Abstract Films from the 1920s: Making Rhythm Visible
Visual phenomena intersect with concepts applied to music in films.
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Becoming Man Ray: Art, Life, and Paris
The mythology of artistic greatness tends to privilege the spark of creative genius over hard work, sacrifice, and experimentation. Traditionally, the biographies of famous... Read More
Werner Herzog, Jean Clottes, and the Origins of Art
I’ve long admired the films of Werner Herzog, so I was delighted to discover that his new film Cave of Forgotten Dreams, made in... Read More
Meet the B-List Monsters of Greek Mythology
Pity the second-tier monsters of ancient myth. “Ethon, no one’s heard of him,” laments mythology buff John Harris. “And what about the little-known Teumessian... Read More
The Getty Research Journal: Diverse, Collaborative, International
The third issue of the Getty Research Journal has just been published. Each year, the Journal presents new research on the Getty’s broad holdings... Read More
A Revolution in Reading: Finding Getty Publications on Google
In the entire 500-year history of the printed book, it is difficult to imagine a time of more innovation and change than now. Just... Read More
A Tale of Two Beths
When you write novels for a living, as I do, you get used to making things up—places, plots, people. What you don’t expect is... Read More
15 Years of “If…”
Can you handle this book? It’s one of the most challenging we’ve ever published. Not in the words—it has only 97 of them—but in... Read More
Geoff Dyer Is Not a Bore
When British author Geoff Dyer came to speak at Zócalo Public Square at the Getty Museum, he was prepared to be a bore. “It’s... Read More
Leonardo da Vinci, Anatomist
Leonardo da Vinci worked for 25 years on a complete guide to the human form that would have transformed the study of anatomy in... Read More
Capturing Motherhood, In 50 Words or Less
How do you sum up motherhood in a picture or a phrase? There are over 400 elegant attempts in The Art of Motherhood, a... Read More
Visit Us at the L.A. Times Festival of Books
We’re looking forward to The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this weekend on UCLA’s campus. The largest public literary festival in North America, the... Read More