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The Face on the Leaf
Accra Shepp reveals how he prints photographs on plant leaves, a unique process that he perfected
Banned, Burned, and Still Read
From the Catholic Church’s list of banned books to underground Cold War magazines, Getty Research Institute collections trace six centuries of censorship and the creative ways readers, writers, and artists have shared forbidden ideas
Getty Book on KCS Paniker’s “Written Pictures” Explores the Artist’s Influences in a Postcolonial World
An important figure in 20th-century Indian modernism, Paniker took inspiration from Paul Klee to make an art entirely his own
Open-Access Getty Research Journal Presents 21st Issue
Peer-reviewed articles on the visual arts expand narratives on global culture
This Yoko Ono Book Channels Dadaism and Buddhism
The act of considering the art is the art
Unearthing the Buried History of Christiansborg Castle
How a Getty Scholar and Getty Graduate Intern are working to strengthen how we record histories of the transatlantic slave trade
Broadening the Idea of What American Art Is
LeRonn P. Brooks reflects on what Black curators preserve, and why it matters
Current and Upcoming Exhibitions
For journalists, a frequently updated list with press contacts for current and upcoming exhibitions at the Getty Center and Getty Villa Museum
Harry Gesner’s Buildings “Surf” the California Hillsides
How a modernist architect linked the natural and built environments
Breast Dressed
Restoring one of Getty’s most unique treasures