The Arts: Pacific Standard Time

Pacific Standard Time is the culmination of a long-term Getty Research Institute initiative that focuses on postwar art in Los Angeles. Through archival acquisitions, oral history interviews, public programming, exhibitions, and publications, the Research Institute is responding to the need to locate, collect, document, and preserve the art historical record of this vibrant period. Between October 2011 and February 2012, a major exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum will present a survey of postwar painting and sculpture in Los Angeles, accompanied by a book that is at once an exhibition catalog and an overview of postwar art history in Southern California.

The eagerly anticipated Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980 is set to begin on October 1 and 2 with simultaneous exhibition openings at more than two dozen participating museums. Visitors of this unprecedented region wide initiative that celebrates the rise of the Los Angeles art scene can expect a number of free program offerings, including:

• More than 25 participating museums will offer free admission on October 2, 2011, courtesy of lead sponsoring partner Bank of America. Major partner museums offering free admission include Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and Santa Monica Museum of Art.
• Free shuttle buses will carry visitors on routes connecting many partner museums.
• Many participating institutions are organizing free opening weekend (October 1, 2011 – October 2, 2011) celebration events, including:
• Multi Grammy Award-winning band Ozomatli will perform on October 2 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
• On October 2, artists Arto Lindsay and Rirkrit Tiravanija along with West of Rome Public Art will hold a free speech celebration entitled Trespass. The downtown Los Angeles parade includes music, dance and other performances.

A full list of museums participating in Free Day, along with comprehensive information about Pacific Standard Time and its partners, exhibitions, events and shuttle routes, is available at:

PacificStandardTime.Org