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Inspired by Blood

Gabriele Tinti creates poetry at Getty

A person looks at a framed artwork on the wall of a gallery filled with manuscripts and other art objects
Gabriele Tinti at the Blood: Medieval/Modern exhibition looking at Bloodscape X, 1987, Andres Serrano. Silver dye bleach print, 40 × 60 in. Getty Museum, Gift of Robert and Dolores Cathcart. Image: © Andres Serrano, courtesy of the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris/Brussels, 2001.95

Made to Fade

For Phil Chang, the art of these photographs is in their disappearance

Two photos side by side: the left is a sepia-toned screenshot of a web browser showing a hand facing palm out and the webpage title Artform; on right is of a negative on desk under lamp with red light
Left: Screenshot Composition #1, 2021, Phil Chang. Unfixed gelatin silver print, 10 × 8 in. © Phil Chang. Image courtesy the artist and M+B, Los Angeles. Right: Phil Chang uses unconventional methods to develop his Unfixed Works images.

Art & Architecture

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  1. Gardeners of Counterspace

    Two people positioned among foliage in front of a crypt portico with two Greek columns with display of photographic images

    How an art collective created community in the heart of 1980s East Berlin

  2. Capturing the Artist’s Perspective

    Brightly colored fuzzy video still of Ulysses Jenkins wearing head wrap in close up with a purple background

    How Getty’s African American Art History Initiative is making history

  3. Modern Architecture Needs Protecting Too

    Silhouette of a man standing in a house with glass walls, looking out at the Los Angeles skyline

    The next generation of conservators gathered in LA—an essentially 20th-century city—for a course in preserving newer gems of cultural heritage

Ancient Life

All Ancient Life Stories

  1. What Everyone Gets Wrong About Women in Ancient Rome

    Four female figures in various dress, two holding instruments

    Podcaster and historian Emma Southon shares what you probably didn’t learn in history class

  2. How to Drink Like an Ancient Roman

    Classical fresco fragment in muted tones showing a nude male and female god wearing laurel wreaths and holding drinks aloft

    With Getty-Villa inspired cocktails, spirits, and spritzers

  3. How Ancient Romans Used the Getty Villa Herb Garden

    Photograph of an herb garden with a tan building in the background. In the foreground there is a lily pond with a small bronze fountain.

    These practical plantings had interesting uses

Becoming Artsy

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  1. From Star Trek to Getty's Galleries

    A man in a red uniform looks down at a glass bottle in his hand

    Kuttrolfen are everywhere

  2. Lightning in a Bottle

    One person in braids and safety goggles looking amazed at a bespectacled person holding a glass tube over fire in a neon art studio. An overlay of the words Neon Art Conservation in a glowing font.

    Jessie learns all about neon art and how to conserve it

  3. What Is a Polyptych?

    A gilded alterpiece with three panels depicting various saints and scenes in vivid color

    And can you say it three times fast?

Inside Getty

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  1. Women in a “House of Yes”

    Two women are seated on wooden chairs holding microphones, speaking to an audience.

    Inaugural Getty Global Talks Presented with Christie’s offered inspiration and resources for women in the arts

  2. 25 Teen Photographers Win Getty’s Unshuttered Open Call

    A young boy stands in a beam of light.

    Photographers will receive a prize package that includes an online gallery showcasing their work and an exclusive visit to Getty Center

  3. Getty Exhibits Greek, Maya, and Moche Painted Pottery Side-By-Side for the First Time

    A black pot with figures of people in brown.

    More than 40 ancient painted vessels from three cultures will be on view at the Getty Villa until July 29

In the Headlines

  1. $500,000 Getty Prize grant goes to juvenile justice non-profit the Arts for Healing and Justice Network

    Artist Mark Bradford picked AHJN for the grant because of its work to "transform young people’s lives through the power of arts education”

  2. The Getty Gives $17 Million to Museums for Pacific Standard Time

    In 2024, institutions in Southern California will stage some 60 shows on art and science, from climate change to Indigenous futurism

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  3. All News

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