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The J. Paul Getty Museum and Its Collections: A Museum for the New Century

The J. Paul Getty Museum and Its Collections: A Museum for the New Century

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Just For Looks
Review: After going to the Museum and reading this book I was struck by how much the fame here is driven by the beautiful building, wonderful location, and the famous benefactors name, and not really the art works that are traditionally the centerpiece of an art museum. Ok there are some very nice pieces here, but just not that many. When purposing a museum book I do so to learn more about the particular art and here the book did an antiquate job, but a lot of page space was taken up with how they got the art. Overall as a coffee table book it is not bad looking, but scratch the surface and it starts to disappoint.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Das but true
Review: Regretably, I have to agree with the two previous readers. This is not a very good book. It offers little insight into the Getty's collecting philosophy and conveniently passes in silence over the museum's many shortcomings.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Too much about collecting not enough about art
Review: The author spent far too much time describing how pieces were aquired and not enough time informing the reader about the pieces.


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