The Resource Synchrony and diachrony : photographs of the J.P. Getty Museum 1997, Robert Polidori
Synchrony and diachrony : photographs of the J.P. Getty Museum 1997, Robert Polidori
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- Summary
- This book presents 35 photos of the Getty Center taken shortly before the 1997 opening of its new multipurpose complex designed by Richard Meier. Published to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of the center, the book reveals behind-the-scenes views of the building as objects from J. Paul Getty's painting, sculpture and decorative arts collections were being installed inside it. In September 1997 The New Yorker commissioned Robert Polidori to photograph Meier's building. Within 48 hours he had made images of its exterior but remembers being unsatisfied: The building looks great, but it could house anything really--a hospital, a university, or even some corporate headquarters. Polidori wanted to document the museum's interior, to capture what he calls "some sort of museological typology," and proceeded to photograph the rooms in which artworks were either freshly installed or still being so: sculptures under plastic sheets, golden candelabras resting on foam cushions, cardboard boxes containing unseen treasures. The resulting photos show the museum in the process of taking shape, expose the mechanics of curatorship, and reveal, in Polidori's words, a paradox: "The more a room may be filled with the helter-skelter of objects to be arranged, the more naked and raw the possibilities and intent of their placement become apparent."
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 57 pages
- Note
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- Published to coincide with the exhibition "Robert Polidori: 20 Photographs of the Getty Museum, 1997" on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from December 12, 2017 to May 6, 2018
- Text by Amanda Maddox, David Dorenbaum, Robert Polidori
- Isbn
- 9783958293830
- Label
- Synchrony and diachrony : photographs of the J.P. Getty Museum 1997
- Title
- Synchrony and diachrony
- Title remainder
- photographs of the J.P. Getty Museum 1997
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert Polidori
- Title variation
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- Robert Polidori
- Photographs of the J.P. Getty Museum 1997
- Title variation remainder
- synchrony and diachrony
- Subject
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- Pictorial works
- J. Paul Getty Museum -- Exhibitions
- J. Paul Getty Museum -- Pictorial works
- Photography, Artistic -- Exhibitions
- Getty Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
- Art museums -- California | Los Angeles -- Pictorial works
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works
- Polidori, Robert -- Exhibitions
- Exhibition catalogs
- Architectural photography -- Exhibitions
- Getty Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Exhibitions
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This book presents 35 photos of the Getty Center taken shortly before the 1997 opening of its new multipurpose complex designed by Richard Meier. Published to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of the center, the book reveals behind-the-scenes views of the building as objects from J. Paul Getty's painting, sculpture and decorative arts collections were being installed inside it. In September 1997 The New Yorker commissioned Robert Polidori to photograph Meier's building. Within 48 hours he had made images of its exterior but remembers being unsatisfied: The building looks great, but it could house anything really--a hospital, a university, or even some corporate headquarters. Polidori wanted to document the museum's interior, to capture what he calls "some sort of museological typology," and proceeded to photograph the rooms in which artworks were either freshly installed or still being so: sculptures under plastic sheets, golden candelabras resting on foam cushions, cardboard boxes containing unseen treasures. The resulting photos show the museum in the process of taking shape, expose the mechanics of curatorship, and reveal, in Polidori's words, a paradox: "The more a room may be filled with the helter-skelter of objects to be arranged, the more naked and raw the possibilities and intent of their placement become apparent."
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- ERASA
- Dewey number
- 770
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- TR657
- LC item number
- .P658 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- bibliography
- catalogs
- Label
- Synchrony and diachrony : photographs of the J.P. Getty Museum 1997, Robert Polidori
- Note
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- Published to coincide with the exhibition "Robert Polidori: 20 Photographs of the Getty Museum, 1997" on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from December 12, 2017 to May 6, 2018
- Text by Amanda Maddox, David Dorenbaum, Robert Polidori
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 28 x 31 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 57 pages
- Isbn
- 9783958293830
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other control number
- 99976469941
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)1026368935
- ucoclc1026368935
- Label
- Synchrony and diachrony : photographs of the J.P. Getty Museum 1997, Robert Polidori
- Note
-
- Published to coincide with the exhibition "Robert Polidori: 20 Photographs of the Getty Museum, 1997" on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from December 12, 2017 to May 6, 2018
- Text by Amanda Maddox, David Dorenbaum, Robert Polidori
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 28 x 31 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 57 pages
- Isbn
- 9783958293830
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other control number
- 99976469941
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1026368935
- ucoclc1026368935
Subject
- Architectural photography -- Exhibitions
- Art museums -- California | Los Angeles -- Pictorial works
- Exhibition catalogs
- Getty Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Exhibitions
- Getty Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
- J. Paul Getty Museum -- Exhibitions
- J. Paul Getty Museum -- Pictorial works
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works
- Photography, Artistic -- Exhibitions
- Pictorial works
- Polidori, Robert -- Exhibitions
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