In 2024, the newest installment of the Getty’s “Pacific Standard Time” series will examine the connection between art and science. (photo by Alex Vertikoff/courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Trust)

Southern California cultural and scientific institutions will explore the intersection of art and science as part of the Getty’s next Pacific Standard Time initiative. Opening in 2024, “Pacific Standard Time: Art x Science x LA” will look at art through the lens of science, and at science through the lens of art.

The initiative, the third in the Getty’s influential Pacific Standard Time series of regional collaborations, will reveal the many connections between the visual arts and science from prehistoric times to the present day and across different cultures worldwide.

An open competition for research grants that engage with all dimensions of the ties between art and science will open for museums this fall, with awards announced next year.

“The Getty is in a unique position to convene experts in both realms through ‘Pacific Standard Time: Art x Science x LA’ and encourage museums and scientific institutions to open a far-reaching conversation throughout Southern California about their shared history, the critical challenges we face on our planet today and the creative solutions they demand,” said Jim Cuno, president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust.

To conduct this wide-ranging exploration, the Getty once again engaged key planning partners, the Hammer Museum at UCLA and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. For “PST: Art x Science x LA,” the Getty will expand the initiative by inviting the participation of world-renowned scientific institutions across Southern California.

“California has been and remains a profound center for scientific discovery, and visualization has always played a key role in this process,” said Ed Krupp, director of the Griffith Observatory. “Many of the dynamic visualizations we now see in enthralling space initiatives, for example, trace their roots to Hollywood and motion picture technology. ‘PST: Art x Science x LA’ will allow us to explore these relationships and more.”

As in previous “Pacific Standard Time” initiatives, individual institutions will develop their own projects to explore the overall theme.

“There is no Pacific Standard Time without collaboration, and we look forward to our partners developing ambitious, insightful and challenging exhibitions and programs,” said Joan Weinstein, interim director of the Getty Foundation. “

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