Getty Research Institute's video: Unruly Bodies: Getty Artist-in-Residence Felipe Baeza in Conversation with Laura Guti rrez

Unruly Bodies: Getty Artist-in-Residence Felipe Baeza in Conversation with Laura Gutiérrez on Immigration Stories and Art New Description: This event occurred on May 13, 2023. While at the Getty Research Institute, Artist-in-Residence Felipe Baeza and Professor Laura Gutiérrez discovered a shared migration story, both having come from Mexico, grown up in Chicago, and then leaving again to pursue their dreams. Their discussion explores the ways that their immigration experiences shaped their creative and scholarly processes; imagination as a mode of survival; and the concept of embodiment in performance and figurative art making. Felipe Baeza is a visual artist who lives and works in Brooklyn. His recent exhibitions include The Milk of Dreams, 59th Venice Biennale, Venice (2022); Yesterday We Said Tomorrow, Prospect 5, New Orleans (2021); and Through the Flesh to Elsewhere, the Mistake Room, Los Angeles (2020). Baeza received his BFA from the Cooper Union and MFA from Yale. Laura G. Gutiérrez is associate professor of Latinx studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include performance and visual culture. She was a Getty Scholar in the fall of 2022 and is currently completing a monograph entitled Binding Intimacies in Contemporary Queer Latinx Performance and Visual Art.. The Getty Scholars Program supports a vibrant intellectual community to carry out innovative research in art history and visual culture by providing a locus for international scholars to forge collaborations across disciplines and professional practices. Learn more about the program and how to apply: https://www.getty.edu/projects/getty-scholars-program/ Learn more about this event: https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_3819.html The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, active collecting program, public programs, institutional collaborations, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars programs. Its library and special collections of rare materials and digital resources serve an international community of scholars and the interested public. The Research Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and together provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange. Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/ Getty is a world-renowned cultural and philanthropic organization that shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage. Collectively and individually, our programs pursue our mission in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Our engagement in culture, arts, and philanthropy is achieved through our constituent programs: the Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust. The Getty Conservation Institute works internationally to preserve culture and advance the practice of art conservation. Our work is driven by the values of excellence, innovation, leadership, collaboration, and service. Current projects include post-doctoral fellowships in conservation science. The Getty Foundation is responsible for funding research and preservation of visual arts projects. The Foundation partners with people and organizations throughout Los Angeles. We award grants to support art historical scholarship, conserve art and architecture, increase access to museum collections and archives, and train visual arts professionals. The Getty Museum fosters the enjoyment and understanding of art through events, exhibitions, and education. Visit the Getty Center and the Getty Villa Museum to explore exhibitions featuring art by Leonardo da Vinci, medieval artists, and others. Admission is free! Visit Getty’s website for tickets. Getty: https://www.getty.edu/ Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/ Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/ Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/ Getty Villa Museum: https://www.getty.edu/visit/villa/ Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/