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Portrait of Li Hong Chang, 1890. The Getty Research Institute, 2006.R.1
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Brush & Shutter: Early Photography in China
Described by
Arts of Asia as making a
". . . significant contribution in blazing the trails that will come from discovering new examples . . ." this exhibition explores photography's introduction to China in the mid-19th century and demonstrates how Chinese artists adapted this new medium, grafting it onto traditional aesthetic conventions.
Curators lead a gallery talk of the exhibition on April 21 at 2:30 p.m.
Learn more about this exhibition.
Related publication.
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Section of the Vienna Codex, anonymous Mixtec artist, pl. 47. The Getty Research Institute, 85-B1535
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Closing this Sunday, March 27
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Stills from Scenes of City Life, 1935, directed by Yuan Muzhi
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Scenes of City Life 都市風光
Never before shown outside China, director Yuan Muzhi's innovative fantasy uses live action, still photographs, animation, and even a peep show to depict the love triangle between a pawnshop owner's daughter and two young men in the bustling metropolis of 1930s Shanghai.
Subtitled in English, this presentation is made possible through the assistance of the China Film Archive.
Make a reservation and learn more about this film.
N E W O N T H E W E B
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Mapa quemado/Burned Map, Horacio Zabala, 1974, mixed media on printed map. Courtesy of the artist and Henrique Faria Fine Art, New York
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Video
An international group of scholars, curators, museum directors, and artists discuss new approaches to the study and presentation of Latin American art in the 21st century. This symposium was held at the Getty Center and the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) March 11–13, 2011.
Watch the video.
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Poster for Art/Life One Year Performance, from High Performance magazine records, 1978–97. The Getty Research Institute, 2006.M.8
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Finding Aid
These records document the publication's content, editorial process, and administrative history during its quarterly run from 1978 through 1997. Founded to cover performance art, the publication gradually shifted to include new and experimental art, and later activism and community-based art. With an extensive compilation of artist files, the archive also provides comprehensive documentation of the progressive art world from the late 1970s to the late 1990s.
Browse the finding aid.
P U B L I C A T I O N S
2011 AAUP Book, Jacket and Journal Show
L O O K I N G A H E A D
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Drive-in Theater, Julius Shulman, 1948. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, the Getty Research Institute, 2004.R.10 © J. Paul Getty Trust
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Questioning the Standard: New Narratives of Art in Los Angeles
Curators, scholars, and educators working on the
Pacific Standard Time region-wide research initiative address some of the myths and stereotypes that still pervade accounts of Los Angeles art in the postwar period.
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Banner image: Collage of Many Photographs (detail), ca. 1860–ca. 1900, albumen print. The Getty Research Institute, 2006.R.17.2
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