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This event occurred on February 6, 2026.
The Getty Research Institute hosts the 8th annual Getty Graduate Symposium, which showcases the work of emerging scholars from art history graduate programs across California. Organized into three sessions, the symposium includes nine individual presentations, moderated panel discussions, and Q&A sessions with the audience.
Organized by
Getty Research Institute
Stanford University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Southern California
Session II
"Ecological Erosions of Monuments: Ruin Aesthetics, Intentional and Unintentional"
Andrea Jung-An Liu, University of California, Berkeley
Introduced by: Gregory Levine, University of California, Berkeley
"A Palimpsest of Nature—Traversing a Social History of Landscape Photography in the American West"
Johnnie Chatman, University of California, San Diego
Introduced by: Lisa Cartwright, University of California, San Diego
"Hideo Date, Nihonga, and the Transpacific, Asian American Roots of L.A. Pacific Modernism"
Lily Allen, University of California, Riverside
Introduced by: Jason Weems, University of California, Riverside
Session II Discussion
Moderator: Miguel de Baca, Getty Foundation
Session III
"The Haptic Image: Illusion and Authenticity in Medieval Textiles of Central Asia, Iran, and India (9th–13th c.)"
Bermet Nishanova, University of California, Irvine
Introduced by: Matthew Canepa, University of California, Irvine
"Fragrant Boundaries: Funerary Censing and the Architecture of Coexistence in Medieval Ahlat"
Anahit Galstyan, University of California, Santa Barbara
Introduced by: Heather Badamo, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Drifting Close: Minor Intimacies & Liminal Moments in Lu Yu-jui’s Squid Jigger Fishing Boat"
Evelyn Char, University of California, Santa Cruz
Introduced by: Nicole Furtado, University of California, Santa Cruz
Session III Discussion
Moderator: Kim Richter, Getty Research Institute
Learn more about the Getty Graduate Symposium:
https://www.getty.edu/whats-on/getty-graduate-symposium/
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The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, active collecting program, public programs, institutional collaborations, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars programs. Its library and special collections of rare materials and digital resources serve an international community of scholars and the interested public. The Research Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and together provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange.
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
This event occurred on February 6, 2026.
The Getty Research Institute hosts the 8th annual Getty Graduate Symposium, which showcases the work of emerging scholars from art history graduate programs across California. Organized into three sessions, the symposium includes nine individual presentations, moderated panel discussions, and Q&A sessions with the audience.
Organized by
Getty Research Institute
Stanford University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Southern California
Session II
"Ecological Erosions of Monuments: Ruin Aesthetics, Intentional and Unintentional"
Andrea Jung-An Liu, University of California, Berkeley
Introduced by: Gregory Levine, University of California, Berkeley
"A Palimpsest of Nature—Traversing a Social History of Landscape Photography in the American West"
Johnnie Chatman, University of California, San Diego
Introduced by: Lisa Cartwright, University of California, San Diego
"Hideo Date, Nihonga, and the Transpacific, Asian American Roots of L.A. Pacific Modernism"
Lily Allen, University of California, Riverside
Introduced by: Jason Weems, University of California, Riverside
Session II Discussion
Moderator: Miguel de Baca, Getty Foundation
Session III
"The Haptic Image: Illusion and Authenticity in Medieval Textiles of Central Asia, Iran, and India (9th–13th c.)"
Bermet Nishanova, University of California, Irvine
Introduced by: Matthew Canepa, University of California, Irvine
"Fragrant Boundaries: Funerary Censing and the Architecture of Coexistence in Medieval Ahlat"
Anahit Galstyan, University of California, Santa Barbara
Introduced by: Heather Badamo, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Drifting Close: Minor Intimacies & Liminal Moments in Lu Yu-jui’s Squid Jigger Fishing Boat"
Evelyn Char, University of California, Santa Cruz
Introduced by: Nicole Furtado, University of California, Santa Cruz
Session III Discussion
Moderator: Kim Richter, Getty Research Institute
Learn more about the Getty Graduate Symposium:
https://www.getty.edu/whats-on/getty-graduate-symposium/
______________________________________________________________________
The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, active collecting program, public programs, institutional collaborations, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars programs. Its library and special collections of rare materials and digital resources serve an international community of scholars and the interested public. The Research Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and together provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange.
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
