Hollywood Arensberg:
Avant-Garde Collecting in Midcentury L.A.
“An impressive cross-disciplinary and collaborative publication, imparting a great wealth of information while reckoning with the Arensbergs’ eccentric passions…. Hollywood Arensberg is an instant classic for a nascent field.”
—Robert McKenzie, PIN–UP Magazine
In the Media
October 1, 2020
Reconstructing One of America’s Greatest Art-filled Houses
by Christopher Knight
Knud Merrild was just about the only avant-garde Los Angeles artist whose work was acquired by Louise and Walter Arensberg, the powerhouse collecting couple who moved from Manhattan to Los Angeles in 1921.
18 December, 2020
Hollywood Arensberg: Retracing the Life of a Singular Collection
by Tatsiana Zhurauliova
A new book, published by the Getty Research Institute, reconstructs the Los Angeles home of Louise and Walter Arensberg, offering an intimate portrait of their famous collection of modern and pre-Columbian art.
25 November, 2020
At Home with the Arensbergs and Their Avant-Garde Art Collection
by Jim Cuno, Mark Nelson, William H. Sherman, Ellen Hoobler
We were privileged to discuss Hollywood Arensberg with Jim Cuno, president of the J. Paul Getty Trust, on the Getty's Art + Ideas podcast—a series in which Jim talks with artists, writers, curators, and scholars about their work.
The Arensbergs in Hollywood, Part 1
In December 2020, we were honored to deliver the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Arcadia Library Lecture, part one of “The Arensbergs in Hollywood,” a two-part series co-presented by the Getty Research Institute and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The presentation was moderated by Matthew Affron, The Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art at the PMA, and introduced by Kristen Regina, Arcadia Director of the Museum’s Library and Archives.
The Arensbergs in Hollywood, Part 2
In March 2021, we were honored to present “Hollywood Arensberg: Arriving at the House” at the Getty Research Institute. This presentation was part two of “The Arensbergs in Hollywood,” a two-part series co-presented by the Getty Research Institute and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Our presentation was moderated by Mary Miller, Director of the GRI, and featured three short films made for us by Jonathan Browning and Marco Heithaus. Browing and Heithaus renovated the Arensberg house with a careful eye towards its architectural and cultural significance after purchasing it in 2016.