Curator’s Diary: Installing “Messerschmidt and Modernity”
A curator gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse at installing an exhibition.
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What Did Ancient Music Sound Like?
Ancient Greek and Roman music through artwork and instruments descended from ancient ones.
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Sound: Let There Be (Some) Light
See and hear the louvers in the galleries as they keep the light levels consistent.
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Gustav Klimt, Draftsman
Gustav Klimt did not speak about his art, but he left many drawings that attest to the richness of his creative process. Gustav Klimt: The Magic of Line, opening today at the Getty Center, coaxes these drawings to speak,...
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In Search of the Berthouville Treasure
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 the French countryside over 180 years ago was temporarily transferred from its permanent home in...
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The 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 is filled with entertaining rants against urban evils, which I revisited with glee while preparing...
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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.
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A 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, within picturesque landscapes, and in dynamic races, chases, and battles. Anne Woollett, curator of paintings...
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Art with an On-Off Switch: Restoring Stephan von Huene’s Tap Dancer
Art with an On-Off Switch: Restoring Stephan von Huene's Tap Dancer
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Conservation Comes Outdoors for Henry Moore’s “Bronze Form”
What’s inside this tent? Henry Moore’s monumental sculpture Bronze Form 5/6—normally the first artwork visitors see when arriving at the Getty Center—is undergoing a conservation treatment behind a rather mysterious-looking safety screen. My colleagues and I will be working...
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Herb Ritts’s Revolutionary Props
Chains. Pedestals. Balloons. Sea creatures. Those are just some of the props that photographer Herb Ritts employed to set a scene, adorn his models, and capture the viewer. The exhibition Herb Ritts: L.A. Style, on view through August 26,...
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Photographer Mary Ellen Mark and Filmmaker Martin Bell Go to Prom
What will I wear? Who will be my date? Should we rent a limo? With prom season approaching, these are questions going through American teenagers’ minds. This all-American experience of going to prom marks the end of high school...
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