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Back to the Future with Chicano Batman
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Your Music Guide to Saturdays Off the 405
Liner notes for this season’s outdoor music. More»
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Musicians and Artists Take Over the Getty for This Summer’s Friday Flights
Music nights that make you think: Friday Flights launches May 30. More»
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Which Artist Would You Recommend to a Space Alien?
Malin House ("Chemosphere"), 1960, designed by John Lautner. Photo by
Julius Shulman, 1961. Julius Shulman Photography Archive. The Getty Research Institute, 2004.R.10
A beginner’s guide to the human mind and heart. More»
Also tagged John Lautner, Muddy Waters, Octavia Butler, Open Art, writing, Zocalo Public Square
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Four Minds on Herzog: A Conversation with Nancy Perloff
Curator Nancy Perloff, photographed inside Werner Herzog's installation Hearsay of the Soul
“The end is a kind of apotheosis. Maybe that sounds too romantic or spiritual. But the single most remarkable thing is that you lose all sense of time.” More»
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Travertine Improv
Four hands transform the Getty Center into a massive musical instrument. More»
Also tagged Ernst Reijseger, events, Hearsay of the Soul, performances, travertine
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The Adventures of Cricket and Flatfoot (aka The Okee Dokee Brothers)
How’s this for a job: float down a river, then sing about it. The Okee Dokee Brothers reveal how they make it work. More»
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My First Concert Ever: Saturdays Off the 405 with Pickwick
NOT photoshopped. Courtesy of ace-photographer (and Getty public programs coordinator) Jaclyn Kalkhurst
Really? Yes. 20-something intern Rosie Narasaki attends her first concert ever. And likes it. More»
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Harry Smith’s Archives and Collections Now at the Getty Research Institute
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Best known for his experimental films and his anthology of American folk music, Harry Smith was a fascinating multidisciplinary artist and avid collector. More»
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How Do You Sing The Renaissance? Lionheart Does a Roaring Good Job
We’re welcoming Lionheart, one of America’s leading ensembles in vocal chamber music, for a concert this Saturday. Their performance of music from the early Renaissance complements the exhibition Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance: Painting and Illumination, 1300-1350. The… More»
