PODCAST: The Buddha’s First Sermon in Sarnath
The long history of the ancient site where Buddhism began and its continued importance today
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Highlights of Getty multimedia, new and from the archives.
Digging into David Tudor's Archive
In this episode of the Art + Ideas podcast, Getty president Jim Cuno explores the archives of avant-garde musician David Tudor (1926–1996), which constitutes a complete record of Tudor’s activity as a performer and composer who often incorporated visual elements like sculptures, found objects, video, light circuits into his live electronic work.
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PODCAST: Reading Ancient Scrolls with Modern Technology
How CT scans and AI will let scientists and historians look inside carbonized papyri
Reflections: Maite Alvarez on Luisa Roldán
An art historian remembers one of her greatest discoveries
PODCAST: Reevaluating French Colonialism through Visual Culture
What postcards and board games tell us about the politics of representation
Reflections: Lyra Kilston on Richard Neutra and Julius Shulman
An editor sees lessons in mid-century school designs
PODCAST: Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta
The surprising story of an unusual collaboration between a Renaissance manuscript’s scribe and its painter
Reflections: Alex Jones on Charles Brittin
A curator connects to the long struggle for civil rights
Reflexiones: Laura Gavilán Lewis sobre Jacques-Louis David
La dificultad de vivir lejos de nuestros seres queridos a través de un retrato
Reflections: Laura Gavilán Lewis on Jacques-Louis David
Understanding the difficulty of living far from loved ones through a portrait painting
PODCAST: Return to Palmyra
The story of an ancient civilization and a modern city
Reflections: Kelly Davis on Timothy O’Sullivan
A metadata specialist considers the timeless beauty of the Sierra Nevada mountains
PODCAST: Lives of Leonardo da Vinci
Early biographies of Leonardo shed light on the artist and the myths surrounding him
