All Posts by Alice Cisternino

As a gallery teacher at the Getty, I present a range of objects in different mediums and from different times to a diverse audience. Every day, I am reminded by the artworks in the museum and viewers’ responses to them that we are all part of a community, and part of a great expanse of time.

Question of the Week: Where Is the Line between Private and Public?

Where is the line between private and public? Each situation has a different answer—and sometimes many different possible answers. As an example, take this... Read More

Alice Cisternino | September 29, 2011

Art and Power

“Focus is power,” said theater director Peter Sellars to a packed crowd at the American Association of Museums annual meeting earlier this year. Artworks... Read More

Alice Cisternino | August 16, 2010