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Finding the Sublime in Storage

How the most unwieldy object in Raymond Pettibon’s archive illuminates the artist’s career-long plunge into uncharted waters

A surfboard with a painted figure on it surfing a large, abstract wave.
Surfboard from Raymond Pettibon Archive, Raymond Pettibon. Gift of Raymond Pettibon. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2024.M.70). © Raymond Pettibon

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  1. El verde siempre perdura

    Chalk drawing of a green, barren landscape with rocks, heavy clouds, and lightning.

    Explore la historia de un color con profundas raíces en el arte

  2. ¿Cómo era la vida de los niños en la Edad Media?

    manuscript illustration depicting a group of boys watching and cheering for two other boys who are riding on barrels and using spears to pretend to joust, with one boy falling off his barrel

    Nuestros medievalistas responden a las preguntas que nos hicieron nuestros seguidores en las redes sociales

  3. Más allá de la luz

    A pen and watercolor drawing of a winter scene of a village with trees and homes covered in snow, and people surrounding an icy canal.

    El blanco en el arte nunca es simplemente un lienzo vacío

Art & Architecture

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  1. “Unrolling” an 18th-Century Porcelain Vase

    A tall decorative vase made of porcelain and mounted in gilt bronze.

    Inside the photo shoot that turned a round object flat

  2. The Little-Known History of a Lost Earthwork

    A bird’s-eye view of the oculus window surrounded by concentric circles of travertine and sitting at the center of the Getty Research Institute building.

    Andy Goldsworthy’s sculpture in the Getty Library was created to catch the light of the solstice—but then the unexpected struck

  3. The Afterlives of Artworks

    A drawing on brown paper of a nude male figure, seen from the back and cropped at the torso, surrounded by dark shadows. His head turns to the side and his left arm hangs over a ledge

    How a single ink spot—among other important clues—led to an international collaboration to identify a lost drawing hidden in Getty’s collections

Inside Getty

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  1. Statement from Getty Regarding Return of Fragments to Türkiye

    Aerial view of the Getty Center against a blue sky and city of Los Angeles landscape

    Getty has initiated the return of 44 architectural terracotta fragments

  2. Getty Launches Meditation Podcast, “Our Museum Mindfulness Meditation”

    A smooth blend of bright colors and two opaque circles, one small and one large, with fading text reading “OMMM art + mindfulness”.

    New podcast will create mindful interactions with Getty’s art collection

  3. Francesca Casadio Appointed John E. and Louise Bryson Director of the Getty Conservation Institute

    Francesca Casadio crosses her arms in a room lined with columns.

    Casadio currently serves as vice president and Grainger Executive Director of Conservation and Science at the Art Institute of Chicago

Becoming Artsy

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  1. Is Drawing a Form of Self Care?

    A woman in a striped sweater and jeans draws a statue while standing in an art gallery.

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 504

  2. What Do Bird Feathers Have to Do with Art?

    A brunette woman holding a magnifying glass smiles at a watercolor painting of a colorful bird.

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 503

  3. Jessie Learns to Upcycle with Peder Cho

    A man in a black t-shirt and bucket hat poses with a small backpack between two travertine walls. Large text reads "Fashion made from What?" in capital letters.

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 502

In the Headlines

  1. Getty Center in Los Angeles Is Closing for Year of Renovations

    The art museum will close to the public in March 2027 to replace its aging tram system and modernize some galleries.

  2. Getty’s Next PST ART to Focus on Exchange Between Los Angeles and Pacific Rim

    The fourth edition of the initiative is set to open at institutions across Southern California in September 2030.

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