exhibitions

Pointing East, Thinking West: Felice Beato’s Photographic View

Whether he planted his tripod in India, China, Japan, Korea, or Burma, the Italian-born photographer Felice Beato always portrayed a country’s culture through a... Read More

Jessica Portner | April 8, 2011

Writing Verse for “Brush & Shutter”

Greeting you at the entrance to Brush & Shutter: Early Photography in China is a duilian, two lines of Chinese poetry that situate the... Read More

Qingnian Tang | April 6, 2011

Behind the Scenes with J.M.W. Turner’s “Modern Rome”

How long does it take to install a painting in the Museum, from loading dock to gallery wall? For J.M.W. Turner’s Modern Rome—Campo Vaccino,... Read More

Steve Saldivar | March 25, 2011

The Buddha in Medieval Europe

What does a 12th-century bronze sculpture from Cambodia have in common with a 15th-century manuscript from Germany? Both, surprisingly, relate to the story of... Read More

Bryan C. Keene | March 17, 2011

Making Over Early Photographs with Color

“First, ever so lightly, I take a little flesh-colored pigment and add a bit of color to his face,” said Luther Gerlach as he... Read More

Jessica Portner | March 14, 2011

Apollo’s Drapery: An Unfolding Puzzle

A new exhibition opening at the Getty Villa, Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze, marks the completion of an 18-month conservation project that... Read More

Erik Risser and David Saunders | March 1, 2011

Cambodia’s Enduring Mystery

The exhibition Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia now on view at the Getty Center is a rare opportunity to... Read More

Sean Charette | February 28, 2011

Zhang Huan: Beyond the Body

The body, being, and humanness are Zhang Huan’s primary mediums and subjects.

Drawing the Line: Conserving Master Drawings with a Light Touch

The intriguing exhibition The Secret Life of Drawings—closing this Sunday at the Getty Center—unveils hidden clues to unfinished works on paper, undiscovered sketches, and... Read More

Jessica Portner | February 11, 2011

Brush and Shutter: When Chinese Painters Became Photographers

The new exhibition Brush & Shutter: Early Photography in China uses photographs, along with a few paintings and other artistic media, to tell a... Read More

Jeff Cody | February 8, 2011