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 Historical view of the Sidi Harazem pool. From Zevaco by Michel Ragon and Henri Tastemain, 1999, Paris: Editions Cercle d’Art. Photo: Afriat |
DISCOVER |
Saving a modernist bath in Morocco
Aziza Chaouni first visited the modernist thermal baths of Sidi Harazem, Morocco, as a child with her grandmother. “I quickly became enthralled with the constructed waterfalls, floating stairs, and mysterious pyramid-covered rooftops.” Several decades later, she has dedicated her career as a structural engineer and architect to conserving the site and involving the community every step of the way.
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|  Aziza Chaouni at the Sidi Harazem baths. Photo: Andreea Muscurel |
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GET CREATIVE |
Your city of the future sounds amazing
Cities can be great places to live, especially when their inhabitants get a say in their design. Last week, to wrap up our monthlong modern architecture series, we asked you to design your ideal city of the future. You responded with dozens of great ideas—green spaces, affordable housing, no flying cars... Read on and add your ideas to the mix |  La ville spatiale (detail), Yona Friedman Papers, Getty Research Institute. © J. Paul Getty Trust |
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NEWS |
New grants boost diverse and understudied works on paper
From the travel sketchbooks of Betye Saar to an arsenic-laced album of early American cut-paper portraits, the Getty Foundation is investing in curatorial innovation in prints and drawings with 19 new grants awarded through the Paper Project. "These grants provide the resources needed to take a deep dive into seldom-seen collections and develop creative and relatable ways to display works on paper in galleries, in print and also online," says the Foundation's Heather MacDonald. Learn more about the grantees and their projects |  Malaysia Sketchbook (detail), 1988, Betye Saar. Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects Los Angeles, California; Photo: Robert Wedemeyer |
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VIRTUAL EVENT |
Getty Get-Together: Artists Experiment
Saturday, August 7, 1:00 p.m. PT Recharge this summer by exploring the Getty Museum collection with a gallery educator and other art enthusiasts from around the world. Whether you are an avid museum-goer or a first-timer, come as you are for this casual, hour-long session. Register for this free online event |  Van Tromp, going about to please his Masters, Ships a Sea, getting a Good Wetting (detail), 1844, Joseph Mallord William Turner. Oil on canvas. Getty Museum |
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