Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945–1980 was a collaboration of over 60 cultural institutions across Southern California, coming together for six months from October 2011 to March 2012 to tell the story of the birth of the Los Angeles art scene and how it became a major new force in the art world. Each participating institution made its own unique contribution through a multitude of simultaneous exhibitions and programs, including an 11-day Performance and Public Art Festival in January 2012. In total, the Foundation provided more than $11 million in grants to support 68 linked exhibitions and produce more than 40 books featuring new research on the art and artists of the period.
Exploring the significance of the crucial years after World War II through the turbulent 1960s and 1970s, the collaboration encompassed developments from painting and sculpture to multi-media installation; from L.A. Pop to post-minimalism; from the films of the African American L.A. Rebellion to the feminist happenings of the Woman's Building; from ceramics to Chicano performance art; and from Japanese-American design to the pioneering work of artists' collectives.
Exploring the significance of the crucial years after World War II through the turbulent 1960s and 1970s, the collaboration encompassed developments from painting and sculpture to multi-media installation; from L.A. Pop to post-minimalism; from the films of the African American L.A. Rebellion to the feminist happenings of the Woman's Building; from ceramics to Chicano performance art; and from Japanese-American design to the pioneering work of artists' collectives.

Above: Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945–1980 publications supported by the Getty Foundation.
Top Center: The Back of Hollywood, Ed Ruscha, 1977. Oil on canvas, 22 x 80 in. Collection of Musee d'Art Contemporain de Lyon, France, courtesy of the artist. ©Edward Ruscha Studio. Photo: Paul Ruscha.
Top Center: The Back of Hollywood, Ed Ruscha, 1977. Oil on canvas, 22 x 80 in. Collection of Musee d'Art Contemporain de Lyon, France, courtesy of the artist. ©Edward Ruscha Studio. Photo: Paul Ruscha.

Learn More: Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945–1980 exhibitions and programs
Press Releases
January 20, 2012: Pacific Standard Time Launches 11-Day Festival
December 8, 2011: Ice Cube Talks About His Love of California Design in New Pacific Standard Time Video
September 27, 2011: A Decade in the Making, Pacific Standard Time Officially Opens to the Public
February 9, 2011: Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A., 1945-1980 Counts Down to October 2011 Opening
November 29, 2010: Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A., 1945-1980 Presents Special Programs at Art Basel Miami Beach
January 27, 2010: Getty Foundation Announces $3.1 Million to 26 Regional Arts Institutions for Pacific Standard Time, Bringing Foundation's Overall Support to $6.7 Million for Initiative
October 28, 2008: Getty Foundation Announces Additional $2.8 Million in Seed Money to Launch Unprecedented Regional Collaboration Highlighting L.A. Arts
September 12, 2006: The Getty Goes on the Record About L.A.'s Postwar Art Scene
December 8, 2011: Ice Cube Talks About His Love of California Design in New Pacific Standard Time Video
September 27, 2011: A Decade in the Making, Pacific Standard Time Officially Opens to the Public
February 9, 2011: Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A., 1945-1980 Counts Down to October 2011 Opening
November 29, 2010: Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A., 1945-1980 Presents Special Programs at Art Basel Miami Beach
January 27, 2010: Getty Foundation Announces $3.1 Million to 26 Regional Arts Institutions for Pacific Standard Time, Bringing Foundation's Overall Support to $6.7 Million for Initiative
October 28, 2008: Getty Foundation Announces Additional $2.8 Million in Seed Money to Launch Unprecedented Regional Collaboration Highlighting L.A. Arts
September 12, 2006: The Getty Goes on the Record About L.A.'s Postwar Art Scene
News
November 10, 2011: A New Pin on the Art Map, New York Times
October 24, 2011: Los Angeles Plays Itself, Time
October 23, 2011: Das modernste Leben, Welt am Sonntag
October 11, 2011: Art in L.A., Artforum
October 11, 2011: L.A. Stories, Artforum
October 5, 2011: Unter den schwarzen Sonne, Sueddeustsche Zeitung
September 23, 2011: Freaks and Weirdos: Pacific Standard Time Celebrates L.A. Artists, LA Weekly
September 17, 2011: L.A. Makes its Bid for a Place in Art History, Los Angeles Times
September 18, 2011: Art Under the California Sun, Los Angeles Times
March 13, 2010: Unearthing Lost Treasures in California, New York Times
January 27, 2010: Getty Foundation Grants Put Southern California in Spotlight, Los Angeles Times
October 24, 2011: Los Angeles Plays Itself, Time
October 23, 2011: Das modernste Leben, Welt am Sonntag
October 11, 2011: Art in L.A., Artforum
October 11, 2011: L.A. Stories, Artforum
October 5, 2011: Unter den schwarzen Sonne, Sueddeustsche Zeitung
September 23, 2011: Freaks and Weirdos: Pacific Standard Time Celebrates L.A. Artists, LA Weekly
September 17, 2011: L.A. Makes its Bid for a Place in Art History, Los Angeles Times
September 18, 2011: Art Under the California Sun, Los Angeles Times
March 13, 2010: Unearthing Lost Treasures in California, New York Times
January 27, 2010: Getty Foundation Grants Put Southern California in Spotlight, Los Angeles Times
