Explore the Era
Delve into the postwar Los Angeles art world in this online archive, which provides additional material related to the exhibitions on view at the Getty Center. Learn about hipsters and happenings, and the venues across the city where all the action took place through images from the archives and first-hand accounts with the artists.
Exhibitions at the Getty Center
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Video: Joe Goode, Charles Cowles, Ed Moses, and Hans Neuendorf speak about Nicholas Wilder and his gallery, 2009–11
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Video: Documentation of the artistic process, fabrication, and installation of Robert Irwin’s installation Black on White
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Video: Sarah Bancroft speaks about Richard Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series, June 2011
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Video: De Wain Valentine and the L.A. Art Scene in the 1960s and 70s is explored by the Getty Conservation Institute.
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Video: MasKast Resin, the polyester developed by De Wain Valentine to create his large-scale sculptures, is explored by the Getty Conservation Institute.
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Video: Surface Matters—learn about the role of and upkeep for the pristine surfaces on De Wain Valentine's sculptures through the work of the Getty Conservation Institute.
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Video: Learn about the research and activities of the Getty Conservation Institute that went into the planning of the exhibition From Start to Finish: De Wain Valentine's Gray Column.
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Video: Interview with John McCracken, October 4, 2010, New York, NY. © 2010 Glenstone
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Video: Making the Scene—find out about the L.A. gallery scene during the postwar years
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Video: Artist George Herms shares anecdotes about the California assemblage community
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Video: Discover how L.A. artists of the 1960s and 1970s appropriated commercial culture
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Video: Learn more about the region’s network of art schools with artist Barbara T. Smith
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Video: Experience the Womanhouse Kitchen. Excerpt from the documentary film Womanhouse, 1974, directed by Johanna Demetrakas. The Getty Research Institute, 2896-034. © Johanna Demetrakas
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Video: Art of Protest—Artist Suzanne Lacy discusses the connection between art and activism
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Exhibition Film: Learn about the birth of the L.A. art scene from the people who shaped it. Their dynamic developments and artistic innovations during the postwar period turned the city into a world-class art center.