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Driving around LA with Ed Ruscha
With a retrospective coming to LACMA this April, explore the artist’s sprawling Streets of LA archive
New Book Explores Fascinating History of Art Dealers in Transatlantic Art Market
This new volume draws on dealer archives to illuminate the establishment of the American art world
What Exactly Does a Registrar Do?
As senior registrar at the Getty Research Institute (GRI), Lora Chin Derrien keeps track of the “treasure trove” of archival collections that come through its doors
Motherhood Is Hard Work
In the ‘70s, artist Mary Kelly meticulously documented the early years of her son’s life
Grete Stern’s Weird World of Dreams
Images from a 1940s pulp magazine are a surreal peek into the female subconscious
Ghost in the Machine
You might be worried about AI, but throughout history, humans have used new technologies to create art
Gardeners of Counterspace
How an art collective created community in the heart of 1980s East Berlin
The Art of Friendship
For over 50 years, photographer Sidney Felsen captured artists at work
In Memoriam: Kurt Forster (1935-2024)
Remembering the founding director of the Getty Research Institute
A Getty Exhibition Rooted in Friendship
On view for the first time, the Felsen archive features the remarkable history of Gemini G.E.L.