Mario Giacomelli: Figure/Ground
Born into poverty and largely self-taught, Mario Giacomelli became one of Italy’s leading photographers. After purchasing his first camera in 1953, he began creating humanistic portrayals of people in their natural environments and dramatic abstractions of the landscapes. He continued to photograph in his hometown of Senigallia, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, for almost fifty years. Rendered in high-contrast black and white, his photographs are often gritty and raw, but always intensely personal.
This exhibition is dedicated to the memory of Daniel Greenberg (1941-2021) and is made possible through gifts made by him and Susan Steinhauser.
In Focus: Protest
We are reminded frequently of the power of photographs to propel action and inspire change. During demonstrations, photographers take to the streets to record fast-moving events. At other times they bear witness to daily injustices, helping to make them more widely known. This exhibition of images made during periods of social struggle in the United States highlights the myriad roles protest photographs play in shaping our understanding of American life.
Source: https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/focus_protest/index.html
Photo Flux: Unshuttering LA
Photographs by 35 Los Angeles-based artists challenge ideals of beauty, representation, cultural capital, and objectivity. The artists in this exhibition, primary people of color, have radically transformed photography to express their own aesthetics, identities, and narratives. Their work is foundational for an emerging generation of artists participating in the Getty Unshuttered program, which engages teens to seek photography as a platform to amplify social topics that resonate in their own lives. Guest curated by Jill Moniz.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
8:00 AM
Depart CBU - Kugel
10:00 AM
Arrive at The Getty
1:00 PM
Depart The Getty, En Route back to CBU
3:00 PM
Arrive back at CBU - Kugel