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Getty Museum: Herb Ritts L.A.

8/26/2012

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Who hasn’t seen and fallen in love with at least one image from the late photographer, Herb Ritts? (For me, any photo of Cindy Crawford works) His images are more than beautiful photographs. They are reminders of places and times in pop culture; visual soundtracks, if you will. There’s Janet Jackson in the desert, Cindy, Naomi, Linda, Christy, Stephanie and Tatjana insouciantly huddled together in a nude embrace and one of his first photographs: Richard Gere posing defiantly behind a broken down vehicle in San Bernardino, CA.
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The Getty Center has brought together some of Ritts’s most recognizable portraits for this breathtaking and informative exhibit. These are pictures that we’ve seen and admired in publications such as GQ, Vogue and Vanity Fair; images that are forever woven into America’s tapestry. Since the retrospective has been extended until next Sunday, Sept 2nd, you’ve one more week to witness, up close, the genius of Ritts. Be certain to rent the free audio guide, which offers backstories on some of his work, as well as, interviews from a few of his famous subjects like Cindy Crawford, Richard Gere and fellow photographer, Matthew Rolston. 
One good thing about going to museums, as opposed to a movie, on a first or second date is that it gives you a chance to connect and discuss, in the moment, shared likes/dislikes: Monet vs Manet, Jacob Lawrence vs. Wm. Johnson, Picasso vs. Kadinsky, etc. You wouldn't want to find out too late that your "soulmate" is a Koons supporter, would you?

(Click here for schedules of other Southern California museums.)
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“It’s funny, this is the only photograph of me that I have in my house.” Cindy Crawford
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Djimon Hounsou
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Stephanie Symour, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, Naomi Campbell
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Richard Gere
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Mel Gibson
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Tina Turner
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Karen Alexander
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Madonna
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Dizzy Gillespie
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Prince
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Madonna
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Michael Jackson
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Cindy Crawford
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Richard Gere
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Steve McQueen
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John Travolta
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Tatjana Patitz
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Helena Christiansen
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Cindy Crawford
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Karen Alexander
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Cindy Crawford
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And a couple of images for the ladies...
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The following images by N.D. Harrington for The Sophistciated Gentleman...
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A view of Santa Monica, Century City and the beach from the museum's southside. Trust me, through the haze (read: smog), they're all there somewhere.
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I took this northbound view of the infamous 405 Freeway, while on the tram. Visitor's Beware: Carmageddon, is just weeks away - September 29th & 30th.


THE GETTY CENTER
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, California 90049
310.440.7300

HOURS:
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday: 10:00 - 5:00
Friday & Saturday: 10:00 - 9:00

You May Also Like:
The Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens
The Annenberg Space For Photography
LACMA: 
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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