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October2011October2011DavidHockneyBritishborn1937Acryliconcanvas.Unframed242.5x243.9cm9512x96x1316in.TatePurchasedin1981.DavidHockney.ImageTateLondon2010.HelenLundebergAmerican1908-1999.AcryliconCanvas.Unframed152.4x152.4cm60x60in.FeiteslonArtsFoundationcourtesyLouisSternFineArtsEdRuschkaAmericanborn1937.OilonCanvas.UnframedH163.8xW309.2cm6412x12134in.FramedestH170.2xW315cm67x124in.EdRuschka.HoodMuseumofArtDartmouthCollegeHanoverNewHampshiregiftofJamesMeekerClassof1958inmemoryofLeeEnglishclassof1958scholarpoetathleteandfriendtoallfeatures79objectsbymorethan45artistsincludingPeterAlexanderJohnBaldessariLarryBellBillyAlBengstonWallaceBermanVijaCelminsJudyChicagoRonDavisRichardDiebenkornMelvinEdwardsLlynFoulkesGeorgeHermsDavidHockneyEdKienholzJohnMcLaughlinEdMosesLeeMullicanBruceNaumanHelenPashgianEdRuschaBetyeSaarandPeterVoulkosamongmanyothers.ThislandmarksurveyoftheperiodisacornerstoneofthelargerinitiativeanunprecedentedcollaborationofmorethansixtyculturalinstitutionsacrossSouthernCaliforniathatwillhighlightdifferentaspectsoftheregionspostwarartisticproduction.bringstogetherworksfromrenownednationalandinternationalcollectionstoexplorethebeginningsofasignificantindigenousmodernisminandaroundLosAngelestheimportantartisticmovementsthatdevelopedovertimeandthegreatdiversityofartisticpracticesthatcharacterizedtheendofthepostwarera.TheexhibitionisorganizedbothchronologicallyandthematicallyinsixsectionsthatconveythediversityofartisticpracticeshappeningsimultaneouslyinLosAngelesandthecontinuitiesthatconnectedartiststhroughoutthisperiod.Centeringonmovementsthatbeganinthe1950sthefirstsectionpresentshard-edgepaintingandceramicsculpturepracticesthatalthoughconcurrenthaverarelybeenpresentedtogether.Thesecondsectionexaminesassemblagesculptureandcollagejuxtaposingthemajorfiguresthatpioneeredthisartisticapproachinthe1950swiththosewhocontinuedandre-envisagedthemediumthroughoutthe1960sparticularlyAfricanAmericanartistsinLosAngeles.AseriesofmorethematicallyorganizedgroupingsfollowsthefirstofwhichdemonstratesLosAngelesriseasanimportantartcenterandincludesaselectionofworksthatconveyvisionsofthecity.ThefollowingsectionpresentspaintingsbysomeofLosAngelesmostcelebratedartistssuchasRichardDiebenkornDavidHockneyandEdRuschademonstratingthatSouthernCaliforniawasoneoftheforemostcentersforlargescalepopandabstractpaintinginthe1960s.ThefinalsectionoftheexhibitionexploreswaysinwhichartistswereattheverysamemomentasWestCoastpaintingsrisetoprominencebeginningtoexpandnotionsoftraditionalpaintingandsculptureforegroundingperceptualphenomenaandthematerialprocessesofartisticproduction.ThissectionincludesmanyworksthatemergedfromthemeetingofartandtechnologysuchasaDeWainValentinesculpturethatutilizestheindustrialmaterialofcastpolyesterresinandaMaryCorsecanvasthatincorporateshighlyreflectiveglassmicrospheres.AsbothanintroductiontoandanhistoricalreassessmentoftheseartistsandtheirartworksprovidesathoroughandaccessibleoverviewofSouthernCaliforniaspostwarart.BysituatingthehistorywithinthebroadoutlinesofmodernistartpracticeandinconversationwiththelargerinitiativethisshowdemonstratestheinternationalsignificanceofartproducedinLosAngelesduringthisera.AtthesametimetheexhibitionsfocusonthecreativeinnovationsspecifictoSouthernCaliforniaincludingthetechniquesandmaterialsthathavecometodefinetheregiondistinguishthisgroupofartistsfromtheirEastCoastandoverseascounterparts.PacificStandardTimeCrosscurrentsinL.A.PaintingandSculpturePacificStandardTimeCrosscurrentsinL.A.PaintingandSculptureGreetingsfromL.A.ArtistsandPublics19501980ABiggerSplash1967BluePlanet1965StandardStationAmarilloTexas1963October12011-May62012CrosscurrentsinL.A.PaintingandSculpturePacificStandardTimePacificStandardTimePacificStandardTime1919PacificStandardTimeCrosscurrentsinL.A.PaintingandSculpturePacificStandardTimeCrosscurrentsinL.A.PaintingandSculpturePacificStandardTimeCrosscurrentsinL.A.PaintingandSculptureJ.PaulGettyMuseumattheGettyCenter1200GettyCenterDriveLosAngelesCA310.440.7300getty.eduTue-Fri1000am-530pmSun1000am-530pmSat1000am-900pmAdmissionisfreebutparkingis15percarfreeafter500pmonSaturdayshasbeenorganizedbytheGettyResearchInstituteandtheJ.PaulGettyMuseuminassociationwiththeMartin-Gropius-BauBerlin.TheexhibitioniscuratedbyAndrewPerchukdeputydirectorandRaniSinghseniorresearchassociatewithGlennPhillipsprincipalprojectspecialistandconsultingcuratorandCatherineTaftcuratorialassociatealloftheGettyResearchInstitute.FollowingitsdebutpresentationattheGettywillbeonviewattheMartin-Gropius-BauinBerlinGermanyfromMarch15June102012togetherwiththeGettyResearchInstitutesexhibition.InrecentdecadesLosAngeleshassheditsstereotypeasthelandofsunshinepalmtreesandmoviestarstobecomeanartisticpowerhouseandanincreasinglyimportantinternationalcreativecapital.Thisfundamentalshiftintheculturallandscapeofthecitydatesbacktothe1950sand1960saperiodofcriticalimportanceinarthistorythathasneverbeforebeenfullystudiedandpresented.OnviewOctober12011February52012attheJ.PaulGettyMuseumattheGettyCenter19501970chroniclestheriseoftheLosAngelesartscenethroughafocusedexaminationofpaintingandsculptureproducedinSouthernCaliforniaduringthiscrucialperiod.PacificStandardTimeCrosscurrentsinL.A.PaintingandSculptureVisitingtheGettyCenteristrulyamemorableexperience.TheRichardMeier-designedcomplexsitsonahillsideintheSantaMonicaMountainsprovidingnotonlyviewsofartisticmasterpiecesbutalsoofL.A.andthePacificOcean.PacificStandardTimeCrosscurrentsinL.A.PaintingandSculpture