The present whereabouts of the Berthouville Treasure are not a mystery. In December 2011 this priceless hoard of ancient Roman artifacts discovered by chance in... Read More
Getty to Conserve Jackson Pollock’s Watershed Work “Mural”
It’s official—abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock’s seminal work Mural (1943) will be undergoing technical study and conservation at the Getty Center as part of... Read More
Sylvia Sleigh and Lawrence Alloway, Mutual Muses
Intimate relationships visualized: the work and love of Sylvia Sleigh and Lawrence Alloway.
Read MoreTo Hell and Back: Dante’s Inferno in Art and Film
UPDATE: The screening of the 1911 film L’Inferno, scheduled for Saturday, June 23, at 3:00 p.m., has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience.... Read More
Why Have There Been No Great (Wikipedia Articles on) Women Artists?
What’s the top hit when you google Louise Nevelson, Dorothea Lange, or Betye Saar? Wikipedia, of course. The online encyclopedia anyone can edit, Wikipedia... Read More
Sears: Can an American Institution Return to Its Design Roots?
Inside the Karl Schneider archive at the Getty Research Institute.
Read MoreThe Seven Plagues of the Ancient Roman City Dweller
Think city living is a struggle today? The ancient Romans had it just as tough, giving their poets plenty to complain about Roman poetry... Read More
Backyard Archaeology at the Villa Ranch House
Students in the UCLA/Getty Conservation Program recently dug up ancient wall paintings buried on the grounds of the Getty Villa. Not real ones, of... Read More
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.
Read MoreA Horse, Of Course! Curator Anne Woollett on Equine Painting
Horses have been the subject of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and other renderings for thousands of years. They have been depicted as companions of man,... Read More
From Malibu to Cyprus and Back Again
Having spent a good deal of time with Aphrodite of late, I found in Herb Ritts: L.A. Style a real feast—not just for the... Read More