Coming in 2016: Robert Mapplethorpe
A major retrospective of the artist’s work is coming in March 2016.
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All Posts by Alexandria Sivak
I'm senior communications specialist at the J. Paul Getty Trust, and handle media outreach for the Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, and the Getty Museum's Department of Photographs.
Barbara Kruger and L.A. Teenagers Team Up to Ask, “Whose Values?”
The contemporary artist worked with over 400 high schoolers to question, comment, and create.
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The Bully Has Left the Room
While James Ensor is away, Pictorialist photographs will play.
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Watteau’s Elegant Ladies, Reunited
Two sister Watteau drawings reunite in a new exhibition.
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A Trip through Byzantine Greece
Three stunning sites in Greece are home to remarkable Byzantine art and architecture.
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Children in Another World: The Photographs of Arthur Tress
Sixty-six photographs by Arthur Tress join the collection.
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Diorama-rama: History Behind Glass
Photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto plays with dioramas’ tension between real and fake, fact and spectacle.
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A Love Story Told in Pictures
The greatest romance of the 19th century, captured on camera.
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Ancient Myth, Contemporary Politics
Jacques-Louis David made Greco-Roman myths directly relevant to the contemporary public, as this sly drawing shows.
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Ready for Reddit – Tim Potts in an “Ask Me Anything” Session Monday, November 25
Have a question for the director of the Getty Museum? Ask him! He’ll be on Reddit starting at noon PST.
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Friday DIY: Create Your Own Camera Obscura
Making a camera obscura two ways.
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Getty Voices: Photographing with Abelardo Morell
Students team up with Abelardo Morell to explore their world.
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