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Pacific Standard Time, a joint initiative of the Getty Foundation and the Getty Research Institute, aims to document the history of art in Los Angeles in the post World War II decades, and to bring it to a wider audience.
Background
Postwar art in Los Angeles has an exciting and dynamic history, distinct from that of New York and other centers of modernism. Yet the region's unique artistic trajectory has not been well known and has rarely been presented to a wide audience. To bring this rich history to light, the Getty launched the initiative in 2002 (then called On the Record: Art in L.A. 1945–1980), to fund surveys of archival holdings at 22 local museums, universities, and libraries, as well as those of key dealers, critics, and other individuals. Based on the findings, the Foundation then provided grants to local institutions to catalogue their historic records and make them accessible to scholars, staff, and the general public.
What's Next
The next phase of Pacific Standard Time is now underway as additional Getty grants help 23 area museums—including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the UCLA Hammer Museum—to conduct research and plan for exhibitions on the period. Pacific Standard Time exhibitions will open between September 2011 and June 2012 across Southern California, including a major survey exhibition here at the Getty Museum, and will be an unprecedented opportunity for audiences to explore and celebrate L.A.'s artistic legacy. In addition to the grantees, a number of additional local institutions plan to participate in the initiative, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which is including California-related works in its 2011 season. Periodic updates on the Pacific Standard Time exhibitions and programs will be available on this site.
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