In Dialogue: Portraiture

Curated by Amanda Maddox & Antares Wells

(Department of Photographs, J. Paul Getty Museum)

The J. Paul Getty Museum

October 25, 2022–March 3, 2023

Artists: Alessandro Algardi (attrib.), Ananké Asseff, Rineke Dijkstra, Master of St. Cecilia, Nan Goldin, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Fernand Khnopff, Édouard Manet, Issei Suda, Hiroshi Watanabe, Carrie Mae Weems, Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden

In Dialogue is a series of temporary installations in the Museum’s collection galleries. Inspired by points of visual symmetry between works, this presentation places contemporary portraits by international photographers in conversation with European paintings and sculpture created before 1900. Through compelling and sometimes unexpected juxtapositions, these installations invite visitors to explore diverse approaches to portraiture and see both historical and contemporary works anew.

Installation view: In Dialogue (October 25, 2022–March 3, 2023) at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Left: Portrait of the Marquesa de Santiago, 1804, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Francisco de Goya). Oil on canvas. Getty Museum. Right: María from the series Potential, 2005–2007; printed 2015, Ananké Asseff. Inkjet print. Getty Museum, Purchased with funds provided by the Photographs Council. © Ananké Asseff. Photograph courtesy of and © 2023 J. Paul Getty Trust