Technological Developments in Photographic Representations of Trees at the Getty
Myoung Ho Lee, Tree #11, 2005. Inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.6 cm. Purchased with funds provided by the Photographs Council of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © Myoung Ho Lee, Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New York 2009.97.3
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. PaulGetty Museum presents In Focus: The Tree, a survey of important technological and aesthetic developments in photographic representations of trees, on view at the Getty Center from February 8 through July 3, 2011. The latest in the In Focus series of thematic exhibitions, this presentation of nearly 40 photographs provides visitors with an opportunity to explore the Getty Museum’s world-renowned permanent collection of photographs through the inspiring subject of trees. “This show poetically showcases how the tree is essential to our daily existence—from aesthetic explorations to spiritual reverence,” said Anne Lyden, associate curator, Department of Photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum, who is co-curating the exhibition with Françoise Reynaud, curator of photographs, Musée Carnavalet, Paris. Ranging from 19th-century works to contemporary pieces, the ... More
Myoung Ho Lee, Tree #11, 2005. Inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.6 cm. Purchased with funds provided by the Photographs Council of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © Myoung Ho Lee, Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New York 2009.97.3
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. PaulGetty Museum presents In Focus: The Tree, a survey of important technological and aesthetic developments in photographic representations of trees, on view at the Getty Center from February 8 through July 3, 2011. The latest in the In Focus series of thematic exhibitions, this presentation of nearly 40 photographs provides visitors with an opportunity to explore the Getty Museum’s world-renowned permanent collection of photographs through the inspiring subject of trees. “This show poetically showcases how the tree is essential to our daily existence—from aesthetic explorations to spiritual reverence,” said Anne Lyden, associate curator, Department of Photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum, who is co-curating the exhibition with Françoise Reynaud, curator of photographs, Musée Carnavalet, Paris. Ranging from 19th-century works to contemporary pieces, the ... More
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