"Inside the Getty takes readers on a tour from the Getty Villa to the Getty Center, from the Museum’s original home in J. Paul Getty’s house to the many labs, libraries, and galleries that fill the Center in Brentwood today. Readers will discover more about the history and daily operations of this institution. The second edition refreshes the illustration program with more recent photography and brings the text up to date with new info ..."
"The J. Paul Getty Trust is an internationally renowned philanthropic and cultural institution spread over two sites: the Getty Villa in Malibu and the Getty Center in Brentwood. Each houses a museum and offices for the four Trust programs, and all are part of legendary oilman J. Paul Getty’s legacy. Inside the Getty takes readers on a tour into these two large, bustling campuses: from J. Paul Getty’s original museum in his home near Mal ..."
Out of Sight The Los Angeles Art Scene of the Sixties by Hackman, William Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2022 by Other Press ISBN-13: 978-1-63542-316-7, ISBN: 1-63542-316-3
"Los Angeles was out of sight and out of mind, viewed as the apotheosis of popular culture, not a center for serious art."
Out of Sight The Los Angeles Art Scene of the Sixties by WilliamHackman 320 Pages, Published 2015 by Other Press, Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-59051-412-2, ISBN: 1-59051-412-2
"April 21, 2010. 5 “I ... don't have that” Celmins interviewed by Chuck Close, Vija
Celmins, edited by William S. Bartman (Los Angeles: A.R.T. Press, 1992), 38. 6 “
an armature” Ibid., 45. 7 “You're seeing a way” Wheeler interview with author,
March 29, 2010. 8 “It wasn't until” Close, Vija Celmins, 20. 9 “When I finally left”
Ibid., 23. 10 “fired for being too successful” Irwin interview with author, April 24,
2010. 11 “We would mee ..."
Out of Sight(1st Edition) The Los Angeles Art Scene of the Sixties by William R. Hackman Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2015 by Other Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59051-411-5, ISBN: 1-59051-411-4
"Histories of modern art are typically centered in Paris and New York. Los Angeles is relegated to its role as the center of popular culture— a city of movie stars, tan lines, and surfers—but lacking the highbrow credentials of the chosen places. Until 1965, there was no art museum, few notable collectors, and—especially in terms of modern and contemporary work—even fewer galleries. Yet in the 1950s and 1960s, L.A. witnessed a burst of a ..."
Margaret Nielsen(1st Edition) Ecstatic Visions and Unnatural Acts, January 28-March 26, 1995 by William R. Hackman, Margaret Nielsen Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 2002 by Santa Monica Museum Of Art ISBN-13: 978-0-9624941-3-0, ISBN: 0-9624941-3-5
"Artistic production in L.A. has certainly been influenced by the international currents that shape other American art capitals like New York, but it has also bred and nourished indigenous styles that have emerged on the international stage as among the great art of our times. Sunshine & Noir takes a look at the art and the artists that define art in L.A., featuring full-color examples from the work of over fifty Los Angeles artists, an ..."