Getty Foundation
Deputy Director of the Getty Foundation and co-director of Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980, a collaboration between the Getty and Southern California museums and galleries document the history of the LA art scene
PROFILE
Joan Weinstein
Guest
FROM Joan Weinstein
Which Way, L.A.?
A City Transfixed by the Future Looks Back at the Past Pacific Standard Time is so big it's hard to get your mind around it. But you'll have plenty of time, since it's scheduled to start on the first of October and some exhibitions already are under way. There will be at least 60 altogether, at Los Angeles' major museums and some galleries, in addition to performance, public art and dance.
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To the Point
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The 805
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