It Happened in L.A.: George Herms Gets Creative for Rent Money
George Herms is known for his poetic assemblages of discarded, disheveled materials. But back in the ’60s, he had preoccupations besides art: he was... Read More
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.
Gray Column Rises
One of the most influential sculptors active in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s, De Wain Valentine is perhaps best known for his... Read More
Countdown to Pacific Standard Time
This morning we launched a new website dedicated to Los Angeles art from 1945 to 1980. Here you can get acquainted with Pacific Standard... Read More
Sam Francis and Mako Idemitsu
Inside the Sam Francis Papers at the Getty Research Institute.
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Reflections on My First Days at the Getty—And What’s Next
The J. Paul Getty Trust is an extraordinary arts institution. That I knew before coming to work at the Getty this week as its... Read More
Frederic Tuten and Steve Martin Talk Art and Fiction
On October 12, novelist Frederic Tuten and actor and writer Steve Martin appeared at the Getty Center as part of the Getty Research Institute’s... Read More
Avant-Garde Antics: The Art of Display in Postwar Los Angeles
How do you hold a “secret exhibition”? In 1957, Los Angeles artist George Herms did just that, setting up his assemblage sculptures among the... Read More