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Jackson Pollock’s “Mural” Part 1
Jackson Pollock’s “Mural” Part 1
Jackson Pollock’s "Mural" (1943) is a monumental eight-by-twenty foot work that marks a turning point in the artist’s ca... Read more
23 Aug 2017
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40mins
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Beyond Boundaries: Visual Culture in the Provinces of Ancient Rome
Beyond Boundaries: Visual Culture in the Provinces of Ancient Rome
The Roman Empire’s rich and multifaceted visual culture is a manifestation of the sprawling geography of its provinces. ... Read more
18 Jan 2017
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45mins
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Scott Allan on Manet’s “Jeanne (Spring)”
Scott Allan on Manet’s “Jeanne (Spring)”
At the Salon of 1882, just one year before his death, Édouard Manet exhibited a painting depicting the actress and model... Read more
1 Feb 2017
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23mins
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The Lives of Vincent van Gogh and Édouard Manet
The Lives of Vincent van Gogh and Édouard Manet
In this episode, curator Scott Allan discusses two artist biographies: one of Édouard Manet by author and art critic Émi... Read more
22 Aug 2018
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58mins
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Jackson Pollock’s “Mural” Part 2
Jackson Pollock’s “Mural” Part 2
Although Jackson Pollock’s iconic "Mural" (1943) may appear to have been swiftly executed, close examination of the pain... Read more
6 Sep 2017
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33mins
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Composer John Adams Part 1
Composer John Adams Part 1
In the first half of a two-part conversation, we hear from John Adams, composer of the Art + Ideas theme music, about hi... Read more
10 May 2017
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41mins
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Anne Woollett on “Rembrandt Laughing”
Anne Woollett on “Rembrandt Laughing”
In 2007 an English family decided to sell a small painting in their collection: an image of a man laughing with a label ... Read more
15 Mar 2017
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22mins
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Manet and Modern Beauty: The Late Career of the Painter
Manet and Modern Beauty: The Late Career of the Painter
French painter Édouard Manet is perhaps best known forhis large scale paintings like Olympiaand Le déjeuner sur l’herbe,... Read more
27 Nov 2019
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51mins
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Sunil Khilnani on India’s History in Fifty Lives
Sunil Khilnani on India’s History in Fifty Lives
"India's history is a curiously unpeopled place. As usually told it has dynasties, epochs, religions, and castes—but not... Read more
15 Feb 2017
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1hr 3mins
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Interviewing Anselm Kiefer
Interviewing Anselm Kiefer
In this episode, an interview with German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer doesn’t go as planned. But all is not lost.... Read more
13 Dec 2017
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25mins
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Lives of the Artists: Rilke on Rodin
Lives of the Artists: Rilke on Rodin
In 1902, Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke visited sculptor August Rodin in Paris to write an essay on the artist for a n... Read more
8 Aug 2018
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45mins
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Kenneth Breisch on the Los Angeles Central Library
Kenneth Breisch on the Los Angeles Central Library
The Central Library in downtown Los Angeles is an iconic architectural landmark with high open ceilings, remarkable mura... Read more
29 Mar 2017
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40mins
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The Unusual Life of Photographer Julia Margaret Cameron
The Unusual Life of Photographer Julia Margaret Cameron
Although 19th century photographer Julia Margaret Cameron did not pick up her first camera until the age of 49, the arti... Read more
6 Mar 2019
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42mins
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Museum Directors on COVID-19 and Its Impact on Museums, Part 1
Museum Directors on COVID-19 and Its Impact on Museums, Part 1
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was swift and confusing, with breaking news and information about the virus changing ... Read more
6 May 2020
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33mins
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Recording Artists—Lee Krasner: Deal with It
Recording Artists—Lee Krasner: Deal with It
Today on Art + Ideas, we’re bringing you an episode from Getty’s new podcast, Recording Artists. In season one, Radical ... Read more
12 Nov 2019
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40mins
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Lives of the Artists: Three Biographies of Rembrandt
Lives of the Artists: Three Biographies of Rembrandt
Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn was a well-known and somewhat controversial artist in his time, and many histor... Read more
11 Jul 2018
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46mins
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Nancy Perloff on Russian Futurist Book Art
Nancy Perloff on Russian Futurist Book Art
Between 1910 and 1915, Russian painters and poets invented an experimental language called "zaum," which emphasizes soun... Read more
12 Apr 2017
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41mins
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Rerelease: Jackson Pollock’s Mural, part 1
Rerelease: Jackson Pollock’s Mural, part 1
Jackson Pollock’s Mural (1943) is a monumental eight-by-twenty foot work that marks a turning point in the artist’s care... Read more
23 Jan 2019
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29mins
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Golden Kingdoms: Luxury Arts in the Ancient Americas
Golden Kingdoms: Luxury Arts in the Ancient Americas
Gold nose adornments, feather paintings, and beaded shell collars. These are some of the objects featured in the Getty’s... Read more
29 Nov 2017
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56mins
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The Lives of Velázquez
The Lives of Velázquez
The painter Diego Velázquez (1599–1660), commonly known as Velázquez, was an immensely talented painter who achieved gre... Read more
26 Jun 2019
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50mins