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Pacific Standard Time: Art and Design in Los Angeles

A guide to the Getty's Pacific Standard Time initiative. Start here to guide your research on exhibitions and artists included in Pacific Standard Time, explore themes and practices related to art in Southern California.

Introduction

Knowing some of the main themes associated with PST may help you in your research and in refining your topic. In this section, you can browse some prominent themes of PST exhibitions. These themes may be useful to supplement keyword searches in the UCLA Library Catalog and various databases presented throughout this guide.

Politics - Artist as Activism & Protest

Anti-War

Civil Rights

Chicano Labor Movement

Gay Liberation

Feminism

Environmental Activism

Protest

Non-Violence

Cultural Identity

Fragmentation

Heritage 

Latin American Art in Los Angeles

Latinx Art in Los Angeles

Unity

Design

Built Environment

Ceramics

Domestic Architecture

Fashion

Furniture

Graphic Design

Metalwork

Midcentury Modern

Textiles 

Light and Space

Abstraction

Empathy

Geometric

Illusion

Minimalism

Perception

Perspective 

Performance Art

Conceptualism

Memory

Site Specific

Situation Specific

Media

Experimental Film

Mixed Media

Oral History

Southern California

California Architecture

Counter Culture

Influence

Material Culture

Regional Identity