Listening to Edward Hopper’s Silence
How do you make a movie about Edward Hopper? The artist—famous for his haunting and enigmatic paintings such as Nighthawks and New York Movie—was... Read More
Paintings
Enchantresses on Film
The films we screen at the Getty go hand in hand with the art on view. Curating film series related to exhibitions is exciting,... Read More
Art Circles—Better than Bowling
On a recent Saturday night, nearly 20 visitors tried to make sense of a huge, mysterious painting in the Getty Center’s Flemish gallery. Mysterious,... 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
85 Years After John Singer Sargent
During the late 19th century, John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) was the most fashionable portrait painter in England and the United States. An example of... Read More
Getty Up! Welcome to the Getty’s New Blog
The Iris is a reference to the Getty Museum’s best-known painting: Irises by Vincent van Gogh. That painting is surrounded by knots of visitors... Read More