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Lights, Camera, Fashion
As a curator of photographs at the Getty Museum, Paul Martineau often explores his passion for fashion photography
Photography in the Time of Covid
Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic started, a rotation of photographs at the Getty Museum reflects on a time when the world shut down, but new ways of seeing emerged
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
Young-Adult Book on Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun Highlights Her Extraordinary Achievements
The favorite artist of Marie Antoinette overcame gender barriers, personal heartbreak, and political turmoil to become one of the greatest portrait painters of all time
New Volume Advances Granite Conservation for Historic Structures Worldwide
Uniting research and fieldwork, Getty book provides practical tools for conserving granite in built heritage
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
And Now for the Female Gaze
Cynthia MacAdams’s photographs show us what a freer future looks like
The Colorful Geometry of Franklin D. Israel’s LA
In the 1980s and ’90s, a small group of architects, including Franklin D. Israel, left a vibrant, playful mark on Los Angeles
Getty Receives Transformative Gift of Rare Italian Manuscript Illuminations
The donation further enhances the Getty’s manuscripts collection and is the largest gift of works of art to the Museum in decades
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