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This event occurred on May 13, 2022.
Visual artist Gala Porras-Kim discusses the projects she worked on during her residency at Getty Research Institute (2020–2022). Her works explore the afterlives of objects held in museum collections, and the ways they are subject to institutional paradigms of classification, conservation, and display. To address how museological frameworks obscure the ongoing spiritual life of objects, Porras-Kim offers a series of speculative interventions into how stewardship is enacted in institutional policy.
Gala Porras-Kim lives and works in Los Angeles. Recently, she has had solo exhibitions at the Amant Foundation and Kadist in New York, Gasworks London, the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, and Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies at Harvard. She has also presented works at the São Paulo Biennial, Gwangju Biennial, and the Whitney Biennial.
The Getty Scholars Program supports a vibrant intellectual community to carry out innovative research in art history and visual culture by providing a locus for international scholars to forge collaborations across disciplines and professional practices. Learn more about the program and how to apply: https://www.getty.edu/projects/getty-scholars-program/
Learn more about this event: https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_3494.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 May 13, 2022.
Visual artist Gala Porras-Kim discusses the projects she worked on during her residency at Getty Research Institute (2020–2022). Her works explore the afterlives of objects held in museum collections, and the ways they are subject to institutional paradigms of classification, conservation, and display. To address how museological frameworks obscure the ongoing spiritual life of objects, Porras-Kim offers a series of speculative interventions into how stewardship is enacted in institutional policy.
Gala Porras-Kim lives and works in Los Angeles. Recently, she has had solo exhibitions at the Amant Foundation and Kadist in New York, Gasworks London, the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, and Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies at Harvard. She has also presented works at the São Paulo Biennial, Gwangju Biennial, and the Whitney Biennial.
The Getty Scholars Program supports a vibrant intellectual community to carry out innovative research in art history and visual culture by providing a locus for international scholars to forge collaborations across disciplines and professional practices. Learn more about the program and how to apply: https://www.getty.edu/projects/getty-scholars-program/
Learn more about this event: https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_3494.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/
