Conservator Melissa Huddleston at work on the Breast Dress
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NEWS & STORIES
The Breast Dress
Melissa Huddleston is the only person at Getty—heck, probably even the art world at large—to ever receive this job assignment: clean and repair a dress adorned with breasts made of rubber latex.
The Zion Baptist Church, built in 1969 and designed by Walter Livingston Jr. Photo: Tema Nicole Stauffer
DEEP DIVES
Conservation Perspectives
The spring issue of the Getty Conservation Institute’s research journal is here.
Take a deep dive into “The Essential Role of Latinas in Shaping Conservation Science Perspectives,” the rush to study disappearing coastal heritage sites around California, and more updates on the current state of conservation research.
Conductor Elim Chan and violinist Augustin Hadelich spark wonder and adventure with vivid scenes from fairytale-inspired music. Use code UNDERTHESTARS for 20% off.
Proactive, Holistic, and Sustainable: Preserving Collections in an Uncertain Future
Sunday, July 14, 2 pm
The Getty Center and ONLINE
Join us as we discuss the most proactive, holistic, and sustainable paths to the preservation of our collection. Hear professor Joelle Wickens share how her current work in the field centers social, economic, and environmental sustainability.
Ever Present: Joan Jonas, Mirror Piece I & II (1969/2024)
Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14, 4 pm Getty Center
“The mirror was a metaphor for me. A device to alter the image and to include the audience as reflection, making them uneasy as they view themselves in public.” —Joan Jonas
Mirror Piece I, 1969, Joan Jonas. Performance view, Bard College, Annandale-on Hudson, New York, 1969. Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery
Art Break: An Armchair Traveler’s Guide to the Medieval World
Friday, July 12, 12 pm
ONLINE ONLY
Giant snails, dog-headed men, and ferocious dragons are just some of the marvels that appear in medieval accounts of locales far from Europe. Curator Elizabeth Morrison and scholar Mark Cruse discuss accounts of distant places in the Middle Ages and what they reveal about society then and today.
Sri Lanka (Trapponee) (detail), from Book of the Marvels of the World, about 1460–1465, Master of the Geneva Boccaccio. Colored washes, gold, and ink on parchment. Getty Museum
Stories on Ceramics: Time, Transformation, and Touch
Thursday, July 11, 12 pm
ONLINE ONLY
The exhibition Picture Worlds: Greek, Maya, and Moche Pottery brings together painted terracotta vessels from three distinct cultures. To explore what we can learn from seeing them side-by-side, three experts each select an example for close looking. Together, they address time, transformation, and touch in the depiction of mythical tales, and the powerful role these painted vessels play in the sharing of stories.
When I travel, I often take some of my best photographs from buses, taxis, and boats—probably because I’m a somewhat lazy and shy photographer. So, hiding behind windows is perfect for me.
This photo was taken with my Nikon D3100 during a cruise on the Yangtze River.
Have a window-framed scene “hanging” on your wall? Did you snap one somewhere else? Send us the photo! Include your name, camera used, location, and anything else you’d like to share at stories@getty.edu.
Photo: Terese Schwartz
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