Sarah Cooper

Bio

Public Programs, J. Paul Getty Museum

Stories

  1. No Wave: The Discordant Sound of Downtown New York in the 1970s

    Article

    A short haired woman wearing a tuxedo holds up air quotes with her hands as she speaks into a microphone on a dark stage.

    Insect sounds, a Mickey Mouse drum kit, and sci-fi informed our no wave playlist

    Oct 22, 2026

  2. Microcompositions Bring 60 Seconds of Music to Select Photographs

    Article

    A woman, posing as Greek god Echo, stares at the camera with her hand on her chest

    As part of In Focus: Sound, musicians created new works

    Aug 15, 2022

  3. Art, Pride, and the Rainbow Flag

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    Rainbow flag against a blue sky

    In celebration of Pride, we draw on Getty’s collections to highlight inclusion and humanity

    Jun 8, 2020