Announcement for Field Piece, a Barbara T. Smith exhibition at Cirrus Gallery in Los Angeles, 1971. Computer daisy-wheel print. © Barbara T. Smith. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Hal Glicksman, 2009.M.5.4

Clockwork Malibu, 1978, Anthony Friedkin. Gelatin silver print. 11 15/16 x 18 5/16 in. Gift of Sue and Albert Dorskind. © Anthony Friedkin

Cocktails with Heinecken, about 1974, Darryl J. Curran. Gelatin silver print. 9 1/4 x 14 in. Gift of Darryl J. Curran. © Darryl J. Curran

Constructing a Saw Horse, 1972, William Wegman. Gelatin silver print. 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. © William Wegman

Poster for Vija Celmins exhibition at David Stuart Galleries in Los Angeles, February 28-March 26, 1966. © Vija Celmins. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Michael Asher, 2009.M.30.13

Ed Ruscha in his studio at 1024 3/4 N. Western Avenue in Hollywood, California, 1970. Image courtesy of Billy Al Bengston. Photo © Larry Bell

Entr’Acte Happening at CalArts, 1972, Allan Kaprow. Courtesy Allan Kaprow Estate

Poster for Karl Benjamin exhibition at the Esther-Robles Gallery in Los Angeles, 1964. © Karl Benjamin. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Michael Asher, 2009.M.30.12

Event performance at University of California, Santa Barbara, 1970, Wolfgang Stoerchle. Gelatin silver print documenting the event, unknown photographer. 9 15/16 x 8 in. The Getty Research Institute, 2009.M.16.1. © J. Paul Getty Trust

Film Can Library, Universal Studios, 1978, Anthony Friedkin. Gelatin silver print. 12 x 17 11/16 in. Gift of Sue and Albert Dorskind. © Anthony Friedkin

Frank Gehry Residence. Photo: Greg Headley / Creative Commons

Full Jar, Empty Jar performance at Art Gallery, University of California, San Diego, 1974, Barbara T. Smith. © Barbara T. Smith

Gertrude Teske, Composite with Hollyhock House, Hollywood, 1974, Edmund Teske. Gelatin silver print. 9 7/16 x 13 3/8 in. Gift of the Edmund Teske Archives/Laurence Bump and Nils Vidstrand. © Edmund Teske Archives/Laurence Bump and Nils Vidstrand, 2001

Gray Column, 1975–76, De Wain Valentine. Polyester resin. 140 x 87 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. Lent by De Wain Valentine. Artwork © De Wain Valentine

Greetings from L.A.: A Novel, 1972, Allen Ruppersberg. Offset lithograph. Self-published book. 8 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. The Getty Research Institute, 90-B12310.c1. © Allen Ruppersberg