The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is holding two photography exhibitions in Spring 2024. Owing to the fragility and light sensitivity neither will be travelling to Europe.
A Persistent Pioneer: Hippolyte Bayard
April 9–July 7, 2024
Hippolyte Bayard—Parisian bureaucrat by day and persistent inventor and artist after hours—is one of the lesser-known pioneers of photography. This exhibition presents an extraordinarily rare opportunity to view some of Bayard’s highly fragile photographs dating from the 1840s—the first decade of the new medium—and to explore his early processes, subjects, and strategies to achieve recognition. It highlights Getty’s treasured Bayard album, one of the first photographic albums ever created.
Nineteenth-Century Photography Now
April 9–July 7, 2024
Given the ubiquity of photography in our lives, the small, sepia-toned images made in the 19th century may appear remote and unconnected to the present. Yet many of the conventions established when photographic technology was new and cutting-edge are still in use and relevant today. This exhibition provides fresh perspectives on Getty’s collection of 19th-century photography via the work of contemporary artists who respond directly to its historical themes and subject matter.
See: https://www.getty.edu/visit/exhibitions/future.html
Image: Hippolyte Bayard, Self-Portrait in the Garden, 1845-49, salted paper print, J. Paul Getty Museum, 84.XO.968.20
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