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FREE (but not special exhibitions) After 3 pm for LA county residents Monday through Friday On the second Tuesday of each month On federal holidays, sponsored by Target STUDENT TICKET - $10

Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium BCAM, Level 2 March 20-July 31, 2016 Robert Mapplethorpe’s practice as an artist was characterized by inherent dualities. He sought what he called “perfection in form” in everything from acts of sexual fetishism to the elegant contours of flower petals. This exhibition explores Mapplethorpe's body of work through early drawings, collages, sculptures, and Polaroid photography; materials from his archive; portraits, still lifes, and figure studies; rare color photographs; and two seldom-seen moving image works. A companion exhibition will be presented simultaneously at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

You MUST go to the ticket window and get a receipt showing your attendance. If you go at a time when the admittance is free, they will give you a receipt showing 0 payment. Staple the receipt, paid or free, to your report when you turn it in.

GETTY: You MUST get a Getty Visitor Certification (the white form) from the Information Center in the Museum Entrance Hall and have it signed. Staple it to your report. Entry to the Getty is free. However, there is a $20 charge for parking, or you park elsewhere and and take the bus to the Getty.

Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium March 20-July 31, 2016 Robert Mapplethorpe is among the most influential visual artists of the late twentieth century. This major retrospective exhibition reexamines the arc of his photographic work from its humble beginnings in the early 1970s to the culture wars of the 1990s. Drawn from the landmark acquisition made in 2011 from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, the exhibition mixes Mapplethorpe's most iconic images with lesser-known photographs. Two complementary presentations, one at the J. Paul Getty Museum and another at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, are designed to highlight different aspects of the artist’s complex personality.

The Thrill of the Chase: The Wagstaff Collection of Photographs March 15–July 31, 2016 In 1973, with the assistance of his lover Robert Mapplethorpe, Samuel J. Wagstaff Jr. (American, 1921–1987) came to realize that photography was an underappreciated and undervalued art form. Over the next decade, Wagstaff assembled one of the most important private collections of photographs in the world. In 1984 he sold it to the J. Paul Getty Museum, where it became part of a group of major acquisitions that formed the Department of Photographs. This three-gallery exhibition presents a selection of Wagstaff’s collection, encompassing both masterpieces of the medium and obscure works that deserve attention.

Gallery Report Write 1500 words (minimum) typed on plain white paper Your report should contain the following: Select a work in each exhibition (three, total). Compare and/or contrast the works that you have selected. Make sure that you incorporate in your discussion each of the components mentioned on the next page in Guidelines for Writing Your Narrative. Staple your proof of attendance to your paper. Due May 3, 2016 This report is worth a maximum of 100 points.

Guidelines for Writing Your Narrative In writing your Gallery Report, be sure to include the following: 1. Organize your essay, write clearly and include all components of the report. 2. Use appropriate terminology and technical descriptions, and correctly identify artistic styles 3. Place the art within the correct historical context 4. Effectively describe and analyze your aesthetic reaction to the art 5. Effectively describe and analyze the relationship between the photographs and another form or forms of art