Divine Rules

Plato in L.A.: Contemporary Artists’ Visions, on view from April 18, 2018 through September 3, 2018, will be the inaugural exhibition to accompany the opening of the newly reinstalled Getty Villa. The exhibition will feature some of today's most celebrated artists, Paul Chan, Rachel Harrison, Huang Yong Ping, Jeff Koons, Joseph Kosuth, Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy, Whitney McVeigh, Raymond Pettibon, Adrian Piper, and Michelangelo Pistoletto, and explore the many ways in which they have engaged with Plato’s writings. Individually, these artists have created some of the most thought-provoking works of our time, challenging viewers to reconsider their perception of the world, reflect on their role in society, and strive for transcendent understanding.

Divine Rules, by Whitney McVeigh, takes its title from Plato’s dialogue Theaetetus, which explores the nature of knowledge. She brings together 900 books collected over a ten-year period that provides an entry into the many lives of the text as a reflection of the diversity of human learning.

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