Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold
In 2025, the Getty Museum is set to showcase an array of captivating art exhibitions that are sure to leave visitors in awe. One of the highlighted exhibitions, titled “Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold,” will be on display from February 11th to May 4th, 2025, at the Getty Center.
Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, a talented Cuban-born artist, will be presenting vivid photographs, watercolors, installations, and performances that delve into the cultural and personal impacts of migration and memory. Her works intricately trace global histories of labor, reflecting on her family’s experiences with enslavement, indenture, and motherhood. Campos-Pons’ art emphasizes resilience and pays homage to her Nigerian and Chinese ancestors, creating a powerful narrative that highlights the interconnectedness between people and their environments. This survey of 35 years of artmaking and activism promises to offer visitors an expansive, incisive, and sensorial experience that is not to be missed.
Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men
Another noteworthy exhibition at the Getty Museum in 2025 is “Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men,” running from February 25th to May 25th, 2025, at the Getty Center. French painter Gustave Caillebotte’s unique interest in male subjects sets him apart from his Impressionist peers. Through his original paintings, Caillebotte explores the modern masculinity of his time by depicting the men in his life, including his brothers, friends, and the workers of his neighborhood. This major international loan exhibition, co-organized with the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, and the Art Institute of Chicago, offers a fresh perspective on Caillebotte’s vision and contributions to the art world.
Artemisia Gentileschi’s Strong Women
In June 2025, the Getty Museum will host “Artemisia Gentileschi’s Strong Women,” an exhibition that pays homage to the most celebrated woman painter of 17th-century Italy. This captivating display will feature a previously unknown painting by Gentileschi, which was discovered among the wreckage of a massive explosion in Beirut. Visitors will have the opportunity to witness the restoration process of this remarkable painting, accompanied by three other works by Gentileschi that highlight her focus on strong women from classical and biblical traditions.
Queer Lens: A History of Photography
Lastly, “Queer Lens: A History of Photography” will grace the Getty Center from June 17th to September 28th, 2025. This exhibition explores the profound impact of photography in examining concepts of gender, sexuality, and self-expression since the mid-19th century. Through a diverse collection of queer photographs, visitors will gain insight into the medium’s role in shaping and affirming the LGBTQ+ community’s vibrant history and identity.
