contemporary art

A Renaissance Ceramic Dish Is Reproduced in Miniature

The tale of a ceramic Renaissance dish and its tiny twin.

Linnea Seidling | November 8, 2017

Looking closely at an American abstract expressionist’s painting reveals more than meets the eye.

Getty staff discuss the story behind an American abstract expressionist’s iconic painting.

“A searing work that seethes with rage and yet is made from a place of love.”

Gregory Halpern | July 27, 2017

“In Flagrante means ‘caught in the act,’ and that’s what my pictures are.”

Laura Hubber | July 7, 2017

Inside 33 collaged letters from Joseph Cornell to Susanna De Maria Wilson.

Twin sisters who make powerful and mysterious images.

A look back at the work of the 2016–17 artist-in-residence.

The fading of architecture, and ideology.

Lyra Kilston | June 2, 2017

“I had reached the point where I decided that I was not interested in making photographs anymore unless they were political.”

Laura Hubber | April 28, 2017

New acquisition provides insights into an artist’s distinctive practice.

Sarah Zabrodski | March 13, 2017

Performance art and feminism.

Anja Foerschner | March 1, 2017