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Exhibition $3 Bill: Evidence of Queer Lives

$3 Bill celebrates the contributions of LGBTQ+ artists in the last century.

An assortment of images against a hot pink background, including a blond wig, red underwear, an American flag, a high heel, a bottle of pills, bottles of nail polish, and candy
Assemblage with Pur·suit (detail), 2019, Naima Green, © Naima Green; and Front Line of Freedom San Francisco: Queer as a Three Dollar Bill, ca. 1981, Ken Wood. Collection objects from Getty Research Institute. Text, design, photo © 2025 J. Paul Getty Trust

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  1. Our Water Ways: Indigenous Documentary Films

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    A concrete-lined waterway flanked by metro rails and power lines with parking lots and urban buildings in the background
    Sat, Jun 14, 2025, 12am

  2. Screening: Tongues Untied

    Film

    Black and white still of two shirtless men, one with his arm around the other, facing the camera. Behind them is a mural of abstract drawings
    Sun, Jul 27, 2025, 11pm

  3. Screening: The Watermelon Woman

    Film

    Against a bright magenta background, a person holds up a print in front of their face showing a Black woman wearing a head handkerchief. Text reads "The Watermelon Woman: A Cheryle Dunye Film."
    Sun, Aug 31, 2025, 11pm

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  1. Getty Announces 2025/2026 Scholars

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    Getty welcomes this year’s scholars

    May 29, 2025

  2. The Fragment and the Whole

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    In the aftermath of the Armenian genocide, one medieval manuscript’s extraordinary journey

    May 27, 2025

  3. Getty Partners with Arts Council Korea (ARKO) to Globally Advance the International Study of Art

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    Collaboration will tie together Korean and U.S. researchers

    May 22, 2025

  4. New Open-Access Book Explores Mid-20th-Century Experimental Scores

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    Featuring over 2,000 objects and expert commentary, The Scores Project provides a comprehensive view of a groundbreaking moment in art history

    May 1, 2025

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