The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection

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The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection Photo Courtesy The J. Paul Getty Museum

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The aftermath of Mount Vesuvius' infamous eruption froze the city of Pompeii in time and captured artistic imagination for centuries to follow. Experience the perpetual obsession with this historic disaster at the Getty Villa in Santa Monica, where works by artists from Piranesi, Fragonard, and Ingres to Duchamp, Dali, Rothko and Warhol mirror the shifting impression of Pompeii's potent legacy. The exhibition considers such themes as sexual identity, psychoanalysis, the nuclear threat, collective memory and the nature of art, while drawing its name from the melodramatic novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that portrays life moments before Vesuvius blew its top.

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Name:
Getty Villa
Address:
Getty Villa 17985 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu
Los Angeles

Phone:
310-440-7300
Website:
www.getty.edu
Opening hours:
Wed-Mon 10am-5pm
Price:
Free admission; Parking $15.
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1. Getty Villa
  - 17985 Pacific Coast Highway
    Malibu
    Los Angeles
  - 310-440-7300
  - www.getty.edu
  - 34.041887,-118.567159

Categories:
Art. Painting. Things to Do
Good for:
Culture vultures. History buffs
Event type:
Exhibitions. Things to Do

Date Time Price information
Tue Dec 25 2012

10:00am

Free

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