Los Angeles: Art and Science Intermix in Dozens of Exhibitions This Fall

Art and Science Intermix in Dozens of Exhibitions Across LA This Fall

The latest edition of PST Art tackles aesthetics and technology with a wide focus, from the historical to the contemporary and the astronomical to the fantastical. | Matt Stromberg

FROM OUR CRITICS

David S. Rubin

Ed Ruscha: Now Then at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

“The first comprehensive survey of Ruscha’s work in 20 years, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), sheds new light on the veteran artist, tracing his career from his earliest to more recent paintings, reminding viewers that he is a master wordsmith, an expert formalist, and an accomplished philosopher and poet.”

Oxy Live! Speaker Series: Exploring Ideas, Together

OXY ARTS highlights cultural luminaries at the forefront of their fields. Presented in conjunction with Getty PST ART, the September 24 event features artist Tavares Strachan in conversation with Paul Holdengräber. Upcoming: V Spehar, Ed Ruscha, Miranda July, and Kip Thorne. At Occidental College in Eagle Rock.

Register for free at oxy.edu/oxylive.

MORE TO SEE THIS FALL

15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Fall

The city’s arts scene is in full swing again, with Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, queer science fiction, light in Medieval Europe, Christina Ramberg’s fragmented figuration, and more. | Matt Stromberg

OUT IN OAKLAND

Inside the Bay Area’s Church of Magic Mushrooms

At Oakland’s controversial Church of Ambrosia, a mural that documents the religion’s doctrine is meant to “recreate a psychedelic trip.” | Isa Farfan