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Intimate Addresses: Benjamin Patterson

Recording Artists

Black and white image of Ben Patterson standing playing a double bass with a bow.

A Black American artist and composer becomes a father and rebalances his life

ReCurrent: Monk at Palo Alto

ReCurrent

Thelonius Monk sits at a piano under a sign reading "SILENCE Genius At Work"

A teen books Thelonious Monk for his high school, a janitor hits record, and a lost reel becomes a landmark live album

Going for Glory: A History of the Ancient Olympics

If Objects Could Talk

Greek, ceramic jar featuring images four nude, muscular men running.

How the Olympics Have Changed From 776 BCE to Today, with Archaeologist Shelby Brown

If Objects Could Talk

Artifacts from the museum’s collection join us in the recording studio

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  1. The Case of the Missing…Me?!

    Illustration of an old key with a handle shaped like a horse's head at the end against a lime green background.

    A Roman key unlocks a mystery

  2. Your Ultimate Saturnalia Gift Guide!

    Illustration of a sculpture of a female figurine with closed eyes, long robes, and hair in an updo over a lime green background.

    A Roman doll has read all the ancient gifting advice to bring you this list of Saturnalia must-haves.

  3. Going for Glory: A History of the Ancient Olympics

    Greek, ceramic jar featuring images four nude, muscular men running.

    How the Olympics Have Changed From 776 BCE to Today, with Archaeologist Shelby Brown

ReCurrent

A podcast about what we gain by keeping the past, present

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  1. ReCurrent: Roses & Pixels

    The Fight Over an Icon

    A medieval drawing of the Virgin Mary holding Jesus surrounded by a radiant gold pattern sits atop a background of blue.

    A 2001 art clash opens a deeper story of the Virgen de Guadalupe in LA—holy mother or homegirl—and who gets to redraw her

  2. ReCurrent: Backlot & Barrio

    From star portraits to Eastside history with George Rodriguez

    George Rodriguez leans against a light table in front of a gallery wall full of art, photography, and prints.

    From red carpets to school walkouts, George Rodriguez’s lens links two LAs—and the first Chicano archive at Getty keeps that story alive

  3. ReCurrent: Behold & Belonging

    From Getty to Boyle Heights

    A young person holds a camera in front of hanging fabrics.

    Inside a youth photo classroom, a museum show sparks identity, memory, and migration stories that move from gallery walls into the city

Recording Artists

Artists in their own words from the Getty Research Institute archives

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  1. Radical Women: Betye Saar

    Working My Mojo

    Betye stands in a small nook with a window on either side of her. The walls are lined with artworks; there's a counter with drawers behind her, and a refrigerator to the right.

    The multimedia artist finds her voice and hones her craft

  2. Experiments in Art and Technology: Fujiko Nakaya

    The Most Beautiful Way

    Fujiko Nakaya and David Tudor sit at a table with food on it

    How does the artist bring the ethos of E.A.T. from the 1960s into the present day?

  3. Experiments in Art and Technology: Robert Rauschenberg

    A Very Small Club

    Robert Rauschenberg stands amid a large group of seated people holding a packet of paper in a hand that is gesturing to his right

    How did the artist keep innovating in the face of failure?

Art + Ideas

Hear artists, writers, curators, and scholars talk about their work

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  1. Thelma Golden on the Past and Future of the Studio Museum in Harlem

    Portrait of Thelma Golden wearing a black and white patterned dress in front of a blurry colorful background

    The Studio Museum’s director discusses the evolution of this groundbreaking institution

  2. Art and Poetry: Connecting Stories at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

    LeRonn Brooks poses for a portrait.

    Museum director and poet Kevin Young draws meaning from African American cultural production across centuries

  3. An American Odyssey

    Mary Schmidt Campbell on Artist Romare Bearden

    Book cover featuring a black and white image of artist Romare Bearden wearing a bowler hat and smoking a cigarette

    A new biography chronicles the life and career of the influential African American artist Romare Bearden