Ancient Myth, Contemporary Politics
Jacques-Louis David made Greco-Roman myths directly relevant to the contemporary public, as this sly drawing shows.
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Lifted Cellulose Nitrate: Conserving an Early Robert Mapplethorpe Object
A conservator’s view of a complex and unusual object by Robert Mapplethorpe.
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David Hockney in the Promised Land
Why is vibrant color, like green, characteristic of Hockney’s landscapes of Northern England?
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Boot Camp for Conservators Explores X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
In a joint Yale-Getty program, conservators learn to harness physics to analyze art.
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MAKE ART/STOP AIDS
How art can make things happen in the world, teach, goad, shift, and protect us.
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Traditional English Recipes with a California Flair
Our chefs share their 21st-century updates on traditional English favorites.
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Is That an Art Exhibition in Your Ear?
L.A.’s smallest gallery show is currently taking place inside a human ear.
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The Saints of Skid Row
Artist J Michael Walker finds a saint very much alive in downtown Los Angeles.
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The Medieval Battle That Launched Modern English
How French saved English.
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Letters by René Magritte Join Research Institute’s Collection
The artist’s business dealings with gallerist Alexander Iolas are the focus of nine revealing letters from the 1950s and ’60s.
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September in the Central Garden
Flowers and foliage give off a feverish display as summer winds, ever so slowly, to a close.
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Yes, Art Really Is Hard Work
In honor of Labor Day, a tribute to the hard work of artists throughout the centuries.
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