Getty Center: Lumen The Art and Science of Light

Cross-posted with So Cal Explorers

Southern California’s landmark arts event, PST ART, returns in September 2024, presenting over 70 exhibitions from organizations across the region exploring the intersections of art and science, both past and present. PST ART is presented by Getty. For more information about PST ART: Art & Science Collide, please visit pst.art

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2023
Enter at 12:00 pm
Exhibition tour: 1:30 to 2:15 pm
Give yourself at least 30 minutes to park and take the tram up to the museum/

Venue: GETTY CENTER
1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049

Tickets: Free but you must reserve: https://tickets.getty.edu/Online/seatSelect.asp
Select December 8 at 12:00 PM

Parking is $25.00 per car. Carpooling is recommended.

Itinerary:
11:45 am meet and greet at the entrance
12:00 pm enter the museum
12:00 - 1:00 pm Join us for lunch at the cafeteria or explore exhibits on your own
1:15 pm line up for guided tour
1:30 - 2:15 pm Guided tour of Lumens: The Art and Science of Light
2:15 pm - ? explore exhibits
5:30 pm Museum closes

Lumens: The Art and Science of Light

September 10–December 8, 2024, GETTY CENTER
Web page: https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/lumen/index.html

To be human is to crave light. We rise and sleep according to the rhythms of the sun, and have long associated light with divinity. Focusing on the arts of western Europe, Lumen explores the ways in which the science of light was studied by Christian, Jewish, and Muslim philosophers, theologians, and artists during the “long Middle Ages” (800-1600 CE). During this period science (or the study of the physical universe) served as the connective thread for diverse cultures across Europe and the Mediterranean, uniting scholars who inherited, translated, and improved upon a common foundation of ancient Greek scholarship. Several contemporary artworks, including special installations by Helen Pashgian and Charles Ross will extend the exhibition’s reach throughout the Museum.

Related event: Prismatic Effect: A Conversation with Charles Ross
Hybrid event on October 27 at 1:00 pm PST
https://4142298.xyz/la-oc-weirdo-music-and-art-group/events/304064563

This exhibition is presented in English and Spanish. Esta exhibición se presenta en inglés y en español.

Supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities