My relationship with the Getty began when I was still an undergrad studying architecture and the history of art. As a junior I applied for the Multicultural Undergraduate Internship offered by the Getty Foundation, and was thrilled to receive an internship with the Manuscripts Department at the Museum. There was only one problem: I didn’t [...]
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Tags: Gothic Grandeur, interns, Multicultural Undergraduate Intern Program
Do you picture archaeological sites as dry, dusty piles of stones? Meet Peirene, an ancient Greek ruin so tantalizing that archaeologists have literally died for it. Dry and dusty this place is not. The story of the alluring ruin is told in the book Peirene: A Corinthian Fountain in Three Millennia, recently published by the [...]
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Tags: ancient Greece, archaeological sites, archaeology, art books, books, Greek art, Peirene
The Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival opens on January 19. For 11 days, artists will be activating public spaces across the city with a variety of performances and public art. From Pomona to Santa Monica beach, these works will include everything from experimental music and conceptual art to dance, light shows, pyrotechnics, [...]
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Tags: festival, Judy Chicago, Machine Project, Pacific Standard Time, performance art, performances, PST, PSTinLA, Suzanne Lacy
All of us who work at the Getty are pretty lucky; after all, we spend our days around great art and great people. For Thanksgiving, I asked several folks who’ve blogged on the Iris over the past year to name one thing (or maybe two) they’re grateful for about their work. Here’s what they shared. [...]
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Tags: gratitude, holidays, staff, Thanksgiving
Is there any consensus about the definition and field of “Latin American art”? This question was the subject of discussion by a group of international art historians and curators at a recent two-part, two-continent symposium, Between Theory and Practice: Rethinking Latin American Art in the 21st Century. The event began in L.A. in March and [...]
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Tags: Latin America, Latin American art, MOLAA, Peru, Q&A, scholarship, symposium
The J. Paul Getty Trust is an extraordinary arts institution. That I knew before coming to work at the Getty this week as its president and CEO. What I didn’t know—couldn’t know until I became a full part of this organization—was the full extent of the Getty’s programs and projects, and the remarkable expertise of its [...]
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Tags: Jim Cuno, leadership, mission, Pacific Standard Time
On June 27, 119 students participating in the Getty Foundation’s Multicultural Undergraduate Internship program came to the Getty Center for the program’s annual Arts Summit. Interns chose from discussion topics led by arts professionals who shared their personal experience and offered insider tips on pursuing a career in the arts. As an intern working in [...]
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Tags: Arts Summit, career paths, careers, interns, MUI, Multicultural Undergraduate Intern Program, students
The Cosmati Pavement, the medieval tile mosaic floor in front of the Abbey’s High Alter where Prince William and Middleton are expected to take their vows, has in past been rarely visible due to its age and condition, but the floor has been newly conserved thanks in large part to a grant from the Getty Foundation.
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Tags: Conservation, Getty Foundation, mosaics, mosaics conservation, Royal Wedding
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Update—videos of this event have been archived here. The three-day symposium Between Theory and Practice: Rethinking Latin American Art in the 21st Century is streaming live this weekend, from Friday March 11 through Sunday March 13. We invite you to join us online or on-site at the Getty Center on Friday and the Museum of [...]
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Tags: art history, contemporary art, Latin America, MOLAA, symposium, video
The exhibition Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia now on view at the Getty Center is a rare opportunity to experience first-hand the unique artistry of Khmer sculpture outside of Cambodia. At its height, the Khmer empire was the most powerful in southeast Asia, ruling present-day Cambodia as well as significant [...]
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Tags: Cambodia, Cambodian Bronzes, Conservation, Getty Foundation
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