contemporary art

Witty Mosaics Offer a Beautiful Solution to the Pothole Problem

An artist pioneers the street mosaic.

Video interviews from our vast oral history collections are now available to stream.

Andrew Perchuk | May 16, 2016

Facilitating open dialogue among diverse viewpoints.

Two masters of practice receive the Getty Medal.

James Cuno | March 24, 2016

An intimate portrait of a Hollywood legend, through her home.

Annelisa Stephan | March 21, 2016

Artist Nuala Creed sculpts the people who make the Web.

At Black Mountain College, avant-garde artists taught students to teach themselves

Martha King | March 7, 2016

The Guggenheim’s divine influence in one writer’s life.

Kathryn Bold | March 1, 2016

Mash-ups of Getty decorative arts, women, animals—and monsters

Allison Ramirez | February 18, 2016

Two years of collaboration between conservators and conservation scientists has helped conserve this seminal work.

Getty Media | January 19, 2016

Camilo José Vergara photographs tributes to the civil rights leader on walls across Los Angeles.

Dreamlike illustrations inspired by ancient art and myth.

Allison Ramirez | January 7, 2016