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Print Matters Reimagines the Illustrated Magazine as a Modernist Powerhouse
This new volume explores how illustrated magazines shaped 20th century visual culture through the interplay of photography, text, and design
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
Getty Press Kit
Resources for press, including an overview of Getty and its two Los Angeles locations
The Fabulous Fashion of Eunice W. Johnson
For the glamorous cofounder of Ebony and Jet, haute couture was about much more than looking good
Dress Code: Drag
In the Johnson Publishing Company Archive, you’ll find photographs of 1950s' drag performers striking a pose at grand balls
Idurre Alonso Appointed to Head of Modern and Contemporary Collections at the Getty Research Institute
Ms. Alonso will oversee the GRI’s largest collecting area and will supervise associated curators and staff
Modernism in the Hills: Richard Neutra’s Visionary Lovell Health House
A landmark of 20th-century architecture, the Lovell Health House embodied Neutra’s radical fusion of steel, sunlight, and well-being
How to Preserve Gunpowder
Inside the decade-long study of Cai Guo-Qiang’s explosive artworks
New Volume Explores Ed Ruscha’s Streets of Los Angeles Archive
Containing over 900,000 images, the artist’s archive is emblematic of his oeuvre
The Little-Known History of a Lost Earthwork
Andy Goldsworthy’s sculpture in the Getty Library was created to catch the light of the solstice—but then the unexpected struck