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The Buddha in Medieval Europe

Bryan C. Keene | March 17, 2011

What does a 12th-century bronze sculpture from Cambodia have in common with a 15th-century manuscript from Germany? Both, surprisingly, relate to the story of the Buddha. The exhibition Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia is...

Making Over Early Photographs with Color

Jessica Portner | March 14, 2011

“First, ever so lightly, I take a little flesh-colored pigment and add a bit of color to his face,” said Luther Gerlach as he glided his brush over an old photograph of a boy clutching a hat. “Then let’s...

Labeling Turner

Emily Beeny | March 7, 2011

Writing the gallery label for a painting can sometimes feel like an art form in itself, a kind of circumscribed descriptive poetry not unrelated to haiku. How, in fewer than 100 words, do you capture the essence of an...

A Touching Experience: Exploring Art with Blind and Low Sighted Visitors

Eidelriz Senga | March 4, 2011

I wouldn’t have become a museum educator if I didn’t believe in the potential magic of an art museum. I’ve had enough experiences at the Getty Villa to know that I’m not crazy—that special experiences can be had with...

Apollo’s Drapery: An Unfolding Puzzle

Erik Risser and David Saunders | March 1, 2011

A new exhibition opening at the Getty Villa, Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze, marks the completion of an 18-month conservation project that developed in collaboration with the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples. The exhibition presents the different...

Zhang Huan: Beyond the Body

Jennifer S. Li | February 24, 2011

The body, being, and humanness are Zhang Huan’s primary mediums and subjects.

Mixing Afghan Rhythms at Sounds of L.A.

Jessica Portner | February 18, 2011

Just 48 hours before he was pounding percussion onstage at the Getty Center this past weekend, one of the creators of Sounds and Rhythms of Afghanistan (S.A.R.A.) was teaching tabla drumming at a music school in Kabul. But the...

A Close Look at the Agrigento Youth

Annelisa Stephan | February 16, 2011

The Agrigento Youth, a Greek sculpture carved almost exactly 2,500 years ago, is wintering at the Getty Villa. It’s the second work from the Museo Archeologico Regionale in Agrigento, Sicily, to visit the Villa on loan, following the Gela...

Brush and Shutter: When Chinese Painters Became Photographers

Jeff Cody | February 8, 2011

The new exhibition Brush & Shutter: Early Photography in China uses photographs, along with a few paintings and other artistic media, to tell a largely unknown story about China. In the second half of the 19th century, when China...