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.
Art for the harmonious coexistence of the global population: At the Haus der Kunst in Munich, Argentine artist Tomás Saraceno presents visions for new forms of living together. The exhibition Tomás Saraceno. Ancestral Futures opens on July 17.
A unique body of work: Tate Modern is presenting the Cuban artist Ana Mendieta with over 150 works, including films, installations, and rarely seen paintings. The exhibition of the same name opens on July 15 in London.
