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This event occurred on June 8, 2024.
Julie Mehretu's collaboration with Gemini G.E.L.—the acclaimed Los Angeles artists' workshop and publisher of limited-edition prints—began in 2008 with a small, single-color drypoint. Now counting eighteen projects, her printmaking at Gemini has since evolved to multi-plate, richly colored works of monumental scale and remarkable technical complexity that push the limits of the medium.
This conversation, moderated by curator Naoko Takahatake, explored the central place of printmaking in Mehretu's creative practice, including reflections on the artist's work at Gemini, her collaboration with master printer Case Hudson and his team, and her friendship with Gemini co-founder Sidney B. Felsen.
This program compliments the exhibition First Came a Friendship: Sidney B. Felsen and the Artists at Gemini G.E.L., on view from February 20, 2024 through July 7, 2024.
Major exhibition support from Jordan Schnitzer and the Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation
Julie Mehretu (b. 1970, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) is a world-renowned painter who lives and works in New York City. She is the recipient of a MacArthur Award (2005) and a US Department of State Medal of Arts Award (2015). Mehretu's work has been exhibited extensively in museums, biennials, and galleries and is represented in public and private collections. She has been making prints with Gemini G.E.L. since 2008.
Naoko Takahatake is director and chief curator of the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts and is the curator of the Getty exhibition First Came a Friendship: Sidney B. Felsen and the Artists at Gemini G.E.L.
Learn more about this event: https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_4046.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.
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This event occurred on June 8, 2024.
Julie Mehretu's collaboration with Gemini G.E.L.—the acclaimed Los Angeles artists' workshop and publisher of limited-edition prints—began in 2008 with a small, single-color drypoint. Now counting eighteen projects, her printmaking at Gemini has since evolved to multi-plate, richly colored works of monumental scale and remarkable technical complexity that push the limits of the medium.
This conversation, moderated by curator Naoko Takahatake, explored the central place of printmaking in Mehretu's creative practice, including reflections on the artist's work at Gemini, her collaboration with master printer Case Hudson and his team, and her friendship with Gemini co-founder Sidney B. Felsen.
This program compliments the exhibition First Came a Friendship: Sidney B. Felsen and the Artists at Gemini G.E.L., on view from February 20, 2024 through July 7, 2024.
Major exhibition support from Jordan Schnitzer and the Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation
Julie Mehretu (b. 1970, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) is a world-renowned painter who lives and works in New York City. She is the recipient of a MacArthur Award (2005) and a US Department of State Medal of Arts Award (2015). Mehretu's work has been exhibited extensively in museums, biennials, and galleries and is represented in public and private collections. She has been making prints with Gemini G.E.L. since 2008.
Naoko Takahatake is director and chief curator of the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts and is the curator of the Getty exhibition First Came a Friendship: Sidney B. Felsen and the Artists at Gemini G.E.L.
Learn more about this event: https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_4046.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.
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/
