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Conserving Kinetic Art: edited by Rachel Rivenc and Reinhard Bek, Los Angeles, Getty Conservation Institute, 2018, 208 pages, paperback, $62, ISBN 978-1-60606-538-9. Co-edited by Rachel Rivenc and Reinhard Bek, the publication begins with the invited keynote papers followed by submissions in the four conference categories: case studies, collections/artists' oeuvres, theoretical issues, and posters. Full author biographies are listed in the back alphabetically and reference the author's contributing paper. [Extracted from the article]

Kaufmann does provide two pages of "Additional References" fleshing out citations von Schlosser failed to elucidate in his notes, as well as a two-page glossary of frequently used "key terms" in foreign languages. Publications, 2021, USD$65.00 (paper only), ISBN 978-1-60606-665-2 Nearly four decades have passed since Oliver Impey and Arthur MacGregor marked the tercentenary of the Ashmolean Museum's founding in 1683 with their symposium, "The Cabinet of Curiosities". [Extracted from the article]

A review of the book "Hard-Boiled Hollywood: Crime and Punishment in Postwar Los Angeles," by Jon Lewis, is presented.

The core contention is that Arabic-Islamic conservation, with its emphasis on intangible heritage has been ignored and marginalised by modern conservation practice which continues to advocate separate approaches to tangible and intangible heritage. Emerging Approaches and Research Directions: by Erica Avrami, Susan MacDonald, Randall Mason, David Myers, Los Angeles, Getty Conservation Institute, 2019 A similar point is made by Erica Avrami who, in I Spatialising Values in Heritage Conservation: The Potential of Cultural Mapping i , emphasises the mediating role of the professional in balancing societal values with the obligation of conservation to future generations. [Extracted from the article]

Celia Bockmuehl reviews: Museum Lighting: A Guide for Conservators and Curators, David Saunders, Los Angeles, The Getty Conservation Institute, 2020, 328 pp. In his new book, I Museum Lighting i , David Saunders challenges us to rethink our approach to preservation. The final chapter of the book offers a very practical look at how those in charge of developing lighting policies might tackle lighting design based on the evidence now available and so clearly outlined by Saunders in this book. [Extracted from the article]

The fifth publication in the Getty Conservation Institute's (GCI) series, I The Artist's Materials i is dedicated to the American artist Sam Francis. In the case of Francis, the book makes accessible not only the beauty of what we see as the final image of the artwork, but also the fascinating complexity of what is behind it. It also contains archival photographs of the different studio settings where the artworks were created and of the materials used by Sam Francis as well as images of the artist at work, which, as we learn from the authors, are rare, since he didn't like very much to be observed while working. [Extracted from the article]

A review of the book "Random Sh*t Flying Through the Air," by Jackson Ford, is presented.

Reviews the exhibition 'Naples and Vesuvius on the Grand Tour' at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, California from December 21, 2001 to March 24, 2002.

Reviews the non-fiction book, 'Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan…and Beyond,' by Robin Wood.

The article reviews the book "The Los Angeles Plaza: Sacred and Contested Space," by William David Estrada.

A review of the book "Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities," edited by Darnell Hunt and Ana-Christina Ramón is presented.

A review of the book "Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities," edited by Darnell Hunt and Ana-Christina Ramón is presented.

Reviews the book 'A World of Its Own: Race, Labor, and Citrus in the Making of Greater Los Angeles.'

Reviews several books about Los Angeles, California. `Cybercities,' by Christine Boyer; `City of Quartz,' by Mike Davis; `Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster,' by Mike Davis.

The article reviews the book "The Shifting Grounds of Race: Black and Japanese Americans in the Making of Multiethnic Los Angeles," by Scott Kurashige.

This article reviews the book "Land of Sunshine: An Environmental History of Metropolitan Los Angeles" by William Deverell and Greg Hise.

The article reviews the book "Fluid Borders: Latino Power, Identity, and Politics in Los Angeles," by Lisa Garcia Bedolla.

Reviews the book "My Blue Heaven: Life and Politics in the Working-Class Suburbs of Los Angeles, 1920-1965," by Becky M. Nicolaides.

Reviews the book 'Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology,' edited by David L. Ulin.

Reviews the book 'Los Angeles and the Automobile: the making of modern city,' by Scott L. Bottles.

Reviews the book 'Los Angeles 200: A Bicentennial CElebration,' text by Art Seidenbaum and photographs by John Malmin.