Getty Voices: My L.A.: Learning to Love Baskin-Robbins
Vernacular architecture at its most highly sweetened.
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Pacific Standard Time
An initiative of the Getty with arts organizations throughout Southern California. Coming in 2024 is Pacific Standard Time: Art x Science x LA.
Architecture Critic Paul Goldberger Advises “Don’t Squeeze Out All the Fresh Air”
“We’re much more sensitive in general to historic buildings than we once were.” How to move forward while preserving the past.
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Getty Voices: Our L.A.
What special places tell the story of your L.A.?
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Time to Focus: Community Photoworks 2013
“I learned not to rush taking the picture, to capture the moment when you think it’s ready.”
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Finding Beauty in L.A.’s Visual Clutter
Hulking public works and messy storefronts are the essence of L.A. architecture. Here’s why you should love them.
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Long Live Tiki, the Whimsical Soul of Midcentury Modern
Tiki is the style that refuses to die, and its endurance tells us something about Southern California design.
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Explore “Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A.” on Newly Launched Website
Browse around L.A. faster than freeway travel (as if freeway travel is ever speedy). “Pacific Standard Time Presents” website sets new sights on how our city was made Modern.
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L.A.’s Modern Architecture Gets Its Due with “Pacific Standard Time Presents”
Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. presents exhibitions and events across the city.
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New SCI-Arc Media Archive Allows Forward-Oriented Institution to Look Back
A new online media archive offers conversations with makers and thinkers of our time.
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The Case of the Broken Wax Banana
Conservator Julie Wolfe explains adhesive methods to repair to a Robert Graham piece.
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Looking Under Judy Chicago’s Car Hood
Chicago was one of several California artists in the 1960’s who adopted techniques and materials from L.A.’s car culture.
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Art with an On-Off Switch: Restoring Stephan von Huene’s Tap Dancer
Art with an On-Off Switch: Restoring Stephan von Huene's Tap Dancer
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