There are two exhibitions of particular interest on this trip:
Breaking News: Turning the Lens on Mass Media (The Getty Center, December 20, 2016–April 30, 2017):
Over the past 50 years, artists have increasingly turned to newspapers, magazines, and televised news programs as rich sources of inspiration. This exhibition explores how artists have looked at and commented on news images, from the Vietnam War in the 1960s to the so-called “War on Terror” in the 2000s. Much of the work is political; all of it is personal. Through photographs and videos, these artists have juxtaposed, mimicked, and appropriated media elements to transform ephemeral news into lasting works of art.
TV on Film (LACMA, Hammer Building, Level 3 October 8, 2016–March 12, 2017):
Television, as both a term and a commodity, is undergoing transformation. Recalling the ubiquitous television set as our daily image provider seems almost quaint, even a bit nostalgic in 2016. Television now registers as benign in light of the constant hover, hum, and hook-up of the internet. Today, our visual feed—of both still and moving imagery—comes from multiple screens in multiple dimensions. Featuring 10 works by renowned photographers, this installation considers the territory of TV as worthy subject, conflicting message, and potent medium.
MEETING AT THE GETTY:
We will be meeting at 10:00AM at the tram drop off (shown above). If you are carpooling (2 or more 1A students in a single vehicle), then you are eligible to receive free parking. Parking is $15.00 per vehicle if you are not carpooling.
Those among you riding in the UCSB vans will be given the meeting place on campus by your TA. Be sure to give your Liability Waiver Form to your TA, or they cannot legally take you. If you are driving yourself– be sure that your TA has your Liability Waiver form, or I cannot give you a free admission ticket.
If you are carpooling (2 or more 1A students in a single vehicle), then you are eligible to receive free parking. Parking is $15.00 per vehicle if you are not carpooling.
The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Saturday 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
GET DIRECTIONS HERE
I strongly encourage you to eat something before you get to LA, and bring some snacks, because we won't take a break for lunch until a bit later in the day. If you do not want to buy lunch in LA, then you will want to bring something with you.
Please make sure that you have submitted your University of California, Santa Barbara Waiver of Liability, Assumption of the Risk & Indemnity Agreement to Robert and Alexis– this is mandatory– even if you are coming from LA.
If you do not already have a Twitter account, then please start one for Art 1A since you will be taking pictures and Tweeting responses. Please use the Art 1A and Getty handles: @Art1AUCSB, @GettyMuseum and @LACMA
Chris Burden. Urban Light (2008)
MEETING AT LACMA:
MEETING AT LACMA:
Once we are finished at The Getty, we will meet at LACMA at the Wilshire Blvd. entrance next to the ticket office and Chris Burden's Urban Light sculpture (shown above).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: (323) 857-6010
Parking costs $14.00 per vehicle, and it is not part of our free admission. If you are getting a ride in one of the University owned vans, you will be responsible to split the cost of parking (it will be a little over $1.00 for each of you, but the drivers will not incur any of the costs since they are driving you for free).
STUDENTS WHO DON'T GO TO THE GETTY & LACMA:
Students who will not be going to LACMA will need to take a trip to downtown Santa Barbara to go to both the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara.Santa Barbara Museum of Art
1130 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: 805.963.4364
@sbmuseart
Tues - Sun 11 am - 5 pm
Thurs 11 am - 8 pm
Closed Mondays and holidays
Admission: Students with ID $6.00
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
653 Paseo Nuevo
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: 805.966.5373
@MCASantaBarbara
Mondays and Tuesdays: Closed
Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: 11 - 5 pm
Thursdays: 11 - 8 pm
Sundays: Noon - 5 pm
Admission Free
ASSIGNMENTS:
Whether you go to The Getty and LACMA or the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, you will be tweeting pictures of works of art that compel you. Additionally, you will write a 2 page museum response paper that will be due on Tuesday, February 28 in lecture.Here are the twitter handles that you will need to use:
@Art1AUCSB
@GettyMuseum
@sbmuseart
@MCASantaBarbara
