In class, one day, she was bitten by a mosquito and became unruly. Her teacher made her stay late after school. (detail), from the series Re-visions, 1977, Marcia Resnick. Gelatin silver print. Getty Museum. © Marcia Resnick
In Focus: Writing for the Camera
GETTY CENTER
West Pavilion, Lower Level
This is a past event
By definition, the medium of photography—a word that means “light writing”—maintains a close relationship with writing. This one-gallery exhibition, drawn largely from the Getty’s collection, considers how various photographers active since the 1970s have represented the connection between writing and photography in images that showcase the performative nature of these mediums.