Cook Your Own Aztec Feast
Mexican cooking as we know and love it in the U.S.—moles, carne asada, burritos, cafe con leche, loads of melty cheese—would have been unrecognizable... Read More
exhibitions
Enchantresses on Film
The films we screen at the Getty go hand in hand with the art on view. Curating film series related to exhibitions is exciting,... Read More
Curating The Aztec Pantheon
The premise of The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire is a unique one: that just as classical antiquity colored Spanish perceptions of... Read More
Interpreting Sacred Scripture across Faiths
How do people of different faiths read, interpret, and depict the sacred texts known in the Christian tradition as the Old Testament? Come explore... Read More
Leonardo da Vinci, Anatomist
Leonardo da Vinci worked for 25 years on a complete guide to the human form that would have transformed the study of anatomy in... Read More
Think Local, Exhibit Global—Research Institute Exhibitions on the Move
Off the tram, up the stairs and take a sharp right before going into the main entrance pavilion. Head into the building across from... Read More
Royal Propaganda, from Prints to Pixels
Spin control—it’s been around for centuries. Louis XIV, king of France from 1660 to 1715, was a master at it, using art—especially the work... Read More
Seeing L.A. through Catherine Opie’s Lens
For six months, I lived up the hill from Sunset and Coronado in Silverlake. I’d go to Mariela’s for burritos—always a little too watery,... Read More
Welcoming Leonardo to L.A.
More than any other exhibition I’ve worked on, Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention feels historic. To stand there... Read More
How Do You Move an Aztec Deity? Very Carefully!
Objects you see in the galleries at the Getty Villa, whether monumental or miniature, weighing a few ounces or several tons, all require careful... Read More
The Thrills (and Terrors) of Installing an Exhibition
Wednesday, March 17, 9:50 a.m. That’s it. I’ve just walked the last courier to the South Gate shuttle point and said good-bye, and am... Read More