'PST ART: Art & Science Collide' involves more than 70 linked exhibitions and dozens of public programs in and around Los Angeles.
, one of the largest collaborative arts events in the U.S., held the kickoff party for its latest exhibitions on Saturday night at The Getty in
For Olafur Eliasson — the Icelandic Danish artist known for sculptured and large-scaled installations, and among the exhibiting artists — reflecting on the theme brought on a more philosophical thought.“In the beginning you always think it’s about the goal,” Eliasson said. “And then you get all academic and you think it’s about the journey, not the destination. But then at the end of the day, you always realize it’s not really the destination or the journey. It’s the company.
“There were a couple major cultural leaders in L.A., specifically Michael Govan at LACMA and Ann Philbin at the Hammer, who were big advocates of having this as the theme for this edition of PST Art, art and science collide,” said Katherine E. Fleming, president and chief executive officer of the J. Paul Getty Trust. “One of the things that’s really significant about the exhibitions that are part of PST Art is that they’re super, deeply researched.
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