, and cultural legacies of artists of African American and African diasporic heritage. The initiative aims to provide a more robust and accurate account of American art through Black history. https://www.getty.edu/projects/african-american-art-history-initiative/
Learn more about this event: https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_3314.html
The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, active collecting program, public programs, institutional collaborations, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars programs. Its library and special collections of rare materials and digital resources serve an international community of scholars and the interested public. The Research Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and together provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange.
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
Getty is a world-renowned cultural and philanthropic organization that shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage. Collectively and individually, our programs pursue our mission in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Our engagement in culture, arts, and philanthropy is achieved through our constituent programs: the Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust.
The Getty Conservation Institute works internationally to preserve culture and advance the practice of art conservation. Our work is driven by the values of excellence, innovation, leadership, collaboration, and service. Current projects include post-doctoral fellowships in conservation science.
The Getty Foundation is responsible for funding research and preservation of visual arts projects. The Foundation partners with people and organizations throughout Los Angeles. We award grants to support art historical scholarship, conserve art and architecture, increase access to museum collections and archives, and train visual arts professionals.
The Getty Museum fosters the enjoyment and understanding of art through events, exhibitions, and education. Visit the Getty Center and the Getty Villa Museum to explore exhibitions featuring art by Leonardo da Vinci, medieval artists, and others. Admission is free! Visit Getty’s website for tickets.
Getty: https://www.getty.edu/
Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/
Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/
Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/
Getty Villa Museum: https://www.getty.edu/visit/villa/
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
This event occurred on June 10, 2021.
The second program of the Getty Research Institute director's film series, Dancers on Film, presents filmmaker and artist Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich in conversation with research specialist Kristin Juarez. The discussion will center on how experimental filmmaking reimagines the fragments of African American narratives found in archival material and cinema histories. The program will include a screening of the artist's short films, including her surrealist documentary “Spit on the Broom” (2019), which explores the history of the United Order of Tents—a clandestine organization of Black women organized in the 1840s during the height of the Underground Railroad.
The program was accompanied by a pre-screening of George Stevens' film “Swing Time” (1936), the classic Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical that speaks to Hunt-Ehrlich's use of dance to create new understandings of the cinematic genre.
Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich is a filmmaker and artist whose work has screened internationally. She appeared on Filmmaker Magazine's 2020 list of "25 New Faces of Independent Cinema." Her first feature film, Madame Négritude (forthcoming), received screenwriting support from the San Francisco Film Society's Rainin Grant, and was a 2020 finalist at Biennale College Cinema, the Venice Film Festival's prestigious film lab and fund.
Kristin Juarez is the research specialist for the African American Art History Initiative at the Getty Research Institute. She studies the work of modern and contemporary multidisciplinary artists who utilize the moving image, dance, and visual art. She is co-curator of the forthcoming exhibition “Blondell Cummings: Dance as Moving Pictures,” which opens September 2021 at Art + Practice in Los Angeles.
This program is associated with the Getty Research Institute's African American Art History Initiative, which focuses on the history, practices, and cultural legacies of artists of African American and African diasporic heritage. The initiative aims to provide a more robust and accurate account of American art through Black history. https://www.getty.edu/projects/african-american-art-history-initiative/
Learn more about this event: https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_3314.html
The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, active collecting program, public programs, institutional collaborations, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars programs. Its library and special collections of rare materials and digital resources serve an international community of scholars and the interested public. The Research Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and together provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange.
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
Getty is a world-renowned cultural and philanthropic organization that shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage. Collectively and individually, our programs pursue our mission in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Our engagement in culture, arts, and philanthropy is achieved through our constituent programs: the Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust.
The Getty Conservation Institute works internationally to preserve culture and advance the practice of art conservation. Our work is driven by the values of excellence, innovation, leadership, collaboration, and service. Current projects include post-doctoral fellowships in conservation science.
The Getty Foundation is responsible for funding research and preservation of visual arts projects. The Foundation partners with people and organizations throughout Los Angeles. We award grants to support art historical scholarship, conserve art and architecture, increase access to museum collections and archives, and train visual arts professionals.
The Getty Museum fosters the enjoyment and understanding of art through events, exhibitions, and education. Visit the Getty Center and the Getty Villa Museum to explore exhibitions featuring art by Leonardo da Vinci, medieval artists, and others. Admission is free! Visit Getty’s website for tickets.
Getty: https://www.getty.edu/
Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/
Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/
Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/
Getty Villa Museum: https://www.getty.edu/visit/villa/
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
