Modern & Contemporary Art
Stories about modern and contemporary art, 1800 to today
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Made to Fade
For Phil Chang, the art of these photographs is in their disappearance
Photography Testing, Testing, One, Two, Three
How we decided whether it was safe to display 150-year-old photos
The 19th-Century Selfie Pioneer
Before Instagram influencers, there was Hippolyte Bayard
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
An Artist’s Travel Pop-Up Book Series
Colette Fu on making We Are Tiger Dragon People
Ghost in the Machine
You might be worried about AI, but throughout history, humans have used new technologies to create art
Capturing the Artist’s Perspective
How Getty’s African American Art History Initiative is making history
The Art of Friendship
For over 50 years, photographer Sidney Felsen captured artists at work
Blood in Medieval and Contemporary Art Explored at Getty
Works on view will showcase different interpretations of blood from the Middle Ages and today