Symposium on Jackson Pollock’s Mural

SYMPOSIUM: Jackson Pollock’s Mural: Transition, Context, Afterlife

 

Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Museum Lecture Hall, Getty Center, Los Angeles

 

In 1943, Jackson Pollock made his first monumental work for the New York apartment of his patron, Peggy Guggenheim. Stories about the creation and installation of the painting, entitled Mural, have dominated interpretations for decades. Recent study and conservation at the Getty debunks many of these myths, recasting this iconic work in a new light. Take part in a day of lively conversation among art historians, scientists, and conservators about the context and legacies of Mural.

 

 

Confirmed Speakers:

David Anfam, Art Exploration Consultancy Ltd., London

James Coddington, Museum of Modern Art, New York

Erika Doss, University of Notre Dame

Isabelle Duvernois, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Jennifer Hickey, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Susan Lake, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.

Megan Luke, University of Southern California

Richard Meyer, Stanford University?Michael Schreyach, Trinity University

Carol Stringari, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

 

This symposium is the culmination of a collaborative research project by the Getty Conservation Institute, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Getty Research Institute. The work has been on extended loan to the Getty from the University of Iowa Museum of Art for study and conservation.

Special thanks to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for supporting much of the interdisciplinary research discussed at the symposium.

 

 

Reservations

Admission to this event is free. To attend, please make a reservation by visiting http://getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/events/pollock _mural/index.html or calling (310) 440-7300. Parking is $15.00. Note, late arrivals cannot be guaranteed seating.

The Getty Research Institute is a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust. Other programs of the Trust include the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Getty Foundation.

 

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