Cinderella at Ballet West 2/14/2013

In Focus: Ed Ruscha 9/29/2013 In Focus: Ed Ruscha
Daily through September 29, 2013

West Pavilion, Lower Level, Getty Center


Photography has played a central role in Ed Ruscha's artistic practice, most notably in the photobooks he began publishing in 1963. Highlighting important recent acquisitions by the Getty Museum and the Getty Research Institute, this exhibition features a selection of prints and materials related to Twentysix Gasoline Stations (1963), Some Los Angeles Apartments (1965), and Every Building on the Sunset Strip (1966). Also on view for the first time are contact sheets from his shoot of the Pacific Coast Highway (1974�C75), one of the many streets he has documented extensively since 1965. The exhibition offers a concentrated look at Ruscha's engagement with vernacular architecture, the urban landscape, and car culture. Co-organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Getty Research Institute, this exhibition is part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A.

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Gardens of the Renaissance 8/11/2013 Gardens of the Renaissance
Daily through August 11, 2013

North Pavilion, Plaza Level, Getty Center


Whether connected to grandiose villas or common kitchens, gardens in the Renaissance were planted and treasured in all reaches of society. Due to their ephemeral nature, most gardens have changed or been lost since the Renaissance, but illuminated manuscripts of the period offer a glimpse into how people at the time pictured, used, and enjoyed these idyllic green spaces. Through a wide range of works drawn from the Getty Museum?s permanent collection, this exhibition explores gardens on many levels��from the literary Garden of Love and the biblical Garden of Eden to courtly gardens of the nobility��and reports on the many activities both reputable and scandalous that took place there.

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Grand America 2/14/2013

Brands and Products Expo 2013 - Healthy Eating & Cooking Demonstration 1/29/2013

Further to its success at Food Expo 2012, the Department of Health staged a revival at the 47th Brands and Products Expo (organised by the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong), where it hosted a cooking demonstration on 3 January this year. This time the demonstration was performed by Fukuoka Restaurant, an EatSmart restaurant, which presented an EatSmart dish called "Rainbow Salmon Rolls", demonstrating to the public what it's like to be a "3-less" dish: "less oil, less sugar, less salt". Right after the cooking demonstration was a tasting session, where audience tasted the critically acclaimed dish and marvelled at the fresh taste and simple but healthy cooking methods.

Dietitians also shared healthy eating information with audience. A quiz was even given to them to broaden their nutritional knowledge in an interactive way. It's hoped that a culture of healthy eating will develop among the general public, and that from now on they will choose healthy dishes when dining out.

Healthy Eating and Business Opportunities: A Forum for the Catering Industry 3/14/2013

On 14 March 2013, a forum titled "Healthy Eating and Business Opportunities: A Forum for the Catering Industry" was held on the premises of the Hong Kong Productivity Council. It was organised by the Department of Health ("DH"), the Association for Hong Kong Catering Services Management Ltd., the Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants and Related Trades, the Association of Restaurant Managers, and the Institution of Dining Art. The speakers in the forum were all successful examples of the catering sector; they shared their experience surviving the catering industry, and explored how the catering sector could meet the challenge of changing times. They also discussed how to seek business opportunities at a time when more and more people were aware of the benefits of healthy eating.

Guest speakers	Topics
President, Hong Kong Federation Of Restaurant & Related Trades Mr. K. W. Wong, Simon	The revolution of food culture
Chairman, Institute of Dining Art Mr. Simon K. L. Wong	How the catering business can reduce food waste and solid waste effectively
Chairman, Hung Fook Tong Mr. Donald Tse	Do our best and believe in future development of enterprises
Consultant, Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Development Research Center Mr. Paul Cheng	Healthy, easy development on a solid foundation of business

Japan's Modern Divide: The Photographs of Hiroshi Hamaya and Kansuke Yamamoto 8/25/2013 Japan's Modern Divide: The Photographs of Hiroshi Hamaya and Kansuke Yamamoto
Daily through August 25, 2013

West Pavilion, Lower Level, Getty Center


This exhibition presents the work of two photographers whose careers spanned much of the twentieth century, or the Showa Era (1926�C1989) as it is known in Japan. Hiroshi This exhibition presents the work of two photographers whose careers spanned much of the twentieth century, or the Showa Era (1926�C1989) as it is known in Japan. Hiroshi Hamaya (1915�C1999) and Kansuke Yamamoto (1914�C1987) began as teenagers to experiment with various formal approaches and techniques in photography. As their work matured, however, they took very different paths. Through the display of works from Japanese as well as U.S. collections, the exhibition examines two important strains in Japanese photography: the documentary investigation of regional traditions and social issues, represented in the work of Hamaya; and the avant-garde movement that developed in the context of Western surrealism and advanced through the work of Yamamoto. These two trends not only reflect significant, though rarely shown, activity in the history of Japanese photography but also reveal the complexity of modern life in that nation since the Meiji Restoration.     

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Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940�C1990 7/21/2013 Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940�C1990
Daily through July 21, 2013

Exhibitions Pavilion, Getty Center


During the period 1940 to 1990, Los Angeles rapidly evolved into one of the most populous and influential industrial, economic, and creative capitals in the world. This dynamic exhibition provides an engaging view of the region's diverse urban landscape, including its ambitious freeway network, sleek corporate towers, whimsical coffee shops, popular shopping malls, refined steel-and-glass residences, and eclectic cultural institutions. Drawings, photographs, models, films, animations, oral histories, and ephemera illustrate the complex dimensions of L.A.'s rich and often underappreciated built environment, revealing this metropolis's global impact as a vibrant laboratory for cutting-edge design. Co-organized by the Getty Research Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum, this exhibition is part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A.

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Romantic 2/14/2013 Any good restaurant can be the setting for romance, but a truly romantic restaurant offers combine wonderful food, striking decor and great service. Here are some of Salt Lake City's most romantic restaurants, perfect for Valentine's Day.

The Life of Art: Context, Collecting, and Display 8/10/2013 The Life of Art: Context, Collecting, and Display
Daily

South Pavilion, Plaza Level, Getty Center


From the time an object is made until the day it enters a museum's collection, it may be displayed, used, and perceived in different ways. The Life of Art takes selected objects from the Getty Museum's galleries and encourages visitors to sit down and spend time with them, offering the opportunity to examine them closely to understand how they were made and functioned, why they were collected, and how they have been displayed. Through careful looking, what may be learned about the maker and previous owners of a French gilt-bronze wall light, for example, or the transformation in England of a Chinese porcelain bowl? Close engagement reveals the full lives of these works and why they continue to be collected and cherished today.

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