The Iris

About: Alice Cisternino

As a gallery teacher at the Getty, I present a range of objects in different mediums and from different times to a diverse audience. Every day, I am reminded by the artworks in the museum and viewers’ responses to them that we are all part of a community, and part of a great expanse of time.

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Posted in Art, Education, J. Paul Getty Museum, Paintings

Question of the Week: Where Is the Line between Private and Public?

By Alice Cisternino | Published: September 29, 2011
The Model Resting / Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Where is the line between private and public? Each situation has a different answer—and sometimes many different possible answers. As an example, take this painting by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Lautrec portrays a woman seen from above and behind as she… More»

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Art and Power

By Alice Cisternino | Published: August 16, 2010
Looking at art in the North Pavilion galleries at the Getty Center

“Focus is power,” said theater director Peter Sellars to a packed crowd at the American Association of Museums annual meeting earlier this year. Artworks can make you recognize things you instinctively knew but weren’t able to articulate. They bring ideas… More»

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      differenceetrepetition:

      Medieval methods of entertainment included sad dances and alienation parties.

      Tights are not pants, circa 1400something.


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