The Lost Murals of Renaissance Rome and Judy Baca: Hitting the Wall: Beginning May 31, visitors to the Getty Center in Los Angeles can compare preliminary drawings for lost Renaissance murals with Judy Baca's 1984 mural in two parallel exhibitions.
At the time of the Renaissance, painted facades in Rome were considered treasures of the city, but most of them have not survived. The Getty Center in Los Angeles will exhibit sketches of the murals from its collection in The Lost Murals of Renaissance Rome beginning May 31. At the heart of the collection are works by Federico Zuccaro, who recorded the life of his older brother Taddeo. The drawings were probably intended for the family's palazzo, which would serve as a hostel for young artists visiting Rome.
In parallel, the Getty Center is showing Judy Baca: Hitting the Wall, the story of the creation of her mural of the same name, painted in 1984 for the Los Angeles Olympics and restored in 2021. Women were allowed to participate in marathons for the first time at that time. The painting is symbolic of the tearing down of old orders. In the exhibition, preliminary drawings are juxtaposed with a reproduction. The presentations, planned as a unit, are open until September 4.
The High Museum of Art presents one of the most innovative photographers of the 20th century: Ralph Eugene Meatyard was self-taught and devoted himself to the absurd and surreal. The exhibition The Family Album of Ralph Eugene Meatyard, which opens in Atlanta on December 12, features 36 rare photographs.
An extraordinary selection for an extraordinary medium: the ALBERTINA in Vienna is dedicated to the diversity of art on paper. Works from the 15th century to the present day are on display. The Fascination of Paper. Rembrandt to Kiefer opens on December 11.
